Syndicate
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(Super Nintendo - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Electronic Arts
Published_By:
Ocean Software
Released On:
01 Jan 1994
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Syndicate is an action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo console. It adapts the computer original with a more cartoony style and new features.
As an executive of a criminal syndicate in a dark cyberpunk future, you control teams of cyborg agents on missions such as assassinating politicians, opinion leaders or executives from rival syndicates, retrieving important objects, kidnapping scientists or taking out enemy agents. The world map consists of 50 regions, each containing one level. The stages are presented in isometric view, and one to four agents are controlled.
Between missions, you can spend taxes from conquered territories on researching new weapons and cybernetic upgrades for the agents. These upgrades include flame throwers, which have been replaced with 'chillers', as well as indirect control of the agents using drugs that influence adrenaline, perception and intelligence. The game features robotic drones instead of policemen and guards.
UPC-A:
020295030254 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
1494 (United States)
ASIN:
B00002STZL (United States)
Part #:
SNS-AFYE-USA (USA)
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Save Game Methods:
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Multiplayer Game Modes:
Co-Op
Number of Players Supported:
1-2 Players
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This cyberpunk real-time strategy game casts you as a ruthless corporate executive aiming to dominate a dystopian world ruled by crime syndicates. From a high-tech control platform, you direct heavily armed cyborg agents through over 50 dangerous missions by planning tactical maneuvers and adjusting their neural chip settings. To succeed, you must master strategic planning, manage your agents' physical attributes, and execute acts of extreme violence to expand your syndicate's power.
Story
The New World Order
After the collapse of the New World Order, crime Syndicates swept in to fill the power vacuum. They became the only effective world government, unelected and undemocratic, controlling the lives of the people through fear.
Their greatest weapon was the CHIP. Inserted in the neck, the CHIP altered the user's every perception of the outside world. Better than any drug, it gave hope to millions by numbing their senses to the misery and squalor around them.
The Executive's Role
As a young Syndicate executive, you're looking to make your mark. From a control platform high above the teeming city streets, you observe as your cyborg agents, controlled by the CHIP, spread the shadow of your terror.
Equipped with the latest in hi-tech weaponry, their cyborg bodies are souped up with extra powerful limbs. Your finger rests on the pulse of their every reaction.
Agent Control
The CHIP controls API levels, which you can adjust to set the degree of an agent's operational independence during missions:
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Adrenaline
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Perception
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Intelligence
Mission Requirements
There are over 50 named missions for you to complete. To succeed, a Syndicate executive must possess specific traits:
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Master of strategy to assess mission environments and plan agent moves.
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Reflexes of a steroid-addicted sprinter.
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Remorseless lust for power to commit acts of gross violence, yet still sleep soundly at night.
How to Play
Your Mission
The aim of the game is to spread the dark stain of your Syndicate across the surface of the entire globe.
The world map is divided into 50 territories. From your home base in Europe, you invade adjacent territories and, through the violent subterfuge of your agents, wrestle them from rival Syndicates. But while you're busy expanding your Syndicate's empire abroad, rival agents are working in your own backyard to de-stabilize your Syndicate. Ensure agents are briefed to weed out traitors whose actions might bring about your downfall.
Only by meeting all the challenges, destroying all the targets and gaining control of all the territories can your Syndicate triumph.
Starting the Game
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1. Turn OFF the power switch on your Super Nintendo Entertainment System. (WARNING: Never try to insert or remove a cartridge when the power is ON.)
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2. Make sure a Control Pad is plugged into Controller Port 1 on the Super NES. If you're playing against a friend, plug the other Control Pad into Controller Port 2.
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3. Insert the game pak into the slot on the Super NES. Press firmly to lock the game pak in place.
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4. Turn ON the power switch. The Nintendo screen appears, followed by the Bullfrog logo and Syndicate Title screen. If they don't appear, begin again at step 1.
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5. Press START after each screen to proceed to the Main Menu.
Main Menu Options
At the Title screen, press START to access the Main Menu. To select a Main Menu option, press the Control Pad Up/Down, and then press A.
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Start Game: Select this option to go straight to the Map screen and pick a territory.
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Practice Mode: Try to control your agents without sacrificing money or lives. The Practice level has an additional mission that has no bearing on the rest of your battles. Once you've entered Practice Mode, you must complete the mission. Afterwards, you return to the Main Menu.
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Enter Passcode: Utilize this option when resuming the battle for global domination. Press the Control Pad Up/Down/Left/Right to move around the grid and press A to select characters (include all hyphens). Use the backspace arrow to delete incorrect characters. Highlight the Check icon and press A to return to the Main Menu, or select Exit and press A to return without completing a passcode.
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Players: The number of Control Pads is detected automatically, up to a maximum of four. You must attach the Super Multitap adapter to Control Port 1 for three to four player games. Press A to select the number of players. In multiplayer games, you complete the mission as a team, unless you've selected Versus Mode.
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Master Control Pad: When more than one person is playing, someone must designate their Control Pad as the master by pressing A. This option is unavailable when only one Control Pad is plugged in. Press START to return to the Main Menu.
Menu Bar Icons
To switch between Menu Bar icons, press the L or R Buttons to move the highlight to the next icon. Press Y to open the required screen.
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MISSION BRIEFING
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EQUIPMENT
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RESEARCH
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WORLD MAP
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TEAM SELECTION
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MODIFICATIONS
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START MISSION
Choosing a Mission
At the Main Menu, highlight Start Game and press A to enter the Syndicate global arena and reveal the Map screen.
