<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
main	O
titles	O
:	O
Syndicate	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
isometric	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Syndicate	B-Application
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
format	O
)	O
,	O
entitled	O
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
June	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
releases	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	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
however	O
it	O
now	O
costs	O
£4.25	O
(	O
As	O
of	O
20JUN19	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
Syndicate	B-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Revolt	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
October	O
1996	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
July	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
utilized	O
a	O
more	O
demanding	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
environment	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
2-dimensional	O
layout	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Syndicate	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
for	O
EA	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
,	O
first	O
surfaced	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
and	O
were	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
entitled	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2012	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
differed	O
significantly	O
from	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
format	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
former	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
employee	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
Syndicate	B-Application
title	O
for	O
PC	O
began	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
development	O
effort	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
employee	O
states	O
that	O
a	O
Syndicate	B-Application
title	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
approximately	O
one	O
year	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2006	O
interview	O
at	O
the	O
Leipzig	O
Games	O
Convention	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
(	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
revisit	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
old	O
efforts	O
,	O
but	O
adds	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
unlikely	O
that	O
will	O
happen	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Molyneux	O
made	O
one	O
possible	O
exception	O
:	O
"	O
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
licensing	O
complications	O
,	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
next-gen	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
would	O
certainly	O
be	O
popular	O
with	O
gamers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bullfrog	O
project	O
named	O
Creation	B-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
world	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Syndicate	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
development	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Mike	O
Diskett	O
(	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
producer	O
and	O
lead	O
programmer	O
for	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
posted	O
a	O
video	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
that	O
revealed	O
an	O
imminent	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
which	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
original	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Syndicate	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2096	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
megacorporations	O
have	O
subsequently	O
been	O
infiltrated	O
and	O
overtaken	O
by	O
corrupt	O
crime	O
syndicates	B-Application
vying	O
for	O
global	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
charge	O
one	O
such	O
corporation	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
choose	O
a	O
name	O
and	O
logo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
missions	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
corporation	O
are	O
completed	O
by	O
teams	O
of	O
cyborg	B-Application
enforcers	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
agents	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
gains	O
global	O
dominance	O
over	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
set	O
95	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2191	O
)	O
,	O
when	O
EuroCorp	O
holds	O
full	O
global	O
control	O
,	O
using	O
CHIP	O
technology	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
Syndicate	B-Application
game	I-Application
renames	O
the	O
CHIP	O
technology	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
DART	O
chip	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
unchipped	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
proportion	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
population	O
who	O
declined	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Syndicate	B-Application
games	I-Application
involved	O
ordering	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
cyborg	B-Application
agents	O
around	O
gritty	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
cities	O
,	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
mission	O
goals	O
,	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
corporation/church	O
,	O
demolishing	O
buildings	O
,	O
or	O
killing	O
enemy	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
either	O
punish	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
civilian	O
deaths	O
or	O
reward	O
them	O
for	O
violent	O
actions	O
committed	O
,	O
Syndicate	B-Application
remains	O
indifferent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
collect	O
funds	O
to	O
finance	O
the	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
weaponry	O
and	O
cyborg	B-Application
upgrades	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
taxing	O
conquered	O
territories	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
or	O
robbing	O
banks	O
(	O
in	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
Syndicate	B-Application
game	I-Application
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
same	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
strategy	O
elements	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
instead	O
following	O
a	O
typical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
