Hype works both ways when promoting a work of art. It could generate enough buzz to drive sales or it could be like shooting your self in the foot. The following are five examples of games that were over hyped but failed to live up to the expectation of gamers and critics.
Lee Kirton has helped launch some of gaming's most beloved titles. With The Matrix Resurrections dropping in December, Kirton sat down with us to reflect on Enter The Matrix and Path of Neo.
Gaming culture as a whole has always been one of the main sources of inspiration for the whole Matrix universe, and it’s only fair that, upon the franchise’s return to the big screen, gamers should get a piece of the green-tinted action too.
Considering its status as a pop culture icon that spawned half a million memes and imitators, it’s quite surprising how few Matrix games there are.
You are mistaken, we just wanted a good Matrix game so bad that we said it was great.
roadkillers is so correct.
It remains a mystery how a great Matrix game has yet to be made...
Perfect opportunity to right this wrong committed so many years ago ! Lol bring us a matrix game worthy of the one himself !
I would kill to see Remedy (Control) develop a remake of Path of Neo. If ever there was a case for a game being remade, PoN couldn't be more deserving. Well, that and maybe the original Metal Gear 1 & 2.
I loved Enter The Matrix but was probably the minority and being a teenager with lower gaming standards probably helped.
There was a Matrix game pretty damn good that I played from start to finish, I think it was the path of Neo I think that was the one. :D
I did not like the Enter the Matrix game with Ghost and Niobi, but played the heck out of Path of Neo.
What, no mention of Haze? Too Human?
I liked enter the matrix and rising sun, but I was like 11 when they came out so maybe I just didn't notice how bad they were