Mirror's Edge (PS3)

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From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

91 reviews

Format: Unknown format
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: action-games
Media: Video Game
Edition: Normal
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: No Operating System
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.1 x 0.6

MPN: MEPS3
EAN: 5030930064693

Release Date: November 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
In a city where information is heavily monitored, agile couriers called Runners transport sensitive data away from prying eyes. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed and now you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith - and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story. Mirror’s Edge delivers you straight into the shoes of this unique heroine as she traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat and fast paced chases. With a never before seen sense of movement and perspective, you will be drawn into Faith’s world. A world that is visceral, immediate, and very dangerous. Live or die? Soar or plummet? One thing is certain, in this city, you will learn how to run.

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In a city where information is heavily monitored, agile couriers called Runners transport sensitive data away from prying eyes. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, your sister has been framed and now you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith - and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

Mirror's Edge delivers you straight into the shoes of this unique heroine as she traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat and fast paced chases. With a never before seen sense of movement and perspective, you will be drawn into Faith's world. A world that is visceral, immediate, and very dangerous.

Live or die? Soar or plummet? One thing is certain, in this city you will learn how to run. From the makers of the groundbreaking Battlefield franchise, Mirror's Edge is an action-adventure experience unlike any other.

Move Yourself: String together an amazing arsenal of wall-runs, leaps, vaults and more, in fluid, acrobatic movements that turns every level of the urban environment to your advantage and salvation.
Immerse Yourself: In first-person every breath, every collision, every impact is acutely felt. Heights create real vertigo, movements flow naturally, collisions and bullet impacts create genuine fear and adrenaline.
Challenge Yourself: Fight or flight. Your speed and agility allow you not only to evade, capture and perform daring escapes, but also to disable and disarm unwary opponents, in a mix of chase, puzzles, strategy and intense combat.
Free Yourself: Runner vision allows you to see the cit

Customer Reviews:

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Great title now at bargain prices November 26, 2009
A Jeremiah (Scotland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Give this game a little understanding and you will find it excellent.

Great graphics with a deliberate art style. Unique gameplay - at least I can't think of another platformer played from a first person perspective.

The combat has been deliberately made tricky as your character is not some super soldier but a delivery girl. I presume the idea is to make you play it more as it should be played - as a platformer. Some people are disappointed with this but the game was never designed to be a shooter. There is a nice convenient button to slow time when you want to disarm someone with a gun, then its up to you to try and shoot it out with the cops or keep running and dodging and disarming your way through the level. I must admit that a few times I took the easier and more cautious route of picking up the guns rather than the trickier method where you don't shoot anyone.

I can't think of another game to compare the feeling to when you get moving through sections in a fluid way. Controls are simple to pick up and work well.

Levels are a good size and can be very challenging but with well placed checkpoints you never have to go back so far that it annoys you if you miss one of the jumps and plummet to your death.

A good number of time trials are available in addition to the story mode. You can download the ghosts of the top players to see how they clear the runs and see if you can keep up.

Not as easy to get into as something like the call of duty games but more rewarding.

5 out of 5 stars

A Breath of Fresh Air September 12, 2009
Mr. Owen R. Dowling (London)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This game is annoying. You will curse.
But
This game is a most beautiful, surprising, visionary piece of interactive art.
It's been executed with intelligence, confidence and asthetic grace.

If those things matter to you, you will forgive the odd old-school defect.
This game has soul!

5 out of 5 stars

Mirror's Edge - a Masterpiece. March 27, 2009
Sebastian Schröter (Weeze; Kreis Kleve)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I want to pick of most what Red Bumblebee "qwerty9722" had said already, but I want to add another important aspect:

Mirror's Edge is somewhat satisfying when you beat another Time Trial, when you beat another Speed Run.

It's somewhat addicting, trying to beat another time, another Chapter, find another route or try another Jump.

If you give the game sometime after the not-so-good story, it's a Masterpiece, you won't find anywhere else. It's a unique experience. It's not a game anymore, it's art. Brilliant art.

5 out of 5 stars

Mirror's Edge November 17, 2009
Yunithium (Sweden, stockholm)
Mirror's Edge is not a typical game. In fact, it's the only one of it's kind. A "first person parkour-platformer".
You play as Faith, one of many in a network of Runners who are used to deliver messages that the totalitarian government don't "approve" of.

Graphics:
It's brightly coloured style is just many of the things that set this game apart from others. The different art style feels like a fresh breath and is very good at what it's supposed to