Im loving this game. The beginning was boring as hell, but once I got passed all of the training levels the game certainly took a turn for the better. Few things though:
A) Guns. Theres no point in using them unless you're using the grenade launcher to destroy a helicopter or if you're on that training level. When people are shooting at me I either wall run, use that awesome anti-gravity jump to jump past everyone, or I just keep using the dodge button to twirl and flip towards the enemies.
B) Agents. I know Neo is the one and everything, but they aren't very hard. Fighting 3 at the same time is enjoyable and I find myself replaying the same stage just so I can do so but it would be a bit more fun if they were smarter and/or stronger.
C) Graphics. They're meh at best (although I have to admit the console version has MUCH better graphics). Still, they could have at least brought it up to par with Enter the Matrix (although that might lower fps). Smith looks like a monster when he grimaces...
As for the fighting, its just damn good. Lots of different combos and fighting numerous opponents using the staff, sword, and kung fu is a lot of fun. Im still memorizing some of the combinations (like that air kill thing that I never remember to use). Although I said the Agents should have been made smarter or stronger, they have still managed to surprise me. In the level where I had to find and save Niobe I had killed 2 of the 3 Agents. Somehow I was low on health so I figured I would jump down to the lower level and grab a med kit. So I jump up and the most amazing thing happened. Bullet time was suddenly activated, the agent ran towards the wall and jumped off followed by him tackling me all the way to the lower level. Unfortunately, he died from the fall so I couldnt continue an already awesome battle =/.
Some of the combinations are crazy. During a mission I was fighting a few swat guys and I was doing that awesome punch combo (Neo punches the guy like 10 times in various parts of his chest followed by one last punch to the face which knocks the enemy away) when all of a sudden Neo grabbed the swat guy, flew up into the air, threw him down, and landed on his face. As soon as I saw that I knew once I mastered the system I would be able to do some crazy ****.
Anywho, I usually acquire games in a less than legal way, but after playing it I went out and bought it for the PS2. Best 50 bucks I've spent in a long time. This just goes to show you that a game doesnt have to look pretty to be awesome (which means there really isnt any point in porting esf to half-life 2 <_<).
Zeo gives Path of Neo a 9 outta 10. The fighting is that damn good.