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The Matrix: Path of Neo

The Matrix: Path of Neo
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Developer(s) Shiny Entertainment
Publisher(s) Atari
Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s) The Wachowskis
Composer(s) Tobias Enhus
Ben Watkins
Series The Matrix
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release date(s)
  • NA: November 7, 2005
  • EU: November 11, 2005
  • EU: November 25, 2005 (PC)
  • JP: December 22, 2005 (PS2)
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Review scores
Publication Score
PC PS2 Xbox
Edge N/A 5/10 N/A
EGM N/A 6.5/10 6.5/10
Eurogamer N/A 7/10 N/A
Famitsu N/A 26/40 N/A
Game Informer N/A 7.25/10 7.25/10
GamePro N/A 4/5 stars 4/5 stars
GameSpot 6.8/10 7.3/10 7.3/10
GameSpy N/A 2/5 stars 2.5/5 stars
GameZone 6.7/10 7.9/10 8/10
IGN 6.5/10 7.8/10 7.8/10
OPM (US) N/A 3/5 stars N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A 7/10
PC Gamer (US) 67% N/A N/A
CiN Weekly 81/100 81/100 81/100
USA Today 6/10 stars 6/10 stars 6/10 stars
Aggregate score
Metacritic 64/100 69/100 73/100

The Matrix: Path of Neo is an action-adventure video game, the third spin off from The Matrix series and the second developed by Shiny Entertainment. The game was written and directed by The Wachowskis, who wrote and directed the three The Matrix films. Players control the character Neo, participating in scenes from the films.

In Shiny Entertainment's first licensed Matrix game, Enter the Matrix, only sideline characters were playable. It did not feature the series' protagonist Neo, and due to its nature as an extension of the films' storyline, had few recreations of scenes in the film trilogy.

The Matrix: Path of Neo allows the player to participate in many of the major action scenes in the films. Most of these sequences, picked by the movie directors themselves, are taken from the first film in the series.

At the start of the game, the player is hacker Thomas Anderson, and does not possess any of the powers that the character will later discover as Neo. As the game continues, players learn new skills and techniques, equipping Neo for the final showdown with Agent Smith. These additional skills may be levels and in the main game. Many of these skills are used by Neo in the trilogy, including the bullet dodge, bullet stop, and flight. A number of weapons are available in the game, consisting of both melee weapons (including various types of swords, staves, and escrimas) and firearms (assault rifle, submachine gun, pistol etc.).

The game also allows the player to meet many of the characters in the films, including Trinity, Morpheus and the Merovingian, amongst others.

The game uses film excerpts as cut scenes throughout the game at certain milestones. This footage includes clips from the original The Matrix theatrical films, and from other sources, including the short film series, The Animatrix and Enter the Matrix.


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