Enter the Matrix//Vice City

[i3OSS]

Keep it up guys, its gonna be here in 5 days WOO HOO~!

Anyone pre-order them yet?

Got an additional info on it? all i know is im expecting better gameplay with vice and i heard they spent a large amount of time on matrix so i think it will be worth getting...

[avx]

Sorry dont got any extra info on it...:(

But Im very hesitant about any matrix games...so many movie based games are horrible...

i'm really gonna wait on this one.....

[Spyda]

im buying vice city most likely next wednesday, if its too much like GTA3, its off straight back

[i3OSS]

its like the PS2 but when a more variety and better controls and better graphics.
i dont know about the matrix, but reading it in PCGamer made me want to buy it...you should see the graphics on that thing, this wasnt some 1 month game they spent the time since they started the reloaded movie. they had 2 groups split up, 1 for the movies and one for games and they use the director of the crouchjing tiger hidden dragon and they took the moves into a green room to make the game as accurate as possible... :D

[mrmister1]

Yeeah...the Matrix sounds amazing.

They said that is supposed to have incredibly immersive gameplay, like being able to shoot out every ceiling tile, and knock over every table. They also said that it isn't just a game to go along with the movie, but, you have to play the game to understand more of the Matrix series. Now, I don't know if that's just a sales gimmick to get you to buy it, but, I don't think that makes much of a difference; I'm still gonna' get it.

[whr2206]

Originally posted by i3OSS
Keep it up guys, its gonna be here in 5 days WOO HOO~!

Anyone pre-order them yet?

Got an additional info on it? all i know is im expecting better gameplay with vice and i heard they spent a large amount of time on matrix so i think it will be worth getting...

Im sure you'll enjoy Vice City. I have it for the ps2... and it'll just be better on computer I assume... enjoy, although I always thought the plot was cheesy... but its fun to play so no complaints from me. You'll notice the difference between gta 3 and vice city right away.

[Spyda]

i played VC on PS2, and the frame rates were so slow i got a headache, not used to 50 or so fps, i need at least 80 now :rolleyes:

[Spyda]

the matrix games just screams out to me that its going to be a lot like max payne with a bit more kung fu, and i havent even read anything anou it, never mind seen the game box cover

[Jeradln82]

OH yeah! I'm getting the Matrix game ASAP! It looks and sounds sweet!

[Jeradln82]

Well I pre-ordered "Enter The Matrix" I can't wait till it arrives!! I hope its as amazing as it looks! I'll be sure to let you all know :D

Oh yeah..I noticed in the list of requirment it says it needs DX9. What other games use DX9 as of right now? Is the matrix the first game that requires it? I'm glad I have a GFX card that supports DX9 ;)

[Spyda]

Splinter Cell does

and not just DX9 cards support DX9

a Geforce 2 will play that game

[Jeradln82]

Yeah..I saw the GF2 would play the game. But wouldn't a DX9 card play the game the best, Totally utilizing DX9??

[Alaron]

Well, its May 15th, who's got it? First impressions? I am very curious to see if it lives up to the hype.

Does anyone know the game requirements, I wonder if I'll have enough to play it smoothly.

[pam123]

I love relatives!
Enter the Matrix just landed on my desk, courtesy of my Aunt!
Minimum requirements: 800 MHz, 128mb ram, 4.3 GB ( 7200 RPM ) HDD space, CD 4X, DX9, Gf2 .
Recommended : 1.2 GHz, 256 mb ram, Radeon 8500
Not that hard to make, I hope the game lives up to the PR.
Almost forgot, that EAX sound thing.
Enjoy !

[Alaron]

Thanks a bunch Pam. :) I meet the requirements, but barely (GF2). I think I'll hold off on buying it until I get my 9700.

[Spyda]

gah, that EAX sound always gives me awful sound. like distant then close, then quiet then loud, so annoying

[pam123]

Spyda,
I'll have to look but I'm fairly sure that I have the Maximum PC issue that was dedicated to setting up surround sound with various speaker combinations ( Alienware_Dude might have it as well ) and various sound cards.
I'll post back if I can find it.

[whr2206]

Originally posted by Jeradln82
OH yeah! I'm getting the Matrix game ASAP! It looks and sounds sweet!

Yeah and I heard the producers of the Matrix the movie trilogy developed the game as well. So that will make it better. At first I was thinking of not getting it, becaust most games based after movied I didn't like too well. But Enter the Matrix looks pretty promising.

