Syndicate for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

First off, I played the co-op demo and really enjoyed the game. I've moved to a part of the country where the only ISP available (Hughes Net) on purpose, throttles upload speeds by .7 seconds making multiplayer sessions impossible. So, now I really like to sink my teeth into single player campaigns. The production values of the this game are very sharp, however they tend to lean far too heavily on the lens-flare effect to make everything look more high tech, almost gave me a headache. The gameplay is fun as you have to think which power is best suited for the current enemy. However the game wants you to play certain sections only one way. I also had little investment in my character as he seemed fine with his "partner" killing civilians just cause they're in his way. Maybe the plot twist coming would have given my character some morality (I doubt it though) but I wasn't having fun with the linear gameplay. My wife asked me how I liked the game, I answered " I feel like I'm being trolled by the game." She smiled and gave me a knowing wink. God she is so much smarter than me, I really lucked out. That knowing wink made me evaluate my statement, if I feel like the game is trolling me, then why am I playing it?? Good question, one I answered by taking the game disk out and shipping back to Gamefly. I am so glad I didn't pay retail for this game.