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Matrix Online Ship Date Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the red-pill-release-date dept.

B1-66ER writes "Matrixfans.net has a report on the launch of TMO. 'Sega of America's new massively multi-player online game, Matrix Online, now has a ship date set. That date is January 18, 2005. The release date change from November is to coordinate the US launch with the European publisher.'"

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  1. Cross our fingers by mentalflossboy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Let's just hope the MMORPG isn't as terrible as Enter the Matrix was.

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  2. Re:A Money Grab by Proud+like+a+god · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Of course they couldn't shut down the Matrix at the end of the movies, as all reason dictates should have been done-- because then you can't profit from spin-offs and the sort of "extended universe" that you've got with the Star Wars franchise.
    Ever heard of prequels? And with the Matrix history of 5 (?) previous systems, you dont even need to have everything in the same state as it is before the films start (eg poeple can die, places can be created and destroyed).
  3. Re:I can just imagine by djdavetrouble · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Matrix was interesting back in 1999 or 2000. This is almsot 2005. Time to move on.

    I wanted to mod this up, but it is presented in such flame bait fashion... I feel the same way. The original matrix was great, surprising, cool effects, cool plot, etc. The revolution and the revisit or whatever never even had a chance to live up to the original. I harbored a hope, though, I think many of us hoped the cool would continue. Sigh, it was not to be. This was no Drunken Master 2, or Die Harder type sequel, it was just lame like the star wars prequel crap that stomped on so may of my 4th grade Star Wars memories. I am still waiting for my mind to be blown again by the next big thing. X2 was kind of cool though.

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  4. Re:Matrix by Shihar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ahh, the fantasies of someone who clearly hopes for more in an MMORPG then Everquest with new skin. I hate to burst your bubble, but MO is not going to be a cool world with intrigue. It is going to be a world where you and your buddies go over to the crack house and camp out thugs. You will kill a few thousand thugs, then level up. Rinse and repeat, replacing thugs with some other generic NPC you will get to kill over and over again.

    The goal of the game will be to level. w00t.