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This thread has been linked to the game 'Enter the Matrix'.
I've seen the console versions in action in various shops and boy do they ever reek.
However, with the PC version it's another lovely, 1024x786 resolution game of excellent graphics. And guess what, the game's fun as well.
You may moan about the graphics being bland and washy - that's because you're playing it on a toy.
Gameplay is excellent fun. That's the key-word here - fun.
"Yeah but it's just kick kick punch".
Any game can be boiled down to that simple description of kick kick/jump jump/run run/leap leap/collect collect.
Here's some screenshots from ma PC version:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=279150
And I don't care if you dont like the game, I do and I bought it so that means it's done exactly what I wanted it to. Cool kung-fu, bullet-time, excellent graphics, cool FMV and hacking I finally figured out.
Now I got me a sword and a can of whupass with Agent name on.
And here's some Vietcong screens as well, to show how cool that game is and how atmospheric.
I dont know, there's no pleasing some people is there?
Tell you what, you post about how crap you think Vietcong/Matrix is that means you have to say what your favourite game is. Promise you we can find just as many faults with that.
Vietcong screenshots:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=233176
However, with the PC version it's another lovely, 1024x786 resolution game of excellent graphics. And guess what, the game's fun as well.
You may moan about the graphics being bland and washy - that's because you're playing it on a toy.
Gameplay is excellent fun. That's the key-word here - fun.
"Yeah but it's just kick kick punch".
Any game can be boiled down to that simple description of kick kick/jump jump/run run/leap leap/collect collect.
Here's some screenshots from ma PC version:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=279150
And I don't care if you dont like the game, I do and I bought it so that means it's done exactly what I wanted it to. Cool kung-fu, bullet-time, excellent graphics, cool FMV and hacking I finally figured out.
Now I got me a sword and a can of whupass with Agent name on.
And here's some Vietcong screens as well, to show how cool that game is and how atmospheric.
I dont know, there's no pleasing some people is there?
Tell you what, you post about how crap you think Vietcong/Matrix is that means you have to say what your favourite game is. Promise you we can find just as many faults with that.
Vietcong screenshots:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=233176
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Yeah it is a tad short but the replay value makes that alright with me.
Complete it with Ghost/Niobe then replay as other character, missions are (for the most part) different, and then replay with the hacking mods active (weapon drops in the maps, play as Neo or Trinity etc)
It's not the best game ever made but hey, if you loved the Matrix movies and fancied having a go yourself then it does exactly what it says on the tin.
I'd give it 7.5/10 - there are some clipping issues and and sometimes the graphics get a bit wonky on driving levels but hell, it's just good fun.
I'm using a Geoforce4 Ti4200. Runs a charm.
Complete it with Ghost/Niobe then replay as other character, missions are (for the most part) different, and then replay with the hacking mods active (weapon drops in the maps, play as Neo or Trinity etc)
It's not the best game ever made but hey, if you loved the Matrix movies and fancied having a go yourself then it does exactly what it says on the tin.
I'd give it 7.5/10 - there are some clipping issues and and sometimes the graphics get a bit wonky on driving levels but hell, it's just good fun.
I'm using a Geoforce4 Ti4200. Runs a charm.
Its an enjoyable game. Shame its so damn short.
Bleugh!
Bleugh!
I didn't say otherwise.
And they are great.
I did.
But if you were to buy vietcong or ETM....
Each to their own.
I don't care what it looks like.
It's still boring and crap.
It's still boring and crap.
What graphics card are you using Goatboy?
I couldnt get them to zoom in either, but I thought that was just IE getting ready to crash on me again.
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