In 1999’s perfect pop culture moment, The Matrix brought together Kung Fu movies, Eastern philosophy, sci fi, and Keanu Reeves and sparked a movement. Seems every movie and game since isn’t complete with at least one slow motion bullet time scene. What followed were two sequels that steered the franchise into Lucas-like fanboy griping and angst, along with the required tie-in video games, anime, and merchandising. Six years is an eon in pop culture time, and some think the franchise bloated and destroyed itself in the teeth of the American media machine.

Into the wreckage of fanboy expectations steps The Matrix Online, gunning for the MMO market at a time when the new boss, World of Warcraft, looks pretty much the same as the old boss. Well, MMO fans, it’s time to take a bow to the new revolution, because The Matrix Online is cutting the BS and making MMOs fun again.