Syndicate for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

Syndicate is a first-person shooter title set in an imagined future where corporate greed and a vastly-enhanced Internet have created a world where profits dictate all morals. In the single-player campaign, players walk the path of an enhanced state-of-the-art corporate agent who executes the will of his masters through shooting many, many minions of other companies and unnamed rebels.

The hook comes in the use of neural enhancements and technological powers bordering on sorcery. From causing enemy weapons to malfunction and jam to persuading enemy troopers to fight on your side (and later committing suicide), your agent is a superhuman being. Unfortunately, the enemies in the single-player story have been drinking the same mystic brew - their damage resistance is legendary. Bullet soaks rush you without remorse - on normal difficulty you'll have to scamper for cover and fight the enemy with bitter determination (unless you've selected a very specific character upgrade path)

I found the adventure to be initially exciting (the art team in this game have rendered a pleasant - if cold future world), but as the campaign went on, things turned sour (mechanical difficulty, bland mechanics, alarmingly resilient enemies).

The multiplayer seems to be the true emphasis here. While characters have occasionally sunk through level textures or refused to load into a session, this is something you want to try out. The enemy difficulty can be punishing with only two of four players present - but when four teammates join forces, things get deliciously tense.

In short, your Syndicate is sent to eliminate VIP's or retrieve data. Objectives often change within levels. Your group is sent to push through heavy resistance with mutual healing, resurrection, buffs and support. Ranks (level-ups) earn passive buffs while acquired tokens lead to ability and weapon upgrades. Rewards carry over upon failure and the frantic pace is addictive.

This game is made for multiplay