Chicago Syndicate (video game)
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Developer(s) | Sega[1] |
Publisher(s) | Sega[1] |
Designer(s) | Mark Eyles John Hollis Andrew Pang Michael Baxter |
Artist(s) | Thor Hayton Michael Baxter[2] |
Platform(s) | Game Gear |
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Genre(s) | Action[1] |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Chicago Syndicate is an arcade-oriented beat 'em up video game that was released by Sega of America in North America for the Game Gear in 1996. It is a spin-off of Eternal Champions centering on former cat burglar Larcen Tyler.
Plot
The game is set in the 1920s in an alternate reality from the Eternal Champions universe. In this universe, Larcen Tyler found out earlier that the package he was to send to the hospital by Mr. Tagilani was a bomb. He disposed of the bomb, resulting in it not killing the police chief of Chicago, people in the hospital and Larcen himself. Because of this act, Mr. Tagliani considers Larcen a traitor and orders all the mobs in Chicago to kill him.
While in hiding, the police order Larcen to become a police informant and ask for Larcen to clean up the streets of Chicago in exchange for information about Tagliani's current whereabouts.
Reception
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Tommy Glide of GamePro gave the game a mostly negative review, remarking that "the slow pace, small sprites, and awkward controls keep your quest dull and frustrating." He also criticized the enemies' lack of aggressiveness. Though he said the graphics are overall decent, he concluded the game to be only for hardcore Eternal Champions fans.[3]
References
External links
- Chicago Syndicate at Mobygames
Chicago Syndicate can be played for free in the browser on the Internet Archive
- 1995 video games
- Eternal Champions
- Sega Game Gear games
- Sega Game Gear-only games
- North America-exclusive video games
- Platform games
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games scored by Matthew Simmonds
- Video games set in the 1920s
- Video games set in Chicago
- Video game spin-offs
- Single-player video games
- Sega video games
- Beat 'em up stubs