<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
and	O
strategic	B-Application
game	O
from	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
created	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Syndicate	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
corporations	O
have	O
replaced	O
governments	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
corporation	O
vying	O
for	O
global	O
dominance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agents	O
must	O
frequently	O
overcome	O
local	O
police	O
forces	O
and	O
heavily	O
armed	O
agents	O
from	O
rival	O
syndicates	B-Application
to	O
achieve	O
mission	O
objectives	O
,	O
which	O
range	O
from	O
assassinations	O
to	O
capture	O
or	O
rescue	O
of	O
personnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cemented	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
reputation	O
following	O
its	O
early	O
successes	O
with	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Powermonger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Revolt	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
Syndicate	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
pack	O
were	O
re-released	O
together	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
involves	O
ordering	O
a	O
one	O
to	O
four-person	O
team	O
of	O
cyborg	B-Application
agents	O
around	O
cities	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
fixed-view	O
isometric	O
style	O
,	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
mission	O
goals	O
such	O
as	O
assassinating	O
executives	O
of	O
a	O
rival	O
syndicate	B-Application
,	O
rescuing	O
captured	O
allies	O
,	O
"	O
persuading	O
"	O
civilians	O
and	O
scientists	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
company	O
or	O
killing	O
all	O
enemy	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
manage	O
the	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
weaponry	O
and	O
cyborg	B-Application
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backstory	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
long	O
the	O
megacorps	O
became	O
corrupt	O
crime	O
Syndicates	B-Application
,	O
fighting	O
amongst	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
monopoly	O
over	O
CHIP	O
manufacturing	O
and	O
control	O
over	O
populations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teams	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
cyborg	B-Application
agents	O
-	O
who	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
cutscene	O
,	O
are	O
ordinary	O
civilians	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
captured	O
,	O
cybernetically	O
enhanced	O
and	O
reprogrammed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
establishes	O
worldwide	O
dominance	O
with	O
their	O
established	O
syndicate	B-Application
,	O
one	O
territory	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
engaging	O
and	O
eliminating	O
rival	O
syndicates	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Tao	O
,	O
Sphinx	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Castrilos	O
)	O
and	O
putting	O
down	O
internal	O
mutinies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appeared	O
in	O
1993	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
computers	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
across	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
used	O
the	O
standard	O
320x200	O
256-color	O
resolution	O
(	O
Mode	O
13h	O
)	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
planning	O
and	O
main	O
menus	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
tactical	O
simulation	O
part	O
rendered	O
at	O
640x480	O
with	O
only	O
16	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
graphics	O
and	O
same	O
levels	O
design	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
RiscPC	B-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
new	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
different	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
EA	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
retro	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
is	O
executed	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
by	O
an	O
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
pre-configured	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
DOSBox	B-Application
emulator	O
for	O
both	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
modern	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Electronic	B-Operating_System
Arts	I-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Origin	I-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
named	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Revolt	I-Application
,	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
a	O
polished	O
and	O
significant	O
effort	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
other	O
Bullfrog	O
games	O
but	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
offer	O
the	O
staying	O
power	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Often	O
the	O
intense	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
PC	O
domain	O
never	O
make	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
16bit	O
game	O
and	O
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
a	O
prime	O
example.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
clearly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
especially	O
criticized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
controller	O
's	O
number	O
pad	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
controls	O
needlessly	O
complicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
instead	O
actually	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
controller	O
's	O
many	O
buttons	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
hard-to-read	O
display	O
and	O
sharp	O
,	O
erratic	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
disagreed	O
with	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
is	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
as	O
is	O
possible	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
mouse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
for	O
nearly	O
every	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
said	O
this	O
one	O
takes	O
a	O
close	O
second	O
behind	O
that	O
found	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Of	O
all	O
the	O
versions	O
we	O
've	O
looked	O
at	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
close	O
second	O
behind	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
noticeably	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
and	O
miles	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
review	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
thinking	O
man	O
's	O
shoot-em-up	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
players	O
who	O
enjoy	O
being	O
the	O
Greedy	O
,	O
Amoral	O
,	O
Corporate	O
Bastard	O
are	O
in	O
for	O
a	O
satisfying	O
depraved	O
chunk	O
of	O
murder.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
67th	O
best	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
fun	O
to	O
mow	O
down	O
civilians	O
in	O
this	O
strategic	B-Application
action	O
game	O
of	O
futuristic	O
gang	O
warfare.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Syndicate	B-Application
as	O
the	O
16th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Very	O
few	O
titles	O
provide	O
an	O
atmosphere	O
as	O
dark	O
and	O
seductive	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
strikes	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
balance	O
between	O
strategy	O
and	O
arcade	O
blasting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
37th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Bullfrog	O
deliver	O
heaps	O
of	O
moody	O
atmosphere	O
in	O
this	O
bleak	O
futuristic	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
8th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
attempts	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
to	O
produce	O
another	O
Syndicate	B-Application
game	I-Application
were	O
all	O
ultimately	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
canceled	O
games	O
included	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
another	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-imagined	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
as	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
