When Will Farmer (Lanter) hacks into a restricted network of online gaming known only as R.I.P.L.E.Y., he stumbles onto a national defense system designed to ferret out fledgling terrorist cells…and becomes Ripley’s next target! His identity compromised, his family and friends jeopardized and his hometown in the crosshairs of an automated military response, Will’s only hope to clear his name lies in beating Ripley at her own game. But when the game escalates to the next level, it becomes a race against time to stop Ripley from unleashing Armageddon!
25 years ago it was asked, “Do you want to play a game?” in WarGames and when it comes to the sequel WarGames: The Dead Code the answer is once again yes! Actually in the sequel the male computerized voice is replaced by Ripley, a sexy female voice flirting with you to “Play with me”. Ripley is the modern-day version of Joshua and she is a lot more evil and run by more of a military jerk obsessed with power which is not a good thing for our lead Will. Will is played by Matt Lanter and we got to know him in Heroes and now instead of filming the cheerleader, he is the hero he deserves to be. The movie wastes no time to get started and once it does it is one fast-paced action movie that has you rooting for the lead. We follow Will as he starts to play the game in Philadelphia and then as he goes on a school trip to Canada and gets chased in Canada by Ripley and the US Government. While running from everyone he meets Joshua’s creator Dr. Stephen Falken and together Will, Falken and yes Joshua fight Ripley. Will they be able to save the world from Ripley or will there be complete annihilation? Check this fast-pasted enjoyable sequel that was worth waiting 25 years to see!
BTW besides the great acting and special effects, the best part was hearing Joshua again!!! So go to your computer now and play the game by buying WarGames: The Dead Code that is out now!
