- Publisher: Sierra Entertainment
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2006
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Debrief: SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate enhances the best tactical shooter experience ever. Do I hear a 10-4 from the responding officers?
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AceGamezAlthough it's short, the high replayability factor and some brilliant additions to both equipment and gameplay, make this is one of the best solider-sim expansion packs ever released. Period.
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If you're looking for a smart game that doesn't require the patience of Job or the genius of Einstein, but a little more intelligence than a monkey with his hand on his joystick, then SWAT 4 and The Stetchkov Syndicate expansion pack are definitely for you.
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One of the most solid expansions I have ever played.
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With challenging content, expanded multiplayer, enhanced single-player, and more weapons, there's plenty of game to be had.
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Pelit (Finland)Good add-on for an excellent game. With fists, finally! [May 2006]
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The Stetchkov Syndicate's additional weapons, aggressive suspects, and new multiplayer mode breathe new life into an already great tactical shooter.
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Single-player missions are dynamic and exciting, and the multiplayer is excellent, especially when you're playing the co-op.
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It expands on the original game with quality missions and offers significant upgrades to co-operative multiplayer.
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The Stetchkov Syndicate takes that sense of style up a notch as you flit through a church rammed with recovering junkies in one level, then sweep into a rock club with a massive devil statue the next. Excellent.
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PC FormatAn intelligent update that gives you just enough to make it worthwhile. [Mar 2006, p.96]
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Even for those people who hated the previous generations of the strategic break and enter, I suspect you'll come away loving this.
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It may seem like a small thing but bringing an over-arcing storyline really knits the action together quite nicely, although it would have been even better if there were more than just the seven missions.
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The multiplayer portion of the game is where Swat 4 shines and it is no different with the expansion pack.
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The whole routine of coming to a doorway, deploying your Optiwand, storming the room, arresting the suspects, cuffing them, picking up the weapons, reporting it all to dispatch - it all just becomes a bit of a chore after the hundredth room or so.
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The new missions are tough, and should give the more experienced fans something to challenge themselves with, while the expanded accessories and arsenal are quite cool. It’s a bummer that the new melee attack is so limp – we’d really have expected a bit more force behind our police brutality.
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PC GamerThere were time when I felt more like I was playing an amateur mod than a professional expansion pack. [Apr 2006, p.51]
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So if you're looking to give SWAT 4 a bit more longevity, your $20 will go a long way with Stetchkov Syndicate, but sadly not as far as it could have gone.
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Computer Games MagazineWith the Stetchkov Syndicate, the bar continues to plummet in terms of how much we can expect in our expansion packs. [May 2006, p.46]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 53 out of 73
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Mixed: 14 out of 73
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Negative: 6 out of 73
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MattN.Apr 11, 2006
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RichL.Mar 21, 2006
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Nov 17, 2022this is the same thing as SWAT 4 only 100x more difficult and stressful.....