Post by Enchant on Mar 23, 2005 10:02:25 GMT -5
12:00 AM, 23-MARCH-05 (scifi.com)
Matrix Online Launches
The Matrix Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is now live, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Sega announced. Developed by Monolith Productions and directed by the Wachowski brothers, the PC-based game launched March 22 in North America and will debut on April 8 in Europe.
The Matrix Online continues the story from the Matrix film trilogy, picking up the story after the events in the third film, The Matrix Revolutions. Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Monica Bellucci (Persephone), Mary Alice (The Oracle), Lambert Wilson (The Merovingian), Harold Perrineau Jr. (Link), Harry Lennix (Lock), Nona Gaye (Zee), Collin Chou (Seraph) and Tanveer Atwal (Sati) provide voices and character likenesses for the game. Don Davis, who composed the films' scores, also provides the music for the game.
The Matrix Online combines combat and "bullet time" within a persistent online world. A specialized role-playing live-events team at Monolith will assume the roles of the Matrix characters and support the continuation of the game's storyline through choreographed interaction, the companies said. Players will meet, battle and eventually team up with the familiar characters on high-profile missions or at player-organized events.
The Matrix Online carries a suggested retail price of $49.99, and gamers can either subscribe online for a monthly subscription fee of $14.99 or purchase pre-paid game cards with 60 days' worth of playtime for $29.99.
Matrix Online Launches
The Matrix Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is now live, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Sega announced. Developed by Monolith Productions and directed by the Wachowski brothers, the PC-based game launched March 22 in North America and will debut on April 8 in Europe.
The Matrix Online continues the story from the Matrix film trilogy, picking up the story after the events in the third film, The Matrix Revolutions. Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Monica Bellucci (Persephone), Mary Alice (The Oracle), Lambert Wilson (The Merovingian), Harold Perrineau Jr. (Link), Harry Lennix (Lock), Nona Gaye (Zee), Collin Chou (Seraph) and Tanveer Atwal (Sati) provide voices and character likenesses for the game. Don Davis, who composed the films' scores, also provides the music for the game.
The Matrix Online combines combat and "bullet time" within a persistent online world. A specialized role-playing live-events team at Monolith will assume the roles of the Matrix characters and support the continuation of the game's storyline through choreographed interaction, the companies said. Players will meet, battle and eventually team up with the familiar characters on high-profile missions or at player-organized events.
The Matrix Online carries a suggested retail price of $49.99, and gamers can either subscribe online for a monthly subscription fee of $14.99 or purchase pre-paid game cards with 60 days' worth of playtime for $29.99.