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==Syndicate Wars==
Not much to say: it's a ''very old'' isometric shooter.
Not much to say : it's a ''very old'' isometric shooter.


http://geyser.oni2.net/oni2/influences/SyndicateWars/SyndicateWars.gif
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The influence has thus nothing to do with the gameplay, rather with the futuristic city environment.
The influence has thus nothing to do with the gameplay, rather with the futuristic city environment.


==Intro screenshots==
==Intro==
;Video available on YouTube
:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrruSboN1bQ
http://geyser.oni2.net/oni2/influences/SyndicateWars/Intro01.gif
http://geyser.oni2.net/oni2/influences/SyndicateWars/Intro01.gif
http://geyser.oni2.net/oni2/influences/SyndicateWars/Intro02.jpg
http://geyser.oni2.net/oni2/influences/SyndicateWars/Intro02.jpg
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==Brainstorming==
==Brainstorming==
*The intro looks very much like the city scene from [[Oni2:Influences/Strident| Strident]] (neon lights and water puddles and all)
*The intro screenshot look very much like the city scene from the [[Strident]] trailer (neon lights and water puddles and all)
*So, very much like Ghost in the Shell... or Oni
*So, very much like [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/ Ghost in the Shell]... or Oni
*The guys are cyborgs (did you say Syndicate?), a bit reminiscent of Jin-Roh:The Wolf Brigade
*The guys are cyborgs (did you say Syndicate?), a bit reminiscent of [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193253/ Jin-Roh:The Wolf Brigade]
 
==Online resources==
*[https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/syndicate-wars-review/1900-2533344/ Review @GameSpot]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20210208181236/https://www.mobygames.com/game/syndicate-wars/screenshots @MobyGames]
 
[[Category:Oni 2 influences]]

Latest revision as of 19:41, 26 February 2023

Not much to say: it's a very old isometric shooter.

SyndicateWars.gif synwars_screen002.jpg synwars_screen003.jpg

The influence has thus nothing to do with the gameplay, rather with the futuristic city environment.

Intro

Video available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrruSboN1bQ

Intro01.gif Intro02.jpg Intro03.gif

Brainstorming

  • The intro screenshot look very much like the city scene from the Strident trailer (neon lights and water puddles and all)
  • So, very much like Ghost in the Shell... or Oni
  • The guys are cyborgs (did you say Syndicate?), a bit reminiscent of Jin-Roh:The Wolf Brigade

Online resources