EA revives the classic franchise Syndicate
Today EA officially announced the reinvention of the video game “Syndicate” and are preparing to release it in early 2012 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
The original Syndicate video game was launched in 1993; the series of games were all real time tactics style game, but RA have decided to take it into the first person shooter world.
EA has gotten the studio “Starbreeze Studios” who are most well known for “The Chronicles of Riddick” and “The Darkness” to undertake the task of brining the 2069 dark Machiavellian world to the FPS genre.
If you are unsure on what the “Syndicate” here is a little description of what you can expect to happen.
Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations – Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari – are at the forefront of this brutal war for control of the pivotal American market. In the world of Syndicate, everything is digitally connected, including the people. Players aren’t limited to the weapons in their hands. Through DART 6 bio-chip technology implanted in their head, players can slow down time and breach the digital world around them to take down their foes using a variety of upgradable hacking mechanics. Syndicate’s blend of fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story combined with innovative chip breach gameplay instantly immerses players in a unique digital world.
Finally, Jeff Gamon, EA Partners Executive Producer said:“Our goal with Syndicate is to provide a challenging action shooter for today’s gamers as well as fans of the original. I’m sure they will enjoy and recognize the legacy that made it such a classic,”
For more information on “Syndicate” check out http://www.syndicate.ea.com/
Author: Ash Meehan
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This is a very interesting move for me. I loved the first two games. The first isometric, the second third person, viewing your team. Now what gets me is turning this into a first person shooter is this. The Syndicate had 3 other members of the team that you could control as a group or individually. So I’m not sure how this is going to pan out for an FPS.
Saying that I like the franchise, but from the screen shots available, it just looks like Deus Ex: Human Revolution. So if I finish Deus Ex by then. I’ll give it a try, it’s all down to the content and game play.