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Posted on 12.02.05 by Maxim @ 4:46 pm
Enter “The Matrix: Path of Neo” (not “Enter the Matrix”… don’t get all confused) I hate this game. I’ve seen reviews from respected establishments giving this game scores like 7 or 8 out of 10. This leads me to believe that either they are crazy, or I have no idea how to play it. It seems likely that I am missing some vital set of instructions, much like my first foray into the Final Fantasy world. Basically, the first time I played Final Fantasy, I did not understand the concept of “equipping” weapons. I bought them, they showed up in the inventory, I figured my guys would then use them. They didn’t. I was getting killed fighting the lowliest of imps. I thought the game sucked ass. Then I learned how to equip items, and the game got a whole lot better. Perhaps this same situation is repeating itself. Maybe I just don’t know how to play Path of Neo. Am I missing a crucial button combo? Some stick angle? Have I not equipped the short sword? Someone knows something I don’t. That, or everyone but me is crazy. Filed under: General and Maxim and Review and Xbox Comments:
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I love The Matrix. I love it so much. I love it like an abused spouse loves their abusive partner. I’ve allowed The Matrix to kick me in the balls on several occasions, and keep coming back for more.
The B button works as a sort of linking attack. You hit a guy using Y, then if you hit another character with B, you’ve linked them. Proceed to mash on the Y button and Neo does all sorts of nutty moves to both bad guys. I’m not sure what the limit is for the amount of enemies you can link together, though. Also, the little prompts in the lower left of the screen are pretty helpful in blatantly telling you how to enter a “combo.” The game is pretty broken, but being a total sucker for the Matrix I got a kick out of it. It was faithful enough to the movies…until you start fighting the giant fire ants in that MC Escher upside down stage. (I wish I was making that up.) That and Smithzilla. Yeah. I think the Wachowski’s secretly hate their fans….
Comment by Vintango — December 11, 2005 @ 11:23 pm