Enter the Matrix

[Razola]

Has anyone gotten this yet? It's a very solid game, and it's rare to see movies and video games blend together nicely. This game is an excellent example of how movie games should be made.

[PNT510]

The game isn't that great. I rented it for XBox. It's not bad also one of the best games based off a movie, but if it didn't have the matrix name on it the game would be nothing special.

[woz]

i heard from numerous sources that it sucked...doesn't look too good from what i've seen of it on tv...i was going to download it, but 4 CDs was too much for a game i didn't think looked good.

[dienamight]

Originally posted by woz
i heard from numerous sources that it sucked...doesn't look too good from what i've seen of it on tv...i was going to download it, but 4 CDs was too much for a game i didn't think looked good.

Ditto.

[Razola]

Graphically it's acceptable, but the gameplay is top-notch. I reccomend you at least try it. They definitely put a lot of work into it, rather than slap "Matrix" on a piece of crap and sell a million copies. I hope Enter the Matrix starts a trend in movie games.

[dracox]

Originally posted by Raz
I hope Enter the Matrix starts a trend in movie games.

From what i have heard, i hope to god it does not.

[Razola]

Why not rent it rather than judge things from what you've heard? Or is that 5 bucks such a hit on the wallet?

Honestly, other than perhaps Star Wars, I can't think of any recent movie games that come close to Enter the Matrix in terms of...well...ANYTHING. This isn't idle fanboy talk, I can honestly say this game is worth a look at the least. The fact it was this good surprised me.

[Ultimate Charizard]

Ive played it and it is very decent. The Aiming mode in the sniper/driving levels is a little dodgy but the rest is top notch. I completed it on easy with Ghost and was a little dissapointed with the ending but i liked the way it merged movie/cgi/game so easily.

Very nice game, id consider buying it if i had the spare cash.
I only had to cheat once ;)

When you only rent it for two days getting stuck on one sub boss can really drop your value for money.....it was only a helicopter too.


The camera was a bit dodgy though, more than once i got stuck down a dead end alley with 3 Agents. U know your in trouble when they start throwing you round like a football!

[dienamight]

Gamespot reviews are up... 6's all around.

[Razola]

75% average on Gamerankings (http://www.gamerankings.com). Of course, I never trust the ratings too much, and I despise Gamespot, with their rip-off exclusive content and harsh rating system. Just check the Player Rating at Gamespot. The average was 8 when I last checked.

[Arctic A]

I just got it recently for the PC....4 Cds, 2.5 gigs of HD space, it's pretty damn big...but i think it's worth it. Here's A_A's mini-review!

PROS:
- The Focus mode (Some of the Stunts are awesome...nothing like quickly grabbing an enemy, flinging them over ya shoulder and shooting them with their own gun..har har....)
- Excellent Kung-Fu (You get to spar with Trinity! That's one of my favourite parts...)
- Excellent Story, with plenty of movie - quality cutscenes made by the Wachowskis themselves....
- Nice GFX on the Character's faces (Not so impressive elsewhere..)
- Cool Hacking mode where you can unlock extra stuff, such as the Multiplayer Duels (Though that's only on consoles, as far as i know.) and a nice sword.
- Excellent sound and music
- Driving is fun. Heheh...

CONS -
- Dodgey Sniping system
- Gets a bit choppy on the PC at times
- Perhaps a bit too easy
- GFX Glitches in a few places, and the Ingame engine cutscences sometimes look really, really awful. (They're ok most of the time though.)
- Pathetic textures in some places - (Look at the Sniper Rifle in the cutscene on the Powerplant Level...blergh...)
- When playing as Ghost, Niobe's driving AI is Sh*t sometimes (The 'Twins In Persuit' Level, for instance....-
- The Hovercraft levels are too short and ultimately unsatisfying.


In all...i'd say it's well worth a go. I think it'll only be truely appreciated by fans of the Matrix, though.