Syndicate (1999 video game)

Syndicate is a 3D action-adventure first and third-person shooter video game developed by Wolf Games and published Activision. It is based on the Syndicate comic book series and toy franchise by Hasbro. Like the comic books and toys, the game is a multi-crossover with Hasbro products: Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., Tonka, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, and Life.

The game was released on February 17, 1999 on PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Upon release, the game received positive reviews from critics. Syndicate was a commercial success, selling 3.1 million copies. However, the game caused controversy with Electronic Arts due to the company publishing a game under the same name in 1993.

Gameplay
Syndicate is a multi-crossover between Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., Tonka, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, and Life. The game is played from either a first or third-person perspective.

The gameplay is similar to Metal Gear: the player must navigate the controlled protagonist through the game's areas without being detected by enemies. Detection is triggered by the player moving into an enemy's field of vision and sets off an alarm that draws armed enemies to his location. This also triggers "alert mode" and the player must then hide and remain undetected, at which point “evasion mode” begins and once the counter reaches zero the game returns to "infiltration mode" where enemies are not suspicious of Snake’s presence. The radar cannot be used in alert or evasion mode.

The game, in general, features a co-op mode for the campaign.