In this sequel the mysterious Jobe (Frewer replacing Jeff Fahey), having recovered from a lab explosion, has various limbs removed and is strapped into a hi-tech chair and rehabilitated by the wonders of virtual reality and the ministrations of Dr. Platt (Ely Pouget).
Once in cyberspace, he hooks up with old chum Peter (O'Brien) and uses him to locate the brilliant Dr. Benjamin Trace (Bergin), who's hanging out in the wilderness after losing his VR chip to a scheming rival. Using the chip to fashion a computer world under his control, Jobe threatens to render all other systems obsolete, and it's up to Trace and Pete's gang of grubby mates to halt his march towards domination or something.
Not only is this an extremely misjudged retread of the original, but it's also very reminiscent of Max Headroom, that 80s TV series that explored the computer-simulated-human concept, and featured the actor/director team of Frewer and Mann. Evidently neither has moved on in the past decade, for the film is over-reliant on flashy effects of a vibrant VR playground to pad out an under-nourished plot and a tatty story line full of hackneyed devices.
Bergin here provides further proof of a total lack of range with a performance so bad, it's amusing. O'Brien and Pouget have scant opportunity to shine, while Frewer simply does Max out-of-his-Headroom. Silly, tedious and laughable. Best to avoid.