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'Syndicate' is Prime Cyberpunk

The 2012 shooter embraces the tenets of cyberpunk fiction, especially for naming conventions.

Starbreeze's underrated 2012 shooter Syndicate is a perfect encapsulation of the cyberpunk ethos. It has dark, corporate-sterile environments, touched by neon. It features wild technology, dynamic combat and a hack-almost-anything mechanic. And best of all, it stars a guy with the absolutely most cyberpunk name ever.

Watch Waypoint Editor-in-Chief (and huge cyberpunk fan) Austin Walker count the ways that Syndicate hacked the way into his heart in this week's Guide to Games.

You can also watch the video region free on YouTube.