Bad controlls, idiotic AI, and some weird technical issues, make this a game I couldnt recommend to anyone.
User Rating: 4.5 | Enter the Matrix PC
I played the PS2 version of this game first before I played the PC version. I stopped playing this game mostly because I got incredibly bored of consoles, realized how much I was beginning to hate them, and sold it all. However, this was one of those games I remember to be pretty good even on a console. If I was reviewing Enter the matrix for a PS2, I would give it a score of about 7.5, so when I bought the game for a PC after I had discarded my PS2 for eternity, I was expecting a better experience than I had on the PS2. (Because I ALWAYS think games are better on PC's). However, After installing this on my PC, nomatter how hard I try, nomatter how much I play, this game is undoubtably crap compared to its PS2 brother. Its the only game in the entire world that I can say whole-heartedly is better on a PS2. The most annoying and game-breakingly bad part for me is technical problems! For starters, even if I set my graphics on the lowest settings, and put it in 640x480 screen resolution - I STILL GET SLOWDOWN!!!! What's up with that? And the weird part is, it only happens when im in bullettime(or focus, as it is called). If im just playing without focus, I can play the game flawlessly in 1600x1200 with everything on high. As soon as I press the focus key, the game zooms down to 3fps, making it unplayable. This wouldnt be so bad if most of the game doesnt depend on focus to play properly! Without focus, I cant run up walls, do special moves, dodge bullets, or kill anyone in any kind of style at all. Which is what this game is about. I means im stuck to doing simple punches and kicks, which gets boring after 5 minutes of doing so. Even more annoying for me, is how I can play new games like Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 on highest settings, and I cant even play this (quite dated) game on low without slowdown! Now - controlls! Arghhh. This is as bad as PC controlls get. It was easy as pie on the PS2, on the PC it takes much getting used to, and even then its very annoying! To make matters worse the camera angles suck most of the time during fights, making it hard to see who you are hitting. These two things combined makes it so frustrating you'll probably just uninstall it there and then. Now I could go into the good points of the game, and tell you all about the fun experiences I had on the PS2 version - but this ISNT the PS2 version. its a complete ripoff of the PS2 version. Even I could mention the good points, i wouldnt. Because after playing this its put me in a bad mood, so I dont feel like it. This game feels like a badly made mod for a badly made game. If you are still into PS2s, go out and buy it maybe. Its good fun, especially for Matrix fans. If you are going to buy it for PC, STOP! NOW! Unless its on the market for 50p, stay well away from this one.
