<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
under	O
the	O
Atari	O
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
as	O
The	O
Matrix	O
Reloaded	O
,	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
was	O
simultaneously	O
produced	O
with	O
The	O
Matrix	O
Reloaded	O
and	O
The	O
Matrix	O
Revolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
gives	O
players	O
control	O
of	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
from	O
Reloaded	O
and	O
Revolutions	O
,	O
Ghost	O
(	O
Anthony	O
Wong	O
)	O
and	O
Niobe	O
(	O
Jada	O
Pinkett	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
of	O
rebels	O
as	O
Morpheus	O
,	O
Trinity	O
,	O
and	O
Neo	O
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Ghost	O
and	O
Niobe	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
numerous	O
secondary	O
characters	O
in	O
Enter	B-Application
The	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
2003	O
animated	O
film	O
The	O
Animatrix	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Matrix	O
milieu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
then-untitled	O
second	O
movie	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Interplay	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
paying	O
$5	O
Million	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
six-month	O
exclusivity	O
deal	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
before	O
any	O
other	O
console	O
,	O
supply	O
exclusive	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
secureing	O
exclusive	O
online	O
gaming	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Interplay	O
would	O
remain	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
took	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
to	O
produce	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$20	O
million	O
,	O
not	O
including	O
marketing	O
expenses	O
or	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
hour	O
of	O
movie	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Atari	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
ranges	O
at	O
a	O
new	O
lower	O
price	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
well	O
under	O
Atari	O
's	O
own	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Atari	O
"	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
budget	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
newer	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
bonus	O
minigames	O
not	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$58	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
39th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
console	O
releases	O
reached	O
1.9	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
MacDonald	O
was	O
especially	O
scathing	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
In	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
years	O
of	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
seen	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
as	O
obviously	O
unfinished	O
and	O
rushed	O
to	O
market	O
as	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
....	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
listed	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
in	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Dubious	O
Honors	O
"	O
lists	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
five	O
most	O
disappointing	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
common	O
complaint	O
was	O
that	O
players	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
trilogy	O
protagonist	O
Neo	O
rather	O
than	O
secondary	O
characters	O
Ghost	O
and	O
Niobe	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
addressed	O
with	O
their	O
later	O
Matrix	O
game	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Poole	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
column	O
in	O
Edge	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
with	O
celebrity	O
scriptwriters	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
films	O
 '	O
fluid	O
fight	O
choreography	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
matched	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
centred	O
view	O
,	O
while	O
practical	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
interesting	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
kinetic	O
montage	O
"	O
of	O
camera	O
angles	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
movies	O
 '	O
action	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
worrying	O
new	O
precedent	O
that	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
sets	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
massively	O
hyped	O
synergy	O
and	O
narrative	O
overlap	O
with	O
Reloaded	O
,	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
seems	O
the	O
film	O
itself	O
has	O
been	O
deliberately	O
made	O
to	O
suffer	O
,	O
to	O
donate	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
lifeblood	O
so	O
that	O
its	O
vampiric	O
brood	O
can	O
feed	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
as	O
though	O
James	O
Cameron	O
had	O
cut	O
footage	O
out	O
of	O
Aliens	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
rendered	O
in	O
blocky	O
2D	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
1987	O
Spectrum/C64	O
tie-in	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Electric	O
Dreams	O
—	O
which	O
remains	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
a	O
superior	O
film-to-game	O
conversion.Poole	O
,	O
Steven	O
(	O
July	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
comments	O
came	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
with	O
NP	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
its	O
game	O
play	O
suffers	O
from	O
repetition	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
two-disc	O
technomelange	O
has	O
tons	O
of	O
great	O
stuff	O
for	O
Matrix	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
slip	O
into	O
the	O
black	O
robes	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
principal	O
characters	O
is	O
a	O
bummer	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
playing	O
through	O
Enter	B-Application
the	I-Application
Matrix	I-Application
will	O
actually	O
increase	O
your	O
appreciation	O
of	O
the	O
Matrix	O
universe	O
as	O
a	O
whole.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
specifically	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
big	O
'	O
thank	O
you	O
 '	O
to	O
Atari	O
and	O
Shiny	O
for	O
making	O
sure	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
little	O
cube	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
shafted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
actually	O
ships	O
on	O
two	O
disks	O
to	O
accommodate	O
all	O
the	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DPLII	O
,	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
,	O
DIVX	B-Application
compression	O
—	O
it	O
's	O
all	O
used	O
to	O
full	O
effect	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