The World Map is divided into 50 different sized slices, color-coded according to the controlling Syndicate. Press X to go to the next available mission. You can also move among the territories by pressing the Control Pad Up/Down/Left/Right. A highlighted territory flashes, and if a mission is available, the Start Mission icon in the Menu Bar becomes active.
When you highlight a territory, its details appear in the Information box below the World Map.
New Calendar
The day, date and year display in the top left of the screen is reckoned according to the New Calendar (N.C.). This was introduced as the global standard when the information revolution progressed to a degree that calendar differences threw up unnecessary barriers to communication.
Territory Information
Territory Information is displayed in a box above the Menu Bar and includes:
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Territory Name: Based on the most dominant nation in the territory.
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Population: The higher the population, the more difficult the mission is and the greater the reward.
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Current Tax Rate: The Tax Rate for each territory is unknown at the start of the game. It is revealed only after successfully completing a mission. Raise taxes too high and the populace becomes annoyed, rebellious, and in need of discipline.
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Status: Displays as either Very Happy, Happy, Content, Discontent, Unhappy or Rebellious, depending on the Tax Rate.
Mission Brief and Map Navigation
Only when there's an arrow in the Start Mission icon is there a mission available to capture a territory. With the Mission Brief icon highlighted, press Y for the Mission Brief screen to view a written mission outline with target and tactical details.
If you do not want to attempt a given Brief, press the L or R Buttons to highlight the Map icon from the Menu Bar and press Y to return to the World Map screen. Use the Control Pad to move among the territories until you find a brief more to your liking.
Preparing for a Mission
Having assessed your chances, highlight the Team Selection icon in the Menu Bar and press Y to open the Team Selection screen.
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Select Team Member 1-4: Control Pad Left/Right
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Highlight Agent In Cryo Chamber: Control Pad Up/Down
Tips & Maps
Saved Games
When you restart a saved game, the cash value of all your equipment is transferred to your funds. This enables you to purchase the modifications and equipment again before starting your next mission.
Options
Customize the game to suit yourself at the Options screen by using the Control Pad and the A button.
Versus Mode
A multiplayer Syndicate option where selected agents no longer work together but can kill each other, requiring at least two controllers.
Effects
An option to turn sound effects On or Off.
Music
An option to turn music On or Off, though turning music Off makes enemy agents much harder to spot.
Controls
Y
Confirming Development (with the Start Mission icon highlighted in the Menu Bar)
START
Propelled into the Mission Zone / Pause Mission
Hold L Button + Y
Decrease Adrenaline API Level
Hold L Button + X
Decrease Perception API Level
Hold L Button + A
Decrease Intelligence API Level
Hold Y + Control Pad Left/Right
Change Active Agent
Hold X + Control Pad Down
Discard/Drop weapon from the agent's inventory
Control Pad
Control movements of the active agent
START, then A + B + X + Y simultaneously
Escape the Mission Zone / Quit Mission
Control Pad Up/Down/Left/Right
Move Agent(s)
A
Fire Selected Weapon
Hold X + Control Pad Left/Right
Change Weapon
SELECT
Toggle Group Mode On/Off
L and R Buttons
Enter Panic Mode
Hold R Button + X, Y, or A
Increase API Levels
Hold L Button + X, Y, or A
Decrease API Levels
B
Enter/Exit Vehicles
Hold X + Control Pad Up/Down
Pick Up/Drop Weapons
Hold Y + Control Pad Up
Hide Weapons
A + B + X + Y
Self-Destruct
Enemies & Characters
Enemy Agents
Cyborgs controlled by rival Syndicates with orange hair and black overcoats who will immediately fire upon your operatives. Their presence on screen is signaled by a change to more threatening music.
Police Enforcer Droids
Silver-colored droids with flashing red lights developed to police the dangerous streets. Due to archaic laws, they cannot fire on Syndicate agents until weapons are drawn, making them easy targets.
The Target
Your objective who can be tracked using the direction arrow above the Menu Bar. When pursuing a target inside a building, the cursor becomes a Targeting icon when hovered over them.
Items & Weapons
Pistol
Large caliber hand gun and medium range projectile weapon. Very cheap gun that is easily outclassed, but useful as a backup weapon.
Shotgun
Pump-action shotgun with a large spread of shells. Does more damage than the hand gun, but lets down by its lack of effective range.
Persuadertron
A short range weapon that fires a small dose of chemicals which renders the target totally open to suggestion. Hit victims lose all free will and follow your agent around the Mission Zone.
Uzi SMG
9mm automatic hand gun with a fast rate of fire and medium range. Plenty of ammunition and a relatively low cost make this weapon the mainstay of any offensive force.
Long Range Rifle
Very long range and extremely accurate high velocity rifle. A single shot weapon designed for picking off individual targets at a distance.
Chiller
Produces a stream of liquid helium that freezes anyone or anything in its path. Very short range, but devastating.
Mini Gun
Motor driven multi-barreled machine gun with a devastating rate of fire and a decent range. Unmodified agents may encounter problems carrying more than one due to the huge weight.
Laser Gun
Small rifle that uses laser light to form a beam of high powered energy that cuts through its targets. Extremely powerful with a very long range, making it an ideal anti-vehicle and sniping weapon.
Gauss Gun
Portable launcher with a supply of three rockets. The rockets themselves are long range high explosives, capable of destroying tanks or eliminating large groups of people.
Time Bomb
High powered explosive that comes complete with timer and detonator, which can also be triggered by firing at it. It readily destroys people and vehicles but is not powerful enough to damage structures.
MediKit
A small pack that contains everything required for minor field surgery. It restores a single agent's health, but may only be used once.
Energy Shield
Personal force field generator that completely covers the individual with a protective force wall that can withstand all projectile weapons. It has a very short life span due to power drain, but slowly recharges after use.
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