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Enter The Matrix Preview

Posted by simoniker on from the i-know-kung-fu dept.

Several readers point out the new preview of Enter The Matrix over at Gamespy. The staff there got a chance to play a near-final version of the Shiny-developed game, minus the hour of new movie footage that'll be included when it ships on May 15th for PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, and PC. Other previews (such as this one at Gamespot) have been positive, if slightly guarded. Do you know kung fu?

17 comments

  1. methinks.... by mrpuffypants · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A lot of places have been talking about how cool the game is but IMHO, based upon looking at the screenshots and the video clips on TechTV, the game looks like it was made about 2 years ago.

    Sure the animation may be kickass, but the polygon count just looks really low and the characters aren't that detailed in the shots I've seen.

    While the gameplay is important and obviously focused on more with this title than other movie/game ports, I hope that they haven't dumbed down or forgotten about the graphics in the process

    1. Re:methinks.... by seinman · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Good. Maybe it'll run on people who don't have top of the line systems. I can't afford a new machine just for games, and unfortunatly, that means I can't play many of the games released over the last year or two. I wish more companies would make games with not so great graphics, so that people like me can still have our fun.

    2. Re:methinks.... by mrpuffypants · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Well, but I bought the core components of my system about 1 year ago and just incrementally upgrade things like the graphics card, RAM, proc, etc...

      Hell, carmack has said that they are targeting Doom 3 at the GeForce 3-level of graphics technology. I don't think that having 2 year old tachnology really kills all your options for games.

      Fun is fun, but good looking fun is funner :)

    3. Re:methinks.... by Lshmael · · Score: 1

      I think controlling your character is going to be interesting, especially in light of the wall-running, backflipping, somersaulting, cartwheeling antics shown in the screenshots.

    4. Re:methinks.... by Scrameustache · · Score: 1

      Ever played Devil May Cry? : )

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    5. Re:methinks.... by Alpha_Nerd · · Score: 2, Insightful

      This is the PS2 version...

    6. Re:methinks.... by prockcore · · Score: 2, Informative

      A lot of places have been talking about how cool the game is but IMHO, based upon looking at the screenshots and the video clips on TechTV, the game looks like it was made about 2 years ago.

      Well those shots are all from the PS2 version, which is by far the shittiest of the 3 versions. I'm more interested in screenshots from the GC or PC versions.

  2. I agree. by nobodyman · · Score: 3, Interesting


    The engine definitely looks dated. Probably a function of decision to design a game that would be released on PC and the three consoles simultaneously. I'm sure that the PC version has better graphics than, say, the gamecube version, but I'm guessing that they had to shoot at a lowest common denominator with respect to the core engine. From that point, they probably just bumped up texture resolution on the platforms that could handle it and maybe added a couple additional graphical touches.

    However, the graphics are good enough for me to forgive everything if the game has good gameplay and and an engaging story. I'd like to see how the wachowski's (sp?) fair in this medium. On a side note, I hear that they insisted upon the main actors doing their own mo-cap recording.

    1. Re:I agree. by ddd2k · · Score: 2, Funny

      Probably a function of decision to design a game that would be released on PC and the three consoles simultaneously.


      Or just another no-talent game company trying to rip some quick easy cash off a new hit movie.

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  3. wonder how good it will be. by DigitalUnderground · · Score: 1

    Hope its better then other movie to Video game games. all the ones so far have sucked.

    1. Re:wonder how good it will be. by jedigeek · · Score: 2, Interesting

      That's a rather sweeping statement. What about the Indiana Jones games LucasArts did? And the Die Hard Trilogy?

      The Matrix franchise looks like it's trying to exploit different formats for their strengths, not simply create a crap game to cash in on the name. The Animatrix was a good example of this.

      In fact, the game takes place after The Last Flight Of The Osiris, so even if it's not an amazing game it will at least expand the Matrix universe slightly for the hardcore fans.

  4. Those screenshots .... by Intruger · · Score: 0

    ... are a nice addtion to the Anitmatrix DVD (*that have been leaked 2 days ago*;)

  5. Carefull not to view the trailer by icemax · · Score: 3, Informative
    According to whatisthematrix.com:
    Did we mention there is enough material in THE MATRIX: RELOADED to support yet more than is currently released? Good, because the number of trailers are growing, daily, and they are in full assault-mode rotation on numerous television stations. Fast cuts and faster glimpses of things yet not seen are tauntingly found in each of the numerous spots. Should you see them? No. The best way to see THE MATRIX: RELOADED is cold, with no pre-knowledge (besides, of course, the small underground '99 film, THE MATRIX).
    With that said, be carefull viewing the trailer for this game. Lots of plot is revealed, and if you are a true movie-suprise purist, you might have some plot divulged ;)
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  6. More previews by jedigeek · · Score: 4, Informative
    Eurogamer also had a preview last week which was positive:

    After three hours in Enter The Matrix's company, we're quietly confident that Shiny has come up with a flexible and intuitive combat system that will save it from being yet another movie tie-in disaster. It's clear that it's not absolutely perfect in several respects, but kudos to all concerned for going to so much effort to provide one of the best movie-game experiences we've seen.

  7. GC vs. PS2 by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    The Gamecube over the PS2? You can't be serious. The Gamecube is a less powerful system than the PS2. Just because the GC was released later doesn't mean it's a better powerhouse. I'm not some Sony fanboy (I have, of course, owned plenty of Nintendo consoles in my day) but the GC was developed with off the shelf and inferior parts. Sony dumped about 2 billion dollars into R&D on the PS2 and it's a much better system, in terms of power.

    I cite this article. Read it, it's amusing and informative. (Oh and check out the rest of the site - Gord rules.)

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  8. Not sure about this by Kithkill · · Score: 1

    I like Shiny, and Dave Perry's a smart cookie. But it looks a bit below-par with respect to what people expect from their next-generation consoles these days. Some of that flight stuff looked almost like it was running on a PSOne. Gameplay is King, and I'm hoping that's where it'll really shine, and the sheer wealth of Matrix plot/info/goodies will probably make it worth a play anyway. But it'll be a shame if the computer game (for a film effectively based around a computer game) doesn't live up to the standards set by the films, and other tie-ins such as The Animatrix. The whole vibe I'm getting from it is "simplistic". I'd be interested seeing the GameCube or XBox versions, though. I'd like to believe they'll look better (even if the gameplay's the same), but then that just raises the question - "Why hype up the masses with the most rubbish looking version?". Uneasy, definitely...

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