Chicago Syndicate (video game)

Chicago Syndicate is a 1995 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Game Gear exclusively in North America. It is a spin-off of Eternal Champions centering on former cat burglar Larcen Tyler.

Chicago Syndicate
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Climax Group Sega[1]
Publisher(s)	Sega[1]
Designer(s)	Mark Eyles John Hollis Andrew Pang Michael Baxter
Artist(s)	Thor Hayton Michael Baxter[2]
Platform(s)	Game Gear
Release	NA: 1995[1]
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

The game is set in the 1920s in an alternate reality from the Eternal Champions universe. In this universe, Larcen Tyler found out earlier that the package he was to send to the hospital by Tagilani was a bomb. He disposed of the bomb, resulting in it not killing the police chief of Chicago, people in the hospital, and Larcen himself. Because of this act, Tagliani considers Larcen a traitor and orders all the mobs in Chicago to kill him.

While in hiding, the police order Larcen to become a police informant and ask for Larcen to clean up the streets of Chicago in exchange for information about Tagliani's current whereabouts.

Reception

GamePro gave the game a mostly negative review, remarking that "the slow pace, small sprites, and awkward controls keep your quest dull and frustrating." He also criticized the enemies' lack of aggressiveness. Though he said the graphics are overall decent, he concluded the game to be only for hardcore Eternal Champions fans.^[3]