[Iman74]

I just learned today that Grand Theft Auto : Vice City is available on PC. But I am most certain when I was interested in buying that many months ago it was only available on gaming platfors like X-Box and PS2. Am I wrong?

[Spyda]

went and bought Vice City this morning, played it for maybe 2 or so hours, its pretty good, a lot faster than GTA3, slickr too with higher detailed graphics, had that damn quiet/loud car engine sound thing again though

I may go and buy enter the matrix tomorrow morning while im in town, while i get my matrix tickets:D

[wolfie]

just got matrix, havent put it in yet. theres already a patch for it.
http://www.atarisupport.com/faq/enterthematrixdownloads_pc.asp

"What is introduced for this patch compared to the retail version:
Cleaner graphics during gameplay and cineractives.
New "Matrix Options Screen" that gives the user many more options.
The user can Alt-Tab to switch to another application during gameplay.
EAX option now works properly."

wolfie

[Spyda]

yea, im currently downloading the patch while my brother is playing it, and the moves and everything are awesome, it has to be the coolest game i think ive played, it just screams MATRIX at the top of it voice, how cool is goignt into focus mode (matrix bullet time mode), running up a wall, backflipping off the wall and fly kicking a gaurd in the haed, sending him in a sideways flip?

ill tell you

VERY COOL!!!
if it looks this good on my brothers 1Ghz, i cant wait to install my copy :D


also, if you have seen the animatrixs, there are 4 now, the game ties in exactly with them

brilliant

[Jeradln82]

Well I finnaly got around to playing the Matrix. I've had it a couple of days but been busy..grrrr. Anway..this game ROCKS! The graphics are just awesome!

Spyda, where can I find those animatrixs? Are they downloadable?

It's taking me a little while to get used to this game. The character moves so fast. Oh man the moves are awesome as well. I love kicking the guards across the floor when I knock them down! LOL

Great Game!

Just my two pennies :D

[FantasySoul]

Oh,man!not a 4Gb installation again!!
I think I have to wipe out my old games from my HD and fit it in.......i wish I had a 80GB's...:(
I thought the MATRIX was out for the console...?

[wolfie]

Originally posted by FantasySoul
Oh,man!not a 4Gb installation again!!
I think I have to wipe out my old games from my HD and fit it in.......i wish I had a 80GB's...:(
I thought the MATRIX was out for the console...?

yep its out for everybody. it is a pretty fun game. wish the controlling was a bit tighter tho.

wolfie

[MonkeyBlitch]

I can see Enter The Matrix is a pretty darn good game and Matrix Reloaded was awesome also!

[Spyda]

you can find all the animatirx' on fileshack.com, beware they are 155MB each though

[Jeradln82]

Originally posted by wolfie
yep its out for everybody. it is a pretty fun game. wish the controlling was a bit tighter tho.

wolfie

Yeah that is on bad thing about it. Takes a while to get used to it.

Game seems to get pretty hard, I'm stuck right now fighting the stupid SWAT hilicopter. Can't get past it :( LoL

Spyda, thanks for info. Maybe I'll just let it download one of these nights while i sleep. :D

[i3OSS]

DoOD, now i wanna get it soo bad...but no money DANGIT!

[Spyda]

i have just downloaded all the 4 released animatrixs, 9 in total thogh, still to come, praise be the college 2Mb connection :D

20 minutes to download all 4 150MB movies

love it

[MonkeyBlitch]

I'm palying Enter The Matrix and all I have to say is ...AWESOME

Very good graphics and it feels like playing in the movie except bring on the agents!!! Oh and I passed the helicopter scene in a flash.

[sleepypost]

you are so lucky but i'll catch that break soon...!

[Jeradln82]

Originally posted by MonkeyBlitch
I'm palying Enter The Matrix and all I have to say is ...AWESOME

Very good graphics and it feels like playing in the movie except bring on the agents!!! Oh and I passed the helicopter scene in a flash.

Ahh.....THe hilicopter is really getting on my nerves! How'd ya pass it? I keep getting killed :(

[MonkeyBlitch]

Is the part you stuck on when you have to fight the Agent on the plane?

I have just beat the game! Man the only thing thats mest up is Morpheus and Neo aren't in the game!! Oh and it takes 1 day to beat also.

[Spyda]

I still havent installed it yet!

im still doing Vice City, which is fun :D

at 45% at the moment, concentrating on finding the hidden packages so i can get an apache helicopter :D

Ive got awesome at flyng the helicopter now :D

[Jeradln82]

Originally posted by MonkeyBlitch
Is the part you stuck on when you have to fight the Agent on the plane?

I have just beat the game! Man the only thing thats mest up is Morpheus and Neo aren't in the game!! Oh and it takes 1 day to beat also.

Nah the swat hilicopter at the airport. You beat the game in one day? How long did you play for? Did you put it on easy or something?? 1 day is just nuts.

[MonkeyBlitch]

I played it on normal with Niobe I played for about the whole day... good thing I rented it.

Oh and Spyda you can go and "steal" the apache helicopter at the military base in Vice City.

[Spyda]

realises that after all 100 hidden packages collected...

anyway, at leats i have a full armoury at my mansion now,, ooh and $100,000 and access to the tank :D

[Spyda]

who knows, I may actually install the matrix tonight or tomorrow

[MonkeyBlitch]

Where did you find the tank in Vice City?

[Spyda]

you have to get 90 of the hidden packages

hard, trust me, but well worth it

[Spyda]

Originally posted by pam123
Spyda,
I'll have to look but I'm fairly sure that I have the Maximum PC issue that was dedicated to setting up surround sound with various speaker combinations ( Alienware_Dude might have it as well ) and various sound cards.
I'll post back if I can find it.


i dont have surround speakers, i have 2.1 harman/kardon champagnes and a hercules gamesurround Fortissimo II.

The sound is quite bearable, its not soo distant and near, now its just when i am fighting someone,

its like the soundcard is like playing GTA3 on my GF2 MX400 machine, when you do anything that requires a lot of movement on the screen with a lot of stuff, it slows right down and the frame rate drops to like 5 fps or something.

on my Ti4200 machine with the matrix, the sound card is slowing right down and jittering, but the game is playing smooth, and it only happens when im fighting someone, maybe i should just get an audigy 2...

[MonkeyBlitch]

I can't find all 90 packages!! I tried to steal a tank when I got all 6 wanted stars but the stupid pedestrians keep pulling me out of the drivers seat!

[Spyda]

all 90? theres 100 total

[animalshack]

does anyoen know if theres a way to play PS2 games on your computer?

i know it mgith sound like a stupid question...but i heard you can

if u can, how can i do this

[yellohut]

not right now, there is no working emulator. despite what some other people may claim.
even if you could you wouldn't want to because only top of the line systems stand a chance of being able to post some decent frame rates.

---->explanation of why<-----
in your ps2 / gamecube / xbox the game is processed directly by the hardware. so even if you say "well the xbox is just running a P3 and nvidia chip, i have better than that"
you must consider that when you play on your computer the game is being processed by software (the emulator) that is being processed by software (the OS) that is being processed by the hardware. and you lose a lot in those steps. BTW for the ps2 it will likely be a bit longer before someone can emulate the PS2 cpu efficiently without it crashing.

[yellohut]

by the way the matrix reloaded disapointed me. it was mediocre at best with some good action sequences, although i found that many went on too long.

and in case you're wondering i did understand everything that was going on with the plot. My problem lies within the movie and how it was made, not the story.

[Spyda]

shutup shutup.. i havent seen it yet ;)

and consoles only have to show a resolution of 350x350 or something, and every PS2 is the same, so no variables in the setup means no code slowing it down

[MonkeyBlitch]

I was talking about if you find the 90 packages then you get the tank right? And the first half of Matrix Reloaded was slow!

[Spyda]

yes, 90 gets you the tank, the sea sparrow and a full array of armour and weapons at your mansion

100 gives you a hudred grand for your troubles

oh and i found out that doing all 35 rampage missions gets you an infinite minigun

[_-=GODSPEED=-_]

hey guys. i got copies of vice city and matrix already. i played them both and its real fun playing vice city. nice game and cute cars/bikes. well i havent played matrix fro a while. i just played it for 30mins or so. nice graphics on this game and a really good story. damn its 4cds...

GODSPEED!!!

[Spyda]

i like matrix, but vice city is just more fun:D

finally, i seen the film

i thought it was really good

[sleepypost]

I've never seen the Matrix or Matrix 2... never played the game nor do i intend to. i dunno, the Matrix just didn't sound interesting to me.

[MonkeyBlitch]

Ha, I finally jacked the tank!