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 An acceptable yet oddly off-putting take on the Matrix films. February 29, 2008
Reverend Yes
This game is initially very entertaining, and looks pretty cool too. The in-game graphics when fighting are impressive, with hugely destructable environments and nice-looking attacks etc. When we get up close, however, the character models are often crude and angular, and the cinematics can be frankly embarassing in terms of the lack of realism(eg. smith's death at the end of matrix 1). The gunfighting is also relatively poor. The game is fun, but it has a distintly cheap look about it that distracts from the better aspects. Some crucial fights are handled badly ( the burly brawls lets you fight only about 6 agents at a time, and the end battle with smith is boring and dissapointing) and the wild changes in tone from serious to sometimes completely ridiculous are off-putting. There are many situations not seen in the film and most are baffling and so strange that I wonder what is actually happening(the section where Neo tries to escape from the Merovingian's mansion is the most boring and pointless section in the game). That said, the sound is fine, the voice acting is good and the fighting system is well handled. An acceptable yet oddly off-putting take on the Matrix films.
Graphics - 3
Sound - 3
Fun - 4
Gameplay - 3
Duration - 2
Amusing But Short September 22, 2006
E. McArdle-Daniels (Boston)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Ok, first off lets make it clear that I'm no gamer; I lose interest in games very quickly, and so understand that when I say this game is short, I MEAN it's short.
Lets start with graphics, seeing as everyone seems obsessed with them, the in game graphics themselves are not great, but they are definitely an improvement from Enter the Matrix, and the cutscenes are actually quite impressive. Basically the graphics are nothing astounding but they're good enough to keep you feeling 'part of the game'.
Next, gameplay, the game is quite easy, and I completed most levels without too many deaths, and as I'm not a great gamer that means that more experienced gamers might be dissapointed. The moves are moderately easy to master, and after a while it just becomes dodges and pressing buttons in the right order to pull off cool attacks, which in themself are impressive but tend to be repetetive. Not much puzzle solving, its more about running into room, shooting someone, fighting someone else, leaving room.
The fact that the gameplay isn't too demanding meant that a lot of the time I could relax and just enjoy beating the cr*p out of anyone who came near me and funwise this was very enjoyable; I must admit that the Burly Brawl scene which I expected to be very difficult was very enjoyable, I just grabbed a pole and smacked the Agents around. So basically while it's not too hard it's quite fun.
Now, my problem, the length! I bought the game 3 weeks ago for 8 from HMV (it looked like a bargain!), I spent the first week playing, left it the second week and then lent it to a friend for a week, who incidentally has just bought the game, but my point is when he returned it today I carried one from the beginning of the second film part of the game, and have almost completed it, in one night! So any avid gamer could have the game completed in 3 days or less, as the thrid film section is simply the Last Battle between Smith and Neo! So it's not very long, not long at all, I expect to have it completed by Monday (still remebering I'm no gamer!).
Well for those who this didn't help (I expect I confused you) here's the lowdown:
Graphics: 4/5 Not great but still good
Gameplay: 3/5 Too easy; no puzzles to solve ect.
Fun: 4/5 Because it's every kid's dream to beat the cr*p out of someone with a big metal pole! Gets a bit reptitive though.
Length: 2/5 If I'e completed it by Monday that means it will have only taken me two weeks (at 2 hours a night, meaning it took me 24hours, pathetic!) and so it will take an avid gamer even less (even less than 24 hours, not worth the money!).
So basically only get it if you can find it somewhere cheap and you're a true fan; it will take one to get anything out of the game!
Hope this helped.
 Better than Enter the Matrix September 4, 2006
Dax
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I don't see why Atari bothered making the Enter the Matrix game,it was rubbish.However,this one is ten times better.In the Enter the Matrix game you played as one of two side-characters from the Matrix Reloaded film,Captain Niobe or Ghost,who appeared for like 1 scene in that film.While in this game you get to play as,yep you guesed it,Neo,the One.It mainly focuses on the first film and a lot of the fight sequences from the second,though.
However,it does have a good final fight with Smith from the third film,but contains an end SLIGHTLY different to the one from the trilogy of films.
A brilliant game and a must buy for anyone who loved the Matrix trilogy.A pity you couldn't play more from the third film though.
 Matrix PON July 13, 2006
Caroline Pope (BULGARIA)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Good Perfect Exelent And one of the best games!!!!!!!!!!i mean you get to fight 600 people at once it's even funner when you get an object and wack them all to bits!!!
Give it a chance it is a good game!!!!! June 9, 2006
Louis-yves Dockree (London)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game has been put in the shadow of the truly dreadful enter the matrix but this is so much better, the gameplay is so good. having neos abilities is so cool, it is such a good game. it is severely under rated. the only problem is that it is too short but then again so are most games apart from gta. do not be put off, it's fun and worth it.
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