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(More customer reviews)I bought this game the day it came out.Being a huge Matrix fan, and an avid gamer, I thought that I would enjoy the game immensely (I'm also a huge fan of Shiny Entertainment - I loved Earthworm Jim and Wild 9's).Sadly, while the game IS fun, I wish they had delayed it to make it perfect.As it is now, it's only slightly above average.
As you undoubtedly know from every other review, the game shows the events of Matrix: Reloaded through the eyes of two characters: Niobe (Jada Pinkett-Smith) and Ghost (Anthony Wong).You see things from different perspectives, and see how storylines from the movies are tied into each other (Also, it ties the Animatrix storyline "Final Flight of the Osiris" into the movie, which I thought pretty cool).The game contains tons of FMV that you can't get anywhere else, so Matrix fans pretty much don't have an excuse to not get this game.For the rest of you, I'd read the rest of this before you make your purchase.
The game has many good things going for it, but Shiny always has some huge "but" to destroy any good notions you had.The character models are gorgeous, but the textures boring and the levels sometimes downright ugly.The fighting engine is magnificent, but the enemy AI either stupid or bug ridden (ie, SWAT members walking into walls, facing away from you while you pulverize their pals, etc.).The levels inventive and huge, but save points pop up too often, and many of the sections between saves consist of (not exagerrating at all) running literally 20 feet, seeing an in-game cutscene, running 10 feet, seeing an FMV, then save point.That's it.That's not fair to the gamer.I like to earn my saves if it's going to be a "save point" system.Plus, sometimes the levels consist of "run here, kill the guards, and enter the door."It could've been so much better, had just a little bit more time been put into it.
Also, the game has some of the worst driving levels I've ever seen.You can only be one character or the other, so you either drive (Niobe) or shoot at people chasing you (Ghost).And, no matter who you are, your buddy is a moron.You actually have to hold down a button to get Ghost to shoot at cops, or the twins, when you're Niobe, and you have to pray the AI Niobe doesn't run into every single obstacle in your path when you play as Ghost.I think they were decent, but it could've been much better... and God, the city streets are ugly as hell.Midnight Club 2 and Grand Theft Auto have shown that the city can have personality.The driving graphics are inexcusable.
However bad that sounds, the main component of the game is the third-person (think Splinter Cell) type adventure, and it's actually done quite well.However, the whole time I was playing this, I couldn't help but think, "Why couldn't they let the camera be controlled by the gamer?Why do they wish to punish us?"Splinter Cell's control scheme could've been used, and it wouldn't have affected anything (they barely use the right analog stick at all), and it would've basically eliminated all of those nasty camera issues that this game has.Nothing is worse than fighting 6 guys, then having the camera swing 180 degrees around, then trying to figure out which way you were headed.This should have been addressed early in the stages of the game design.It's almost as bad as Nintendo not having any different control schemes for Metroid:Prime.Talk about aggravation.
Also, I won't discuss the "pseudo-flying" level which finishes the game, because it is the worst level I've ever had the displeasure of playing.The Squiddys are so poorly shown, it looks like cheap "green-screen" effects from the early 80's.
All in all, this game disappointed me.I love the Matrix, and I liked the Matrix: Reloaded.I like Shiny Entertainment, and I think that this could've been one of the greatest gaming achievements in recent history.I wish that Shiny had held back the game until Revolutions comes out, and ironed out all the bugs, changed the ... control scheme, fixed some textures, and thought out the obvious stupid stuff this game seems to fixate on (constantly reincarnating enemies in a closed Post Office, etc.) and this could've been the greatest game of 2003.
I'm still upset.
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Product Description:
Enter the Matrix features awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts that bend the rules of the Matrix, insane driving and stunts, and the chance to pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet.This game isn't just set in the Matrix universe-it's an integral part of the entire Matrix experience, with a story that weaves in and out of The Matrix: Reloaded, the sequel to the Academy Award-winner. Enter the Matrix is the story-behind-the-story. Enter the Matrix Game Features: Highly original blend of the best-selling console game genres: Action/Exploration/Fighting/Driving.A game script written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers', the writing-directing team behind the Matrix movie trilogy.Nearly one full hour of exclusive, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Matrix footage using the film's actors and crew. Likeness and voice-overs of key characters from The Matrix Reloaded, including Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne), Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Ghost (Anthony Wong), Sparks (Lachy Hulme) and Persephone (Monica Bellucci). Truly authentic, photo-realistic Matrix "look" based on unparalleled collaboration with the actual movie-making production crew. Contains incredible visual effects, including advanced particle engine and world destruction as seen in the Matrix movie. Players will see, only after playing the game, that their actions can actually have an effect on the movie The Matrix Reloaded. When seeing the movie gamers will realize how what they see on screen actually ties in with the game they've played. Same musicians and SoundFX in-movie AND in-game.
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