From: Sega of America, Inc. Average Rating: Binding: CD-ROM ESRB Age Rating: Teen Format: CD-ROM Label: Sega of America, Inc. Number of Items: 1 Platform: Windows XP Release Date: March 22, 2005
Features:
Full recreation of the world seen in the Matrix films - -you'll be able to pull off the same incredible martial arts moves and Bullet Time effects
Travel through a rich World Cityscape environment with traffic, living neighborhoods, and breathtaking skylines as you face a variety of enemies
A robust mission system offers players maximum re-playability and depth
Customizable skill/ability system allows players to download the appropriate skills and abilities for their character each time they jack into the game
Plot lines continue the story where the movies end, for deep insight into the world of The Matrix
Product Description: The Matrix Online is a massive-multiplayer online game that takes you into the world of the hit Matrix movies. After Neo won the battle for human freedom, a series of "redpills" were released from the Matrix and taken to the Desert Of The Real. The world they thought they knew is gone - and now they're soldiers in a secret war that goes on between Machines, Zionists, and Exiles, just below the surface of the world we see.
Dead. Boring. This game has good possibilities, but it is ruined by the lack of people on the two servers this game has. Everytime I logged in, all I saw was little to no one on. If people had been on, they were away from keyboard status or link dead. The actual system of the game is kinda cool, how you create your character, by selecting the powers and path you want to follow, but after the first few steps, it becomes confusing and you dont know where to go.... Pass on this one. If it becomes free, then pick it up.
The matrix has you .... and your credit card This game is fun, entertaining, and... customizable as heck. You can basically make your character look however on this green earth you want them to look. If you want a leather wearing cowboy by all means make one. Not to mention you get to enjoy the hyper jumping from the movie and other fun abilities. You can use bullet time on missions which makes for a good time. The game does however get boring after a few months even though it did have its own underground radio station for a while which addes to the fun of raves and what not.
The Matrix Online I played in the Matrix online public Beta when it was first in the release stages. I really liked the game and how it was set up. I still enjoy playing the game, it definatly takes work to level. I would recommend this game to anyone who followed the Matrix Trilogy.
Still here and always getting better Some of the unique basics:
You can change your load at anytime (all you need is a hardline/phonebooth found throughout the Megacity). From kung Fu to Network Hacker to Rifle Expert to Utility Coder to Master Knive Thrower and more. You can be it all, just not all at once. Your memory is limited and the art of creating a good loadout is one of the deeper parts of the game.
You can change your stats at anytime (you have to do a mission to get another stat hack object). So even if you think you screwed up putting points into the wrong attribute, you can always fix, modify, tweak and otherwise forever pursue the perfect stat build.
Interlock is the most awesome combat system for emmulating the Wire Fu combat of the movies. It's simply riveting and hasn't lost it's shine yet.
My rating:
I give it a 5 stars for fun because I love it and still have fun jacking in after 18 months.... I give it 4 stars overall because it's still buggy, buggier than it should be, but still four stars because it is so less buggy than when WB first shoved it out the door to release in early 2005.
This game has progressed emensely since launch and through the transition to SOE. New content is being added regularly and bugs continue to be addressed at a steady pace (though much work to do still).
The early days of server crashing mammoth events are pretty much gone which is good and bad. The awesome spectacles are missed but many who likewise complained about the massive lag and inevitable server crashes as well as the long periods of stagnant time between storyline events have much less to complain about these days. Storyline events with main characters (played by the devs) are smaller and far more frequent with several to many occuring each week. Critical missions are spread out instead of all being released at once. The storyline presence is stronger and more visible in this format with events and critical missions working off each other.
The major combat revision (CR2) has greatly improved the combat system while keeping the awesome hand to hand graphics that so effectively captures the feel of the Matrix movies' combat style.
For the diehard Matrix fan this is an awesome game. The environment is spectactularly rich and requires competant hardware to make it shine. There is so much to explore and it's always surprising to me that the peeps who complain about nothing to do have explored so little. If you want to grind to the top level for PvP, it's a grind for sure. No matter what it's a grind. But the story and environment are so rich that forums and player based internet resources are a huge part of this game.
This game requires a good player. One who will figure out how things work and use it to their advantage. The stats, abilities and combat system are rather complex and require much study to be succesful. Players who are curious, figure things out and explore end up being more experienced, skilled and overall have a better understanding of how to be successful against the challenges of the game. There are many experienced players who are helpful both ingame and on the forums and are a big part of what makes the community great.
The game has three servers. One hostile and two non-hostile. If you like PvP the hostile server won't disappoint you. Once you reach level 16 (50 is max) you are hostile and anyone any level of an opposing organization (there are three orgs: Zion, Machine and Merovingian) can attack you any time, anywhere (except for a few circumstances like when you are in your loading area).
Eminently soloable yet it pays to be with a good faction when it comes to keeping up with the storyline and live events. The community is one of the best amongst all MMORPG's and is a huge reason this game has survived long enough to see the fruits of some very dedicated developers'labor.
Combat interaction is the best there is. Martial Arts Wire Fu and Guns make for awesome duels and PvP requires good teamwork and complimentary builds for good success.
The ingame radio feature is still one of the coolest things amongst MMO's. Ingame players DJ MxO dedicated broadcasts which enhance the community environment and provide a great resource for information during live events.
If you like exploring and being challenged as a soloer. If you like combat either PvE or PvP. If you like a hard sci fi edge instead of fantasy immersion. If you like the Matrix story. If you like a great community. If you like awesome graphics.
If all that, then this game is for you so what are you waiting for!
If you buy this game, I urge you to get acquainted with The Matrix Online forums, seek out a good faction and check out some websites like mxoarchive.net and mxoresource.com.
Discovering as much as you can about the storyline and the environment will enrich your involvement in the conitinuing story of The Matrix.
Not worth the 20$ I paid for it Having played many other MMO's over the years, I finally found a copy of the Matrix Online at a store recently, and decided to give it a whirl. I am a fan of the Matrix movies, and of the Animatrix, as well as a big fan of the Cyberpunk genera in general. In theory the Matrix Online should have been a great product, as it has so many elements to draw from to make a good game.
However I quickly found myself to be very dissatisfied with my purchase. The introduction to the game was very well done, in which you learned how to control your character and interact with the environment. However the tutorial did not adequately explain how to utilize the UI properly.
Once I actually entered into the world, there was no clear goal, path or set of activities to begin to start getting "into" the game. Travel to the various points was akwardly done, and travel times between even nearby locations is way too high. The UI interface is difficult at best to deal with, and there is no real obviously visible indication when another character tries to communicate with you (tells/whispers/etc.).
All in all I do not rate this game very highly, and would not recommend it to anyone.
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