Sound fares better - while not all of the original cast have lent their voices to their game likenesses, no one stands out as being markedly different from the real thing. Other characters and backgrounds, however, don't fare as well, with plenty of chunky animations and dull colour palettes to be seen.
Some of the facial mapping, for example, is quite well done, with the characters looking eerily like their big screen counterparts. Graphics in Path of Neo range from awful and blocky to impressive. The default controls on PC are also cramp inducing - we suggest some sort of joypad attachment will be ideal for anyone playing this title on a computer. This results in plenty of situations where you're taking hits purely because you've inadvertently started a combo at an enemy but couldn't quite get the aim right. Aiming with the mouse is problematic, and some combos can't be cancelled once you've started. The game's controls, however, can't seem to match the cool moves on screen. If you saw it in the films, chances are you'll be able to recreate the move (and better) in this game. While in focus mode, all of Neo's attacks and evasions take on an even more spectacular tinge, allowing him to perform wall flips, dodge bullets, wall running and more. To enter bullet time (or Focus mode), players need to press and hold down the Shift button.
There's even a brand new "ending" to the films tagged on at the conclusion of the game, which was written by the creators of the Matrix universe, Andy and Larry Wachowski.īullet time, the slow motion effect popularised by the original Matrix film and since taken up by plenty of games, also plays a large part in the game's combat. In fact, nearly all of the key scenes from the films have been extended in some way, adding up to an adventure which will take most gamers at least 12-15 hours to finish. The training sequence of the first film, for example, is greatly expanded on in Path of Neo, as is Thomas Anderson's escape from his office building. So while you'll still get to recreate such iconic scenes as the lobby fight in the first film, or the battle against hundreds of Agent Smiths in a park during The Matrix Reloaded, there's also plenty of never before seen adventures. While the game does roughly take you through the events of the first few films, there's plenty of new content here which goes farther and deeper into Neo's adventures than the films had time for. If you're the type who became obsessed about all the pseudo-intellectual double speak the Matrix films threw up, then Path of Neo is essentially a new chapter in the Matrix saga for you to explore. If you're a fan, though, the extended look at Neo's travels from Thomas Anderson to saviour of the world will be reason enough to buy this game. But while there's plenty of impressive looking action on offer, Path of Neo (at least in the PC version which we tested) is saddled with some camera and control issues which could turn off some gamers.
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