I Entered the Matrix… and immediately wanted to leave.

I’ll start by saying there are some things here that could have really worked. The idea of the main characters existing in live action and entering the Matrix, now playable to us, is kind of cool and sort of fits the theme of the film.

Too bad they decided to have some cutscenes in game as well… instantly taking away from the coolest aspect it had going for itself. But that’s not the most frustrating part. The controls, are like muddled garbage.

Stiff, uncomfortable, unnatural. You can hardly move the way you want to. And what’s worse is that there is no aim with your weapons. Not unless you enter their self proclaimed “first person mode”… and good luck with that.

The martial art combat is kind of cool… too bad the character barely goes in the direction you want him to hit. But you know what? It’s still possible to see past that. But It became really bad when there were not one, but TWO helicopter boss battles in the first three missions. And trying to navigate those… no way. Forget it.

I’m all for a challenge. Just not when your challenge is playing an unfinished, sloppily thrown together video game with no real sense of consistency or coherence 👎