Syndicate (2012)

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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 434 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 143 out of 434
  2. Mixed: 168 out of 434
  3. Negative: 123 out of 434
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  1. nirvycn
    Feb 22, 2012
    2
    This is NOT syndicate. This is just another Generic FPS game. The UI is poor, the graphics are average, the gun play feels shallow, the gun sounds are rather tinny and poor,the game doesnt play anything like the original syndicate. It plays like a poor mans Deus Ex HR. It's average in all departments. Nothing like the original syndicate. Probably worth a quick playthrough if you like FPsThis is NOT syndicate. This is just another Generic FPS game. The UI is poor, the graphics are average, the gun play feels shallow, the gun sounds are rather tinny and poor,the game doesnt play anything like the original syndicate. It plays like a poor mans Deus Ex HR. It's average in all departments. Nothing like the original syndicate. Probably worth a quick playthrough if you like FPs games, however there are much better ones out there, and definitely ones that tell a story much better. Decidedly average.… Expand
  2. Dolar
    Feb 21, 2012
    1
    This is the generic shooter we all feared it would be. This game has no soul, it is not interesting and it besmirches the legacy of what was a great game. When will companies stop making these horrid quick cash in remakes of old games? This is the kind of thing you have come to expect from EA, but I am disappointed in Starbreeze. Riddick was sure a good game, and this is a giant let down.This is the generic shooter we all feared it would be. This game has no soul, it is not interesting and it besmirches the legacy of what was a great game. When will companies stop making these horrid quick cash in remakes of old games? This is the kind of thing you have come to expect from EA, but I am disappointed in Starbreeze. Riddick was sure a good game, and this is a giant let down. Maybe someday we will get a legit remake of syndicate in, I don;t know the same genre at least of the old game? Do not waste your money on this horrid junk FPS remake.… Expand
  3. whitespider999
    Feb 21, 2012
    6
    This game emulates the setting of an emotional, deep science fiction world. It sets up story threads that can evolve. However that's all anything is in this game amounts to, suggestions at a better game. The moment you step back, and take the game at what it is, a mindless shooter - the more you will get out of it - at least in singleplayer. Furthermore, if that's what you want out of thisThis game emulates the setting of an emotional, deep science fiction world. It sets up story threads that can evolve. However that's all anything is in this game amounts to, suggestions at a better game. The moment you step back, and take the game at what it is, a mindless shooter - the more you will get out of it - at least in singleplayer. Furthermore, if that's what you want out of this experience. You found deus ex slow and ponderous, and you are more of an action junkie. Then this game's singleplayer, is solid enough. It has inventive mechanics and satisfying gameplay. Unfortunately that gameplay never really evolves. It introduces 'breaching' however it never really expands on that concept. It just gives you waves of enemies that require the same useage of an inventive core mechanic. That's the main gameplay separator between this game and say, half life 2, deus ex, bioshock, or other beloved first person games. Those games constantly change things up, either by providing a toolset, or changing the environmental useage of an inventive ability (half life 2 gravity gun, options and tools in deus ex and bioshock). And that's a shame, because based on the first few levels of co-op. it seems like those scenarios are better designed and require significantly more management and thought. (Although still not remotely on the same level as other games). Co-op is a far deeper, and better experience for someone like me who prefers first-person-thinkers. And that's the conflict right there. I could reccomend this game to action junkies who don't want to think, however that is simply the singleplayer portion of the game. The other 50% of the money you are paying is a co-op mode that requires a different thought process. So in the end, both first person thinker players, and action junkie players only get half a game. And a not-fantastic half a game for either side. I have made the game sound terrible, yet - it actually holds a lot of promise. It keeps flirting with the idea of it being deeper than it is - and you can see it reaching out... However a valiant failure is not a 10/10 game nomatter what angle you come in from.… Expand
  4. TheGrid72
    Feb 21, 2012
    10
    I have to agree with nikmaster. The game play is excellent and the co-op is really really fun with friends. Overall the game challenge your brain even more then other FPS's out there. In few seconds you can change the whole battlefield.
  5. nikmaster
    Feb 21, 2012
    10
    Game fully packed with action. Definitely worth playing. Graphics are nice and game is great optimized. Runs fine even on old computers. I strongly recommend it.
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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Hyper Magazine
    May 14, 2012
    60
    An ok campaign with potentially great co-op marred by uninspired design, poor storytelling and glitches. [June 2012, p.76]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 27, 2012
    50
    When it's not going out of its way to be terrible, Syndicate is simply mediocre. [May 2012, p.54]
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 22, 2012
    70
    Neither a disappointment nor euphoria – it's Syndicate, excellent multiplayer action game. Unfortunately, the whole single-player campaign feels like a five-hour tutorial. [March 2012]
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