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True to story with massive amounts of gameplay

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Hey, what can i say? THIS game is much more like what the first game should've been.
This game is not linear as other reviewer(s) have suggested.
Yes, it follows a VERY familliar story-line for fans of the series. But, this program allows you to act out some of the BEST battles that NEO had to offer within the trilogy.
The way they meshed the movie bits with a new perspective was very nice. 600 DIFFERENT ATTACKS! I think that's incredible.
Some are so creative you'll find yourself attached to them more than others. But, there are so darn many you may never use all of them! New characters written in by the Wachowski's , come new environments, and the original voice actors. Better graphics than the first, better action. Easier to control characters.
The only complaint i have is that your friends AI is not all too smart. Once in a while they'll walk right in front of you while you're shooting and bite the big one. Or, stand too close when you detonate a bomb and (again) bite the big one.
Other than that, this was as great as i expected it to be.
I'm not even a die hard fan of the movie franchise.
I am, however, a fan of this game. A fun program whether you're a hardcore fan or not. But, it does help to know at least a little about the movie first.

If I were a person...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

that payed full price for a game I would have purchased this the day it came out, but with two young children at home I don't have alot of extra room in the budget for games. Luckily I found it a Target on clearance for $8, and I'm glad that I purchased it.

Could the game have been better? Yes. ANY game could be better. I think the problem most people had with this game is the HIGH and somewhat unrealistic expectations Matrix fans have for anything associated with the franchise. I personaly have enjoyed every moment I have spent playing this game. The game does start a little slow, but I think it is necessary to set up the story. Neo didn't start off with his "superpowers" right away in the movies, and the game is based on his story within the Matrix. The melee combat is just tremendous. Every move Neo used in the movies can be reproduced in the game. The sword fighting is impressive due to the moves that can be accomplished, and the sounds the swords make. They sound just like the scenes from Reloaded where Neo is fighting the Merovingian's "henchmen". The gunfighting can be frustrating, but like I alluded to earlier, no game is perfect. The game is difficult in spots, but that is part of what I want in a game.

If you are a fan the Matrix movies, and if you can see this game for what it IS not for what you WANT it to be this can be one of the best games you play this year. If you are not a fan of the movies, but you are looking for a great PC fighting game please consider this game.

My ratings-

Gameplay 5
Fun 5
Sound 5
Graphics 4
Difficulty 5

I haven't finished the game but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 25 / 27
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The other reviewer dogged this game horribly.

I would be the first to admit that this game has many shortcomings, exspecially from a standard pc gamer point of view. The graphics are not Half-Life 2, thats for sure. One thing I noticed after i started playing though is that the game automaticlly set the graphics level to 2. You can check this in the options only before you start playing. I upped the setting to 10 and suddenly saw some nice shadow effects as well as specular maps. For those of you who don't know, specular maps make things look shiny. I recommend everyone adjust this setting before you start playing the game, unless you have a crappy system.

I have no problem with the pc controls. I can't imagine them being better with the current combat system.

The hand to hand combat in this game does seem simplified. There are button combos in this game to learn that will allow you to pull of some cool moves. I am becoming more intregued by the combat system as I play and learn how to pull of cool moves.

It is easy to tell that the guns in the game where not meant to be as flashy as the hand to hand combat. My major complaint with the guns is that while you have a good target reticule, you shoot from third person. This is ok but its not ok that when you shoot at eye level the Neo character model completely blocks your view of what is in front of you. So you wont know if you are hitting anything or not. You can always move to the side though.

You really have to spend more than 30 minutes with the game if you want more out of it. It is too bad that it didn't take advantage of all the pc has to offer, but at least we have a pc version.

Best Matrix game yet!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Like the title says, this is infact the BEST Matrix game yet! While this holds little value to many, I'd like to elaberate on MY experience with the game, which seems to be a bit contrary to Mr Paul Arellano.

Graphics: Indeed Paul is right, the graphics do look a bit "ported." Meaning, majorly fuzzy, ESPECIALLY at a distance. Most certainly does this game fall way behind the likes of HF2, FEAR, Doom3 and so on, in the graphical department. Oddly enough, most faces look... Well, pretty realistic. Infact, if you look directly into Neo's eyes, but observe the background at the same time, he almost looks out of place. Very little detail exists in the world outside of Neo's face.

The first level: WARNING! IT SUCKS! :P I nearly had a heart attack doing the first level, the movement was choppy, the level was linear, and the excitement? None present. What was present was a feeling of ... loss... for my money that is. However, once the game recovers from this near-death-one-foot-in-the-grave-gameplay, it rocks!

Gameplay: This game is about as close to Neo as you can get. Enter the Matrix was a joke, however, this game (in my opinion) makes up for it. Most of the game involves you strategically taking on 4-8 NPCs at a time, and it's rather constant. That means heart pumping, button pushing, dry eyed ACTION! It is at this point, that the lack in graphics seem a distant memory, as upclose in combat, things are about as clear as they need to be to maintain a certain level of entertainment.

