If you''re going to make a Matrix game, why make it for GBA? If you want to make it for a portable system, Sony will be coming out with their PPS (Portable PlayStation, at least I think that''s the name) sometime next year, by which time you may have the game ready. Or you could try to make it for X-Box, GameCube, and PS2. I don''t think you could do The Matrix justice on a GBA.

so you want to make a matrix game...

I (naturally ) have thought about such a game. although I have no intrest in joining your team, that is exactly what forums like this are for.

I am curious as to how much you have thought about this already, as it is a huge undertaking.

Here were just a few thoughts I had while thinking about your post.

-It should probably be a side scroller. It has been a while since I have seen a good one of those.

-DO NOT let the player be one of the more important characters(at least not at first). The movies only focus on one crew on one ship. There IS a whole other world out there, ya know.
Different characters could have different skillz, where the opportunity to play as NEO or others come as players prove they are worthy enough to appreciate them.

-Lots of Kung Fu. Guns, guns, guns are all anyone ever puts into games like this. Thats because doing hand to hand combat is hard to program...But, in truth, how many people remember the matrix for just the guns? Do some sort of arcade method, where the player can use guns, but can do alot more with there fists.

-CARNAGE. Let the player be as destructive as he wants. Let him pound through walls. Let him break signposts and traffic lights. Let him pick up people and throw them. Combo attacks. Whatever he wants. the more the better, as this will add technique to the game. For an example, play HAGANE for SNES

-Consequences. If the player does choose to throw people around, the police come running, and then come agents. Stealth should come into play.

-Don''t go by the book. Or movie, as the case may be. Put all of the more memorable scenes into a game, but when it comes to movie tie-ins, NEVER throw every little thing into a game. Keep it fresh, people...

Anyways, good luck. I think you would have more success if you did go for the "psuedo-matrix" approach. This would sidestep alot of criticism...

quote: Original post by casey blitx
RichardMV: Unfortuartely home programming is very simple even in the most complex form therefore I thought a GBA rom would be efficent (to the likes of Final Fantasy?). GBA is 1)fun 2)simple and 3) easily distributed amongst different operating systems and languages

If you insist, I just think the majority of the Matrix fan base would like to see a First Person Shooter or third person fighting game, but it''s up to you. I don''t think that the GBA is capable of doing real justice to the amazing graphics seen in the movies, not even close. If you want to use karate type moves along with guns as Chokki suggested, look at the PS2 game Oni, a bargin bin great, IMHO. In it you are given guns, but you are limited, usually, to VERY LITTLE ammo, usually enough to dispatch one or two enemies. You can carry one weapon at a time, and you can be disarmed. This system made guns usefull, but only when you strategize where to use them and where to go for hand to hand combat. I don''t like the side scroller idea. Side scrolling games limit the player, and The Matrix is about a nearly limitless world. Sure side scrolling works great with Mario and Metroid, but I just can''t see the Matrix in a 2D world.