Hi. I created a simple example of the use of matrix.
screenshot : https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dac3d6579e07b0582110d2b368ea2444476637a9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e796f75747562652e636f6d2f76692f6c6f584a753451627648512f302e6a7067
code: https://github.com/indatawetrust/cocos2d-x-sprite-matrix