the game puts the player in charge of a self-named corporation in a near-future cyberpunk-style world in the year 2096. the teams of up to four cyborg agents are used in a series of missions, which include assassinations, infiltration, theft and "persuasion" (using a device called a persuadertron to capture individuals of importance). during the course of the game, the player establishes worldwide dominance with their established syndicate, one territory at a time, while engaging and eliminating rival syndicates (such as the tao, sphinx inc., and the castrilos) and putting down internal mutinies.