Fans be perturbed when they learned the classic Bullfrog-developed strategy series, Syndicate, would be rebooted in first-person form. The original be a beautiful 'n brutal affair, set in a cyberpunk world filled with corporate conspiracy. In it be reboot, developer Starbreeze manages t' hold onto some a those elements that made the original such an intriguing beast. Syndicate showcases it be own beautiful brutality, shaking off the label a "just another shooter."

it be 2069. Corporations have ascended beyond the reach a simple governments 'n battle one another for technological advancement. Civilians be inconsequential, seen merely as pawns in the midst a each company's boardroom brawl, 'n be often gunned down by characters throughout the campaign simply for "getting in the way." ye take the role a the mostly faceless Miles Kilo, an agent at the industry giant EuroCorp, where ye have been outfitted with a prototype version a a chip that gives ye control over connected devices around ye, as well as a number a other abilities. Like other agents, ye must work t' keep yer corporation at peak profitability.