Enter the Matrix was one of the years most anticipated games, but not without reason Imagine being Neo carrying out brilliant slow motion kicks. Or being Trinity helping Neo carry out the daring raid to save Morpheus. Yup sure sounds good apart from the fact that you can't actually do any of these things. You can either be Ghost who is deadly if you stick any kind of gun into his grubby mitts and does all the shooting in the driving based sections. Or you can be Niobe who is a dab hand at martial arts and does all the driving in the driving sections. Agent Smith also makes an appearance and you really get a sense of fear just like the movies!

The main selling point of the game is undoubtedly the slow motion mode called "focus mode" which slows down time and allows you to run up walls and perform cartwheels. At first this works well giving the sense that you really are in the Matrix universe, but after a while it all proves to be a gimmick with the novelty wearing off. The missions are very short and I couldn't believe my eyes when one mission consisted of running down a straight corridor to a door 30ft. away, no enemies or other obstacles just to reach the door! This adds to the games difficulty which is very easy even in hard mode meaning the seasoned gamer can easily complete this in a weekend. The enemies don't do anything for the difficulty with incredibly dumb AI who can often be found running into walls and other objects, they are also a very lousy shot. Just in case they do manage to hit your health bar regenerates! So during a boss fight just hide behind an object and wait for your health to go back up. This adds to the easiness of the game further

The graphics to put it simply are crap with dull, lifeless textures to be found throughout the game. The graphics are even worse in the driving sections with the textures looking worse than graphics in a game made about 2 or 3 years ago.

Overall: Enter the Matrix is fun for a while however it soon gets boring. Worth a rent

7 out of 10