Syndicate: Much shooting, little story

Syndicate forgoes the chatter and makes the future of companies dependent on the quickness of your gun, not witty quips. In the world of Syndicate, all that shooting gets in the way of a story worth following. The premise laid out in the first few missions is compelling, but the acting and plot never follow through. Implanting chips into people to enhance their abilities is a worthwhile narrative thread to pull on, but in this game it never goes anywhere.

SYNDICATE

RATING M for Mature

PLOT Get your espionage on

DETAILS Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $60

BOTTOM LINE Narrative? What narrative?