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Hacking Enter The Matrix

Posted by simoniker on from the format-a: dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to Gamespy's new guide to the hacking section of Enter The Matrix. This extra section of the game brings up a DOS-style interface, even on Playstation 2/Xbox/Gamecube, and lets you 'hack' to get pictures, movies, and extras from the million-selling but still controversial Atari-published title. Reminds us a little of the low-profile but excellent PC/Mac hacking game, Uplink?

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  1. huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    controversial? huh?

    I'm confused, because a patch is released for a game and there is very little press about the game, that makes it controversial? the game was released right during the heart of E3, most websites more than likely had their hands full with E3.

    reviews are now plentiful now that E3 is over, you can find just a few of them here, here and here.

    Mike

  2. Uplink by Apreche · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Uplink is an awesome awesome game. You have this awesome interface that makes you feel as if you are really hacking, movie style. It comes complete with the map that shows you relaying connections and getting traced. It even has plot! If you haven't played it, you should. I'm all for showing more realistic hacking in movies. Clean out some of the false impressions and stereotypes in peoples minds.

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    1. Re:Uplink by Captain+Nitpick · · Score: 5, Interesting

      What really bothered me about Uplink was the IRC client "upgrade".

      Having a real IRC client in the game just blurred the boundary with reality just a little too much.

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  3. Uplink? No. by ziggles · · Score: 5, Interesting
    A DOS-style interface? Uplink didn't have one of those. Uplink was more of a graphical hacking interface type thing than a command line hacking type thing.

    And what was with the "even on Playstation 2" remark? Is it harder to believe that it would have the feature on the PS2 than the xbox or GC?

  4. What, no GUI? by Universal+Nerd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, if I had the game I'd use it but what about the 1337 k1dd135 ? All they can due os point-and-click.

    I can see it now:
    1337 kiddie: "What the F**K is an a-semicolon-backslash?!?!!?!?!?!!!!!1"

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  5. Who Hacked the Matrix? by oni · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just want to point at that at no time during the movie did anyone "hack" the Matrix. Sure, Trinity is shown breaking into an unsecure computer while inside the Matrix, but that's really not the same thing.

    1. Re:Who Hacked the Matrix? by tha_mink · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Doesn't the mere fact that they were manipulating the matrix to do what they wanted it to do qualify as a hack?

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    2. Re:Who Hacked the Matrix? by Blackwulf · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Technically, the game happens alongside the movie. Just because Trinity/Neo/Morpheous didn't hack the Matrix in the movie, doesn't mean that Niobe or Ghost can't in the game.

  6. Re:Uplink? No. by simoniker · · Score: 5, Informative

    I can see how you might be confused by the 'even on Playstation 2' comment, so I've changed the post to add Gamecube and Xbox, just in case :)

    And, yes, I know Uplink was mainly using a graphical interface, but figured it was still worth mentioning, because there aren't really that many hacking games out there, the themes are similar, and a lot of people have missed Uplink because it doesn't have a major publisher behind it, sadly.

  7. Uplink port for Mac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In a coincidence that can only be described as striking, Ambrosia released their port of Uplink for the Mac today.

    No, I ain't gonna include a link. I ain't cher momma.