Enter the Matrix

by Atari

Product Features

• Seamless blend of gameplay, in-game cinematics, and fresh new Matrix footage
• Awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts that bend the rules of the Matrix
• Stars all of the key characters from The Matrix Reloaded
• Incredible visual effects; truly authentic, photo-realistic Matrix ¿look¿
• Same musicians and SoundFX in-movie and in-game

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000C86Q8
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 14, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,298 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #17 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: DVD-Rom

From the Manufacturer

Merciless Agents stalk your every move. You'll dodge their bullets. Defy gravity. Break all the rules. Explore the hidden depths of the massive dreamworld that has enslaved the human race. How far down does the rabbit hole go? Are you ready to find out? Are you ready to enter the Matrix?

Enter the Matrix features awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts that bend the rules of the Matrix, insane driving and stunts, and the chance to pilot the fastest hovercraft in the fleet. This game isn't just set in the Matrix universe--it's an integral part of the entire Matrix experience, with a story that weaves in and out of The Matrix: Reloaded, the sequel to the Academy Award-winner. Enter the Matrix is the story-behind-the-story.

Enter the Matrix was developed under the creative direction of Matrix filmmakers Larry and Andy Wachowski. The unprecedented level of collaboration between Hollywood's hottest filmmakers and the award-winning Shiny Entertainment team promises to make Enter the Matrix a truly unique gaming experience.

Features:

• The game is based on a highly original blend of the key best-selling console game genres. (Action/Exploration/Fighting/Driving.)
• The writer/directors of the Matrix movie trilogy, Andy and Larry Wachowski, wrote the game script and personally directed around one full hour of NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN Matrix footage exclusively for this video game. (Shot at full Hollywood quality using the same movie crew and actors.) The final experience is a seamless blend of gameplay, in-game cinematics, and fresh new Matrix footage.
• The game stars all of the key characters from The Matrix Reloaded (likeness and voice over), including Neo (Keaanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving), Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Ghost (Anthony Wong), Sparks (Lachy Hulme), and Persephone (Monica Bellucci.)
• The game has the truly authentic, photo-realistic Matrix 'look' based on unparalleled collaboration with the actual movie making production crew. The fight sequences in the game are choreographed by Master Wo Ping (Crouching Tiger-Hidden Dragon, Iron Monkey) and his team of expert disciples. Just like he did in the movie, Wo Ping gives you the power to run on walls or take down a room of enemies without breaking a sweat.
• The game contains incredible visual effects including advanced particle engine and world destruction as seen in the Matrix movie.
• Players will see, only after playing the game, that their actions actually have an effect on the 2nd movie--The Matrix Reloaded and when seeing the movie for the first time will realize how what they see actually ties in with the game they've played
• Same musicians in-movie AND in-game
• Same SoundFX in-movie AND in-game

Product Description

The Enter the Matrix DVD you'll experience the awesome gunplay and spectacular martial arts of The Matrix: Reloaded -- and go beyond it, to see how far the rabbit hole goes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is not for gamers, but for movie fans., February 27, 2004

By 

Michael Ashby (Nashville, TN - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enter the Matrix (DVD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

All the reviews I've read say that the game sucks, so why buy it? One reason and one reason only - there's over and hour of DVD quality video in the game. This video isn't just snippets from the three films either. When the Wachowski's shot footage for the video game as they were shooting The Matrix Reloaded and

Do you have to play the video game in order to see the movies. No, just like The Animatrix, you don't have to have played the game in order to enjoy the movie. Yet, there are some very interesting story lines and back stories that you miss if you haven't played it. This content enriches your movie experience. I equate it to watching your favorite television show. Take "Friends" for example. You can sit down and watch any episode of Friends and know what's going on and have a good time watching it. Yet a lot of the enjoyment of the show is the fact that you know about Ross and Rachel's past, or the fact that Monica used to be fat. When you know these back stories, things that happen in current episodes are more enjoyable. "We were on a break!" doesn't mean anything to you if you haven't seen the previous episodes.

The first segment involves going to the post office to collect the package. The second segment involves going to the airport to call all the other captains for the meeting that appears at the start of The Matrix Reloaded. I was very surprised to learn how the captains use the Matrix to leave messages for each other and there is some very funny dialog. While at the airport, you are called upon to save a fellow crew, which greatly expands the level. The third segment involves the meeting of the captains and the subsequent escape after the agents show up. In The Matrix Reloaded, we see Neo fight the agents, but we don't see what happens with the rest of the characters. It's a bit more expanded in the video game. After this third segment, I would recommend that you stop here and watch The Matrix Reloaded. Or at a minimum, watch The Matrix Reloaded, then play the game and then watch The Matrix Revolutions

Throughout the game you're presented with the following elements:

1. Cinematics - through the use of DVD quality video, you see the story unfold with all the main characters from the Matrix Trilogy. They take a few short cuts with the special effects in places, but otherwise it's the same quality of footage as the movies.

2. Animatics - to help transition you from the movie to the game, often times a cinematic with change into an animatic. This simply means that the story unfolds in an animated version using the game engine to render the characters. These cut scenes are just as engaging as the video because they use the actual actor's voices.

3. Game Play - you do actually get to play the game as well. As either Niobe, or Ghost, you navigate your way through the game unfolding the story as you play.

It was no surprise to learn that the game play sucks. As a game, Enter The Matrix is dead on arrival. No matter how powerful your computer is, the game play is going to bog down to a crawl whenever there are a lot of enemies on the screen. The limited ability to save your games is going to cause you to scream more than once. Last but not least, the game play is simply not that engaging. It's very linear and thus you're really only going from point A to point B, press a button, or open a door and the level is over. I'll be honest, as a game, it's a turd.

But that's not the point. The reason for this game is not for you to play it over and over like Quake III, or Medal Of Honor Allied Assault. The purpose for this game is to tell a story. I don't know that a video game is the best medium for telling a story, but I have to give the Wachowski brothers credit for the attempt. To show you that the Brothers simply want you to get to the end, if you get to a point where you can rest, your health will automatically increase. Not just a little at a time, but in 20 seconds you can go from 2% to 100% if you simply stand still (and no one is shooting at you).

Other than the 1 hour of DVD quality video (have I said that enough yet?), the only saving grace is the audio in the game. Dane Davis, the sound designer for the Matrix Trilogies used the exact sounds from the movies. So when you're in bullet time and hearing the guns go off, it's just like you're there. It's weird when the sound effects are the most notable aspects of a game, but they are that good.

The music is also excellent. Don Davis, the composer for the Matrix Trilogies, composed music for the game as well. In addition, there are tracks from Juno Reactor, Chris Vrenna, Fluke, Rob D and others, that add a certain bit of adrenaline to the game play. Great songs to kick butt to.

If you're a die-hard Matrix fan, then I'd recommend buying the game if you can find it on sale. However, you don't have to be a gamer to play this game. Simple button mashing will get you through the game and through all of the stories - which is the point of the whole game anyway. Even if you're not a die-hard fan, the story arcs are good and worth slugging through the game to watch them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, March 28, 2004

By 

Minya "xMinyax" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enter the Matrix (DVD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

I found this game well worth the video card I had to go invest into run it and the hassle to install it, which, all in all, was quite a lot. The gameplay is really fun although frustrating as heck sometimes (Being kicked off roofs by agents, being thrown about to the point of death by 4 Smith clones....). But I'm a rabid Matrix fan so I guess I'm kind of biased. I recommend playing as Ghost when you play since he has more entertaining, yet somewhat harder, tasks. And just a note people--Do NOT buy this game if you don't have a Radeon 8500 or GeForce 256 or higher video card. It just causes lots of aggravation and hassle. But all in all this is one of the best video games I've ever played. The live action video clips are pretty entertaining an the game fills in lots of holes in Reloaded. My only problem is that the game is over to quick! I played for 7 hours and was done. That was a little disappointing

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars awesome but could have been perfect, April 9, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Enter the Matrix (DVD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

the graphics are normal,
the controls are easy to get used to,
focus is the best,
interesting hacking engine,
good combos,
unusual story,

the game does not slow my computer down, and i only have p4 2.4 ghz and loading times are extremely short (less than a minute per load). p.s if you use cheats use enemies cant see to win easily.

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