Decent game until the driving missions bring the framerate down to one
User Rating: 4 | Enter the Matrix PC
Enter The Matrix was fun on the Xbox and the Gamecube so I figured that it should be a blast on the PC, since games normally have better graphics on the PC. I was wrong. Even though the game is essentially the same as the other version story and gameplay wise with nothing added, the graphics and controls can get in the way of you having fun with this one. First off the story is the same as the console versions which is not much of a shock, a multiplayer mode might have been a nice addition, but there was little to no chance of it being added to the game. So you are Niobi or Ghost. They both are different stories through the same levels but basically you fight along side Neo in the Matrix Reloaded story. In the driving missions Niobi drives and Ghost shoots. The graphics in this game are nothing to look at. In the run and gun missions they are about as average as you can get before they are just plain bad. The character models all look the same, but the game does have a greenish Matrix feel which is a good thing. Then you get to the driving levels where things really start to get messy. The framerate fails here; the graphics are so terrible they would have not even been excepted in the days of early FPS like Half-Life and Dues Ex. The game controls not quite as well as the console versions, because I think that the aiming is not as good as it was on the console, which is not really normal. Still the game controls ok where you can most likely figure it out in about thirty minutes. As far as replay value goes, I would just stick to the console versions of this game. The graphics are better there and the driving levels are bearable. So there is a good chance that these levels will be so terrible that you will just stop playing about 30-60 minutes into the game when you get to the first one, other than that I guess a true Matrix fan would probably enjoy playing through both of the stories. Overall, just stick with the console versions, they are cheaper and easier to find that this game, but if you find it for two dollars like I did than you might want to give it a try depending on how big of a fan you are of the sereies.
