Street Racing Syndicate is the combination of Juiced, and Need for Speed Underground 2 made with a shoestring budget, at least it feels like that. In terms of the Juiced elements, you have betting, racing series, and races that take place on closed courses rather than street racing. For its NFS Underground 2 aspects, it have customization, and an open world to explore. It does have cops,Street Racing Syndicate is the combination of Juiced, and Need for Speed Underground 2 made with a shoestring budget, at least it feels like that. In terms of the Juiced elements, you have betting, racing series, and races that take place on closed courses rather than street racing. For its NFS Underground 2 aspects, it have customization, and an open world to explore. It does have cops, which neither game has.
In terms of the gameplay, its alright. The physics, especially the handling of some cars, can be very bad, and you don't get a great sense of speed like in other games.
The music sucks in my opinion. Nothing that really stands out, or enhances the racing experience.
Its definitely not a bad game, but it falls short compared to other titles at the time. However, for how cheap it is, I still recommend it as it can be an enjoyable game at times, especially since the PC port has split screen.
Every single racing game from the 6th generation of consoles removed split screen on PC: LA RUSH, FlatOut, FlatOut 2, Juiced, NFS Underground 1 & 2, Midnight Club II, the list just goes on and on. Yet, not this game. Even though its not listed on the Steam storefront, this game does have split screen, which not only works with controllers, but works with Steam Remote Play. I give them massive props for this.
Overall, Street Racing Syndicate is a okay game that I recommend if you are looking for alternates to Juiced, and NFS Underground 2. If not, just stick with those games because they are definitely more fun, and much better quality.… Expand