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ambiguity of much cyberpunk ction. Players adopt the role of an execu-
tive in one of the crime syndicates that have taken over the world’s ruling
corporations, tasked with advancing their employer’s interests by assas-
sinating rivals, acquiring the services of prominent scientists, and any
other means that may prove necessary. Syndicate’s future world is pol-
luted and violent; most of the population have been implanted with mind
control devices, turning them into compliant drones living in a virtual
paradise. e player’s instrument for completing their various tasks is a
team of four drug-controlled cyborgs, kept in cryogenic vaults between
excursions. ese missions take place in complex environments, many
aspec ...