Blood: There are no actual blood effects in this game. Not when you hit, cut or shoot an enemy. Neither is there any blood present in the in-game cutscenes. However, something that can be taken as a particle effect is the iconic green "Matrix" code, which does leak lightly from enemies when you damage them. But that's the extent of in-game blood effects. They may also be referring to the reconfigured (sometimes narrated), abridged video snippets taken from the Matrix trilogy (and Animatrix), but since I don't rate or review movies on this site (check screenit.com), I will not list the scenes from the movies in this review. However, I will, of course, list all of the objectional content that remains exclusive to this game.

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Language: There are 15 uses of h**l, 13 uses of d**n, 3 uses of a**, 1 use of b**ch, 1 use of God d**n, and 1 misuse of God. Other than the main script, during the first training level, a spectator in the arena you're fighting in will say, "Bring him down! Kick his a**" multiple times. Also, some swat team members will say, ""D**n it! Take him out!" or "D**n it! Drop this guy!" In a later level, a side character will say things like, "This b**ch is tougher than I thought!" and "No more torture b**ch!" while you and she fight a female boss.

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Suggestive themes:

• One level is set in what appears to be a type of fetish club, with multiple people hanging from the walls in bondage gear. You see these same people in a later level, and once you reach the boss, you see that these people seem to be female, but also a bit robotic. The boss turns on electric current in the room, and the females/robots respond by giggling in somewhat pleasurable tones. Although, all of the above isn't too offensive or detailed, as the female robots are dressed in full body suits; it just has an overall look of bondage gear.
• Another area shows one of the main villain's lackys holding a woman prisoner in a dungeon. She is strapped to a stone table, and is dressed in a cleavage revealing bustier and fishnet stockings, with high boots and little else. Later, in a similar level, the aforementioned female is again taken captive, but this time by a witch who is also dressed like the captive female. Though both are dressed in pretty revealing attire, the offensive value is lessened by the fact that the graphics aren't that detailed, and the female character models are low-res.

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Violence: The Matrix: Path of Neo follows the plotline of The Matrix trilogy, and is entirely from the perspective of the main playable character, Neo, as you relive all of the coolest moments (and some new ones) from the trilogy. The violence is (of course) in the style of the Matrix trilogy. If you're reading this review you've probably seen one, if not all of the movies either entirely or partially. So you know that this game is full of mass collateral damage, some questionable actions (fighting police), slow-mo, lots of guns, kicking butt, and plenty of large explosions. However, unlike the movies, there is absolutely no blood or gore, and though you do fight and kill people/police, and the combat is intense, the overall violence feels arcade-y, disconnected, and pretty unrealistic.

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Closing comment: Overall this is a really fun game, where you finally get to play as Neo. The combat system is very fun, and although the gunplay is, too, it's a bit clumsy. The other downside is that the framerate is very spastic and the graphics are pretty sloppy. Content-wise, this game is pretty mild, and other than the snippets from the movies, the violence is almost cartoony, there is no blood or gore, and the present language can be heard on any tv show. So, I recommend this game for ages 13+.