The Matrix Online Preview

1Up has released a three-page preview of The Matrix Online, based upon their time spent in the game's ongoing beta test. Check it out:
A great deal of the action is, of course, combat based and, as befits the franchise, it is mostly centered around martial arts and firearms. The combat looks and feels unlike that in any other MMORPG. Players choose and line up moves and countermoves in an action bar, and then each move is weighed against the opponent's on a round-by-round basis something like a real-time Magic: The Gathering game system. It's a system that, we will say, still feels wonky in the beta, but it may offer a fresh take on what has become a largely dull and standardized mechanic.