Martial Arts: Excellent! As you might expect from the Matrix, the moves are unbelievable! The time they shaved on the graphics obviously went into this department, as you are given a slew of arial, ground and focus attacks, custom to the amount of enemies you are taking on. One such move when queued with 3 enemies has you foot sweep 2, while they're in mid air you grab their feet and while swinging them in circular motion, pound the 3rd guy and finally slam the first two to the floor ontop of the 3rd!

Overall: It's undenyable that the game could be better, much like everything else. However, all in all, I'd say it's the Matrix game we've been waiting for. If you're an old Street Fighter fan, you will feel a definate resemblance while trying desperately to combine the right combo of moves to flatten your foes.

Graphics are not the best but gameplay is very good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

So the graphics are not great but, who said that is all in a game? I find this game pretty fun to play. Hand to hand combat is very fun as you can make many combo moves that looks just as cool as in the movies. Sound is good too. The reason this game takes so many space of hard drive must be because it has many edited cuts from the 3 movies of the matrix.

My only complain about this game are the controls, because the keyboard is needed to make many moves what is a little hard to manage.

I paid 20.00 for this game and i don't regret it. So, if you want to be the ONE, or at least feel like him, get this game.

Path of Neo: Not like Enter the Matrix at all

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I expected this game to be just like Enter the Matrix, with all the controls, and the difficulty almost the same. So, I purchased this game. the first level of the game you get to fight waves and waves of cops and security guards. I thought, ok, this is only a temporary hard level. about 6 levels later, I still agree that this game is way too difficult, and has no cheats or hacking menus like its predecessor did.

Final verdict: Too hard. Don't spend 50 bucks if you don't like hard, VERY HARD games.

Not great but not bad either

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Gameplay:Path of Neo lets you fight either hand-to-hand or with various ranged and melee weapons. There are many combos and it takes awhile to learn them all. Luckily a good portion of the beginning of the game is spent training you how to do these moves. This is the area where PON shines the best, the moves are quite spectacular and some of the best combat moves I've seen in a game.

Now the bad news, PON is probally best suited for a gamepad. Having said that, however, I was able to use a keyboard just fine. It just takes a bit more getting used to. There were two major bugs that I've found here. One was there was no way to reconfigure your gamepads controls and two, everytime I started PON I had to remap my keys as it would reset. Hopefully that will get fixed in a later patch.

Graphics:The graphics are on par with Play Station 2 games. This is probally the weaker element of PON. While I wouldnt say the graphics are bad, just don't expect to see Half-Life 2 type graphics.

One of the things that drove me crazy was the constant blur. I believe this is due to the depth of field always on. There is no direct way to turn it off, altho there is a workaround, in fact there's not that many graphic options at all. That ultimately becomes a big negative.

Sound:You wont hear a whole lot of music from the Matrix triology in PON. What you will hear is alot orginal music made especially for PON, most of which is fairly good. Now sound effects are a different matter, there are qutie a few that you'll hear and be able to associate with the Matrix movies.

The only cast member from the Matrix to do there actual voice over is Laurence Fishburne aka Morpheus. The rest is done by voice actors. Sometimes the voice actors were spot-on in there impresonations, other times they would miss terribly.

Overall:The biggest problem with PON is its bugs and lack of graphics control options. Also, maybe it was just my machine but my framerate would drop dramatically whenever guns where used. The melee and ranged combat system on the other hand is well done and worth playing just for that reason alone. The moves are smooth and there's plenty of eye candy that goes along with that.

In closing, I'm giving PON a 3 out of 5 stars. It could easily be a 4 if some of the above problems get corrected. So If you like the Matrix movies or you like fighting type games, chances are that you will enjoy The Matrix: Path of Neo.

Fighting is the best part of the game, which isn't saying much

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Graphics aren't the greatest, and there is some lag in some parts, especially when fighting in big areas with tons of bad guys coming at you. Gun fighting isn't that enjoyable as well, the gun muzzle flash is so big and bright and yellow, it's hard to see the baddies you're shooting at.

The fighting aspect of the game is the best part of the game. Once you get comfortable with the controls (I'd recommend a gamepad instead keyboard, though it's still doable) it's a thing of beauty watching yourself as Neo really kick some butt. I find myself getting into a "zone" where fighting three agents at the same time is almost second nature, weaving and bobbing and then punching their faces off with the greatest of ease.

It's really a shame the graphics are subpar and the lag slows down the fights to a frustrating slow pace, that makes this game a rent first, instead of a must buy.

Please tweak this engine!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This matrix gaming franchise could truly be the pinnacle of action gaming entertainment if it would get itself in gear and fine tune all of those nasty issues that mire the great gameplay. Fans will be delighted to see many restorations from important scenes, plus new scenarios not from the movies, but the game's abrubt jump to the finale from the middle of revolutions was a cruel blow!

Waste of $50

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First of all the graphics, textures, model movements, all of it would be great a few years ago, but now it lacks behind. Also, the first level was impossible to aim for some reason, and the AI would pulverize me because I couldnt hit them. Then, after that the level when escaping the office was so boring, and linear that I then pulled the CD out of my Drive, took it to the back yard, covered it in lighter fluid and let it burn. Ruin my grass, and my time, and my money... Sorry for those who love it, but the game was horrible in my perspective.

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