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Atari today made an official announcement on the next installment of games based on the Matrix franchise. Dubbed The Matrix: Path of Neo, the game is set in the universe of The Matrix trilogy and its anime spin-off, The Animatrix. Path of Neo will jack into PCs, PlayStation 2s, and Xboxes this holiday season. The title is being developed by Shiny, the studio behind 2003's Enter the Matrix.
While we have known about the existence of an upcoming Matrix title for a while, the name and details of the project are news. The announcement of the title for the Xbox also lays to rest the rumors of a Matrix game being a launch title for the Xbox 2, coincidentally speculated to have a holiday 2005 release date.
In The Matrix: Path of Neo, gamers will play as Neo, the sci-fi savior set to free humans from their prisons of virtual reality as created by an invading alien species. The game will feature gameplay based on scenes from The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions.
The Wachowski brothers, creators of the Matrix films, will be heavily involved in the game. According to Atari, "The path the player takes to resolve each scenario and the resulting consequences will be scripted and directed by the Wachowski Brothers." The game will also feature the likenesses of the actors portrayed in the films--Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Laurence Fishburne and more will be included--as well as footage from all four films of the franchise.
The game is being developed despite its predecessor being little more than a virus in critic's lists. Released in 2003, Enter the Matrix delivered little better than mediocre reviews. Like its silver-screen counterparts, the reasons for continuing the series number in the millions--despite the critical drubbing, Enter the Matrix has sold nearly six million units worldwide.
The Matrix Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game being published by Sega and Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, hits PCs next month.
 News source: Gamespot
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