SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 73
  3. Negative: 6 out of 73
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  1. MattN.
    Apr 11, 2006
    10
    Excellent addition to a brilliant game. Doesn't add anything new or mess up any of the original goodness and the few extra new weapons don't really change the gameplay in any meaningful way. Though I'll probably have to play through again with sniper rifle just for the challenge. On the down side is it's very short and really could use a decent selection of weapons. If Excellent addition to a brilliant game. Doesn't add anything new or mess up any of the original goodness and the few extra new weapons don't really change the gameplay in any meaningful way. Though I'll probably have to play through again with sniper rifle just for the challenge. On the down side is it's very short and really could use a decent selection of weapons. If you loved the first game you'll love this too. Can't wait for next part.… Expand
  2. RichL.
    Mar 21, 2006
    8
    Excellent expansion to one of the most innovative FPS games out there. My biggest complaint is that it left me wanting more! Fortunately the new levels are challenging to play over again at higher difficulty levels. Oh the new weapons are really nice too.
  3. LauriS.
    Mar 1, 2006
    7
    Too little equipment (and lot of it useless) and only 7 levels with opponents more suitable for rainbow six than SWAT makes this expansion a somewhat dull experience.
  4. ChrisS.
    May 29, 2006
    2
    Awesome game for tactical co-op gameplay but multiplayer gameplay is riddled with bugs and technical glitches. Player viewpoints don't match the ingame models so in the game players apear to be completely behind cover where from the other person's perspective they are completely looking over or around an object. Multiplayer is riddled with cheaters and no anti cheats on the Awesome game for tactical co-op gameplay but multiplayer gameplay is riddled with bugs and technical glitches. Player viewpoints don't match the ingame models so in the game players apear to be completely behind cover where from the other person's perspective they are completely looking over or around an object. Multiplayer is riddled with cheaters and no anti cheats on the horizon. Sounds in game are a joke. While in multiplayer matches someone can be 20 feet away from you and you will never hear the gun fire. This game has so much potential I would gladdly pay 2 times the price if only the game were complete. Single player and co-op play are excellent (because the bots dont cheat or exploit the deficient game engine) and the basis for a multitude of online gaming clans. Multiplayer sadly leaves the community thinking that at least half the players are cheaters either because they hack or because they know how to work in the SWAT 4 game engine environment in their advantage.… Expand
  5. JayK.
    Mar 11, 2006
    10
    This was quite possibly the best expansion ever made. I loved the original and this expansion really adds to the realistic SWAT experience. You have to check out the grenade launcher, it totally changes the way multiplayer is player. And the new game type "Smash and Grab" is cool!
  6. FURack
    Oct 24, 2017
    8
    The best tactic shooter i've played. The Normal Edition can be too short, but with this expansion it cover this trouble. So annoying when your tactics become to fail one time and another, that's the good. After this game I wanted for another game like this, like R6 Vegas, but is not the same, is more shoot, cover and shoot. The best tactical shooter.
  7. r03vg
    Dec 22, 2021
    9
    Первое впечатление: как же тут много всяких гаджетов! И вполне любопытных. Локации сами по себе небольшие, но из-за разнообразия в мелочах проходишь очень долго. Хочу ещё.
  8. Oded
    Jun 6, 2020
    9
    If you ever smoked a full blunt of weed and thought about a game with satisfying shooting mechanics of COD and Halo mixed with the tactical and stratigic gameplay of a fire emblem then first stop smoking cause this is the game for you! Yes the controls are far from perfect and setting up a digital copy is something I wouldnt wish on my worst enemy but hot damn is it worth it.
  9. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    this is the same thing as SWAT 4 only 100x more difficult and stressful.....

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best PC Game of 2006
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#63 Most Shared PC Game of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. PALGN
    70
    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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  2. PC Gamer
    70
    There were time when I felt more like I was playing an amateur mod than a professional expansion pack. [Apr 2006, p.51]
  3. GamesRadar+
    80
    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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