The Matrix: Path of Neo film trilogy. "The Matrix: Path of Neo" allows the player to participate in many of the major action scenes in the films. Most of these sequences, picked by the movie directors themselves, are taken from the first film in the series. At the start of the game, the player is hacker Thomas Anderson, and does not possess any of the powers that the character will later discover as Neo. As the game continues, players learn new skills and techniques, equipping Neo for the final showdown with Agent Smith. These additional skills may be levels and in the main game. Many
The Matrix Online for these organizations in the future. Another of "The Matrix Online"'s defining and differentiating aspects was its inclusion and emphasis on what was called "The Continuing Story". This is to say the game itself is the official continuation of the universe, story and characters established in "The Matrix" series of fictional works including the film trilogy, "The Animatrix" short films, the "Enter The Matrix" video game and a series of officially written and produced Matrix comic books. This continuation was written by the award winning comic book writer Paul Chadwick and later collaboratively with "MxO" lead game designer, Ben "Rarebit"