SNES game: 'Syndicate' questions

[Parodius Duh!]

I have questions about the SNES game 'Syndicate' ....this is a port of an old PC game where you are a group of masked thugs in a post apocalyptic world where you must fight and kill other gangs, use deception, etc....its like a cross between Shadowrun and the film Blade Runner....my questions are as follows:

Was this actually released in the US? Ive only been able to find pictures of the PAL release and SFC release. theres no US copies on ebay.

Is it true the Super Famicom version has an added save feature as opposed to password feature?

Thanks!

heres a vid of some gameplay: its a really great game! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZT-ygqY9I4