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 enlarge | From: Atari Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $5.95 (On sale from $5.97)
You Save: $0.02
New (21) Used (14) from $4.80
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 3247
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 26500
Model: 26500
UPC: 742725265004
EAN: 0742725265004
ASIN: B0009PETYO
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Finally June 22, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Back in 2003, to coincide with the release of the second and third Matrix films, a video game was created. Enter the Matrix was a highly anticipated movie tie-in that disappointed on every single level, much like the following films in the series. The biggest complaint from many about the game was that you didn't play as Neo; instead you played as Niobe and Ghost taking place in events surrounding the storylines of the film. Now, Atari and Shiny have finally answered the prayers of Matrix fans, finally allowing you to play as the savior of mankind, with all his fantastic abilities at your fingertips. You play as Neo from the beginning as you train your way to becoming "the One" by learning to manipulate the Matrix to your advantage. You are directly in events taken from the film trilogy; from the subway battle to the Burly Brawl to the epic, rain soaked finale against Agent Smith, only this time it has a different ending than that of the film. The first thing you'll notice is that the game's graphics engine isn't the most attractive one you'll see. There had to be sacrifices made in order to inject so much into this game, and while the graphics may be jerky, they suit their purpose. The biggest flaw of Path of Neo is the control scheme. Basic hand to hand combat is easy enough, but when it comes to the gunplay elements the game suffers mightily. Between unholstering your weapon, aiming it, and moving around at the same time, you'll be giving your fingers cramps. This is the biggest drawback of the game and it will turn off plenty, but the ability to pull off some insane combos which can be unlocked throughout make the gameplay rewarding. Laurence Fishburne is the only cast member from the films to lend his voice to the game, while the likenesses and sound alike voices of Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and the rest of the cast are here. All in all, Path of Neo isn't the best game to come around, but it's faithfulness to it's source material is refreshing for a licensed game, and it's light years beyond Enter the Matrix.
Yet another gem in the Matrix Marketing crown April 19, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I gotta hand it to the Wachowskis--they know marketing. I mean, if you don't play "Enter The Matrix", you miss out on why Niobe and Ghost decide to stay behind with the Neb, and why as a result Commander Lock was so mad at Niobe. If you don't watch "The Animatrix" and the sequence "Flight of the Osiris", you miss out on how Zion got word of the Sentinel attack. If you don't play "The Matrix Online", you miss out on the never-ending unfolding plot that takes place after Neo's death(?). ....And if you don't play this game, "The Path of Neo", you miss out on the neat little training programs that Tank made up in order to buff up Neo, or how Thomas Anderson (possibly) escaped Agent Smith's clutches (if he used the scaffolding to get to the roof of the Metacortex building). ....I mean, honestly. The Wachowski's marketing ploy is just pure genius. You miss out on so much story if you just watch the movies, and don't buy everything else. If all other producers/directors did the same thing with their movies, and interwove sub-plots within videogames, cartoons, etc, they would be making so much more money. To that, Wachoski Brothers, I bow down to you.
 Do NOT buy this game March 24, 2006
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Worst video game purchase I've made in five years. Endless cut scenes, repetitive and unsatisfying gameplay, pointless "special abilities" and other useless crap, jerky graphics, stupidly complex controls and a completely non-functioning pov camera angle. The Wachowski Bros worked on this? Bullsnot. They loaned their name and cashed a check. Avoid this ripoff like the plague unless you are a twelve year old fanboy with no life.
 The Path of Neo March 12, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Alright folks, lets recal the last matrix game shall we? bottom line Enter the Matrix wasnt as good as we thoguht. all you die hard matrix fans would definatly like this game The Pate of Neo. Finaly a matriz game where you can play as the chosen one him self, NEO! u basicly play through all 3 movies as neo, the choices you make through out the game effect your gameplay from there and on...
The Good::: When yo complete a mission you are forced in to a move shop. In the move shop you can purchase new style moves like stopping bullets, dodging dramatic punches and shots, jumping really high, matriz vision, and all diffrent types of punch shoot combos.
Through the game u will be able to expierence the the dramatic fight scene action in the matrix films, u will expierence the action of fighting millions of mr.smiths with a pole, fighting mr.smith in the air and ground. and ofcourse the scene where neo does his little acrobatic, bend my back over to dodge a bullet scene.
The Bad::: No flying! after all you expect neo the chosen one to fly! it'd be a lot cooler if this was a free roaming game like Grand Left Auto, Hulk ultimate destruction, and spiderman 2. Neo how ever can jump very high sorta like flying.
thts pretty much the only bad, the rest is pretty awsome.
Bottom line:: The Path of Neo is the die hard matrix fan's bible game. even if ur not a matrix fan, ull still probably enjoy this game...
My Review: I give this game a 4 out of 5
An incredible disappointment! February 12, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really don't want to comment on how well or if at all the game follows the movie. I'm not a big `moviephile' and you probably wouldn't find anything I have to say on this topic helpful. But I will say that the designers threw in some extra fights in there that were not in the movie that seemed to be redundant. ******SPOILER****** For example when you fight the oracles body guard you have to fight him a 3rd time in a movie theatre that is playing a the matrix movie where Neo fights the body guard the first time ************
As for the game play it was pretty smooth, and the game made decent use of the PS2's controller. However there seemed to be almost too many moves and I was forced to neglect some of them for the sake of not constantly dieing.
The cut scenes were entirely too long and I found them to be quite boring. They also were about half from the movies and half CG. All that did was point out to me that the game was in CG, while that seems obvious; it just made it harder to "get into" the game.
The game itself on the other hand, was way to short. It usually takes me at least a month to beat a game for the amount of time I spend playing video games. I beat this game in a total of 3 days, ick.
Now, the biggest problem I had with this game was the ending level and particularly the cut scene that introduces it. *****SPOILER****** The Wikowski brothers come up as 2-D, featureless, colorful characters and basically say that the whole martyr thing doesn't work for Neo in a video game, so instead Neo has to fight a giant Agent Smith. My roommate and I were laughing hysterically; thinking that I had done something special and unlocked some special, joke, feature. But no, in fact the joke was the end of the game, what a disappointment.******
If you still want to play this game when it's on the bargain rack, go for it. BUT PLEASE DON'T PAY $40 to $50 for this game!!!
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