<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
and	O
strategic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Syndicate	B-Application
series	O
,	O
retaining	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
setting	O
95	O
years	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
follow-up	O
(	O
simply	O
titled	O
Syndicate	B-Application
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
(	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
producer	O
and	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Mike	O
Diskett	O
)	O
,	O
Satellite	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
follows	O
on	O
from	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
95	O
years	O
later	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2191	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
,	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
syndicate	B-Application
(	O
called	O
EuroCorp	O
)	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
its	O
power	O
(	O
achieved	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
megacorporation	O
controlling	O
the	O
world	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
military	O
and	O
economic	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
technological	O
mind	O
control	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
CHIP	O
implant	O
technology	O
they	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corporate	O
decisions	O
are	O
facilitated	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
entities	I-Application
connected	O
through	O
a	O
global	O
communications	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
liberated	O
persons	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
unguided	O
citizens	O
"	O
,	O
choose	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
an	O
armed	O
insurrection	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viral	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
global	O
network	O
causes	O
disruption	O
to	O
Syndicate	B-Application
coordinations	O
,	O
with	O
individual	O
stations	O
isolating	O
themselves	O
to	O
avoid	O
receiving	O
rogue	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
London	O
station	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
headquarters	O
of	O
the	O
EuroCorp	O
syndicate	B-Application
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
regain	O
authority	O
via	O
direct	O
intervention	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
signature	O
quartets	O
of	O
heavily	O
armed	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
insurrections	B-Application
take	O
hold	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
obliged	O
to	O
conduct	O
missions	O
to	O
control	O
rogue	O
elements	O
within	O
the	O
syndicate	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
as	O
various	O
sub-corporations	O
change	O
allegiances	O
or	O
make	O
bids	O
for	O
independence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ironic	O
parallels	O
between	O
the	O
objectives	O
of	O
Church	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Epoch	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
EuroCorp	O
syndicate	B-Application
itself	O
are	O
abundantly	O
clear	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
further	O
reinforced	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
Church	O
itself	O
to	O
similar	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
 '	O
instruction	O
manual	O
specifically	O
addresses	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
a	O
newly	O
hired	O
EuroCorp	O
executive	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
control	O
agents	O
from	O
either	O
EuroCorp	O
or	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Epoch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
preserves	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
of	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
while	O
adding	O
rotation	O
and	O
pitch	O
controls	O
over	O
that	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
items	O
of	O
equipment	O
available	O
include	O
rocket	O
launchers	O
,	O
gas	O
grenades	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
armed	O
drones	O
,	O
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
direct	O
orbital	O
bombardment	O
from	O
satellites	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Persuadertron	O
 '	O
device	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Syndicate	B-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
(	O
though	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Indoctrinator	O
 '	O
when	O
playing	O
as	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
the	O
New	O
Epoch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
supports	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Multicorp	O
"	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
connection	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
receiving	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
enemy	O
agent	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Diskett	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
and	O
lead	O
programmer	O
)	O
described	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
because	O
you	O
end	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
aspect	O
of	O
just	O
going	O
out	O
there	O
to	O
kill	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
also	O
build	O
bases	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
allows	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
each	O
control	O
an	O
individual	O
agent	O
,	O
using	O
multiple	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
and	O
a	O
single	O
shared	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
different	O
introduction	O
cutscene	O
and	O
differences	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
are	O
also	O
different	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
research	O
specific	O
items	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
items	O
instead	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
fixed	O
order	O
,	O
following	O
mission	O
completions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
different	O
graphics	O
,	O
only	O
functioning	O
in	O
the	O
lower-resolution	O
setting	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
featuring	O
some	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
transparency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
included	O
in-game	O
advertising	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
video	O
billboards	O
placed	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adverts	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
Manga	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Ghost	O
in	O
The	O
Shell	O
,	O
Judge	B-Application
Dredd	I-Application
from	O
2000	O
AD	O
,	O
and	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
 '	O
own	O
in-development	O
game	O
project	O
,	O
Creation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
[Syndicate],	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
complaints	O
was	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
walked	O
behind	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
it	O
,	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
see	O
yourself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
also	O
enhanced	O
so	O
that	O
enemies	O
would	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Syndicate	B-Application
each	O
one	O
would	O
act	O
as	O
though	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
in	O
1996	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
delayed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
arriving	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
also	O
began	O
development	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
later	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
head	O
of	O
conversions	O
,	O
Steve	O
Metcalf	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
market	O
was	O
not	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
cover	O
development	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
described	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
"	O
even	O
more	O
dark	O
and	O
menacing	O
than	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
suffer	O
from	O
chunkiness	O
and	O
ragged	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
VGA	B-Protocol
mode	O
,	O
in	O
SVGA	O
mode	O
they	O
are	O
stunning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
masterfully	O
recaptures	O
the	O
dark	O
,	O
deadly	O
emotion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
adds	O
to	O
it	O
a	O
huge	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
refurbishes	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
new	O
coat	O
of	O
paint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
widely	O
held	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
,	O
chiefly	O
because	O
the	O
translation	O
from	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
to	O
gamepad	O
and	O
(	O
optional	O
)	O
mouse	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
which	O
is	O
convoluted	O
and	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
both	O
Rubenstein	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
they	O
more	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
to	O
strategy	O
fans	O
,	O
since	O
there	O
were	O
few	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
date	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
had	O
debuted	O
in	O
competition	O
with	O
several	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
widely	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
highly	O
detailed	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
fail	O
to	O
adequately	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
more	O
optimistic	O
:	O
"	O
...	O
a	O
heavy	O
dose	O
of	O
manual	O
reading	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
at	O
first	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>
But	O
Molyneux	O
makes	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>
Bullfrog	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Syndicate	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
named	O
Creation	B-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
in-game	O
ads	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
within	O
Syndicate	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
Creation	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
and	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
Syndicate	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
EA	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
format	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Mike	O
Diskett	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>
