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Syndicate came out on the Super Nintendo in 1994, developed by Bullfrog Productions. It was a time when the SNES library was full of varied experiments, and this one stood out for bringing a complex PC-style strategy game to a console better known for platformers and RPGs. It felt like a serious, almost adult departure from the colorful worlds we were used to.

You command a team of four cyborg agents from an isometric view, directing them through hostile city streets to complete objectives like assassinating targets or destroying key buildings. The core of the game is pausing to issue precise orders: telling one agent to cloak and flank, another to lay down suppressing fire with a minigun, and a third to hack the minds of civilians, turning them into temporary shields. The pace is deliberate and the learning curve is steep, demanding careful positioning and resource management. It feels like conducting a violent, precise orchestra where one wrong move gets your whole squad wiped out.