Electronic Arts EA Syndicate User Manual

SYNDICATE
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INTRODUCTION
MAIN MENU
GAME SCREEN
JOURNAL
COMBAT
BREACHING
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SYNDICATE
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UPGRADES
COLLECTIBLES
COOP MODE
COOP MENU
COOP LOBBY
COOP UNLOCKABLES
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INTRODUCTION

BUSINESS IS WAR
Syndicate
In struggle for power and influence. Surrounded by corruption and deceit, all you have to rely on are your wits and the cutting-edge DART-6 bio-chip technology implanted in your brain.
Armed with the most advanced weaponry of the digital age, you can slow down time, breach the digital world around you, and bring down enemies with sophisticated hacking abilities. Let nothing stand in your way of uncovering the truth.
™, you play as Miles Kilo, a one-man army caught in the midst of a global corporate
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MAIN MENU

To play the single-player mode, select CAMPAIGN. To play co-op mode, select CO-OP.
From the Campaign sub-menu, select NEW GAME to begin a new playthrough, CONTINUE CAMPAIGN to load your most recent saved game, or CHAPTER SELECT to load a previously played chapter.
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MAIN MENU
OPTIONS
The Options menu is sorted into four sections.
Game Toggle controller vibration, aim assist, and subtitles. Video Adjust the gamma or blackness levels. Audio Adjust the master and music volumes or switch between different
speaker profiles.
Controls Adjust the X- and Y-axis sensitivity and acceleration levels. You can also
invert look, flip
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GAME SCREEN

MAIN HUD
Update notification
Objective marker
Breach mode
DART Overlay energy
DART-6 updates
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GAME SCREEN
BREACH MODE
The highlighted abilities indicate the currently selected breach ability. Cycle between the three by pressing
DART6 UPDATES
As you defeat hostile enemies, the DART-6 displays your accumulated energy based upon the accuracy, style, and method of dispatching foes. The more advanced the execution, the more energy is recovered for breaching abilities and DART Overlay.
DART OVERLAY ENERGY
This gauge measures how much energy remains for DART Overlay. This energy automatically regenerates over time and is replenished when you kill enemies.
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JOURNAL

To access the Journal, press objectives, and reference a database of in-game knowledge via the Agent and Infobank screens. Current objectives are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
AGENT
Select from a variety of upgrades to the DART-6 bio-chip.
INFOBANK
The Infobank is a database that organizes and displays all relevant information found in the game world. Check it out for more detailed descriptions of the people, places, and technology that drive this future society. It is also where all your acquired collectibles are logged.
. Here, you can upgrade the DART-6 bio-chip, check your
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COMBAT

DART OVERLAY
DART Overlay highlights enemies, weapons, and breachable targets once they’ve been spotted—even through walls. It also speeds up your reactions so that enemies appear to be moving slower. While the DART Overlay is active you take 10% less damage and deal 10% more.
In co-op, the DART Overlay highlights enemies your team has spotted as well as all weapons and breachable targets. It also increases both your damage output and the speed at which you breach targets by 10%.
TAKING COVER
When facing a hail of enemy gunfire, take cover safely behind low surfaces. To crouch near low surfaces, press
. To briefly pop out of cover and fire back, pull and hold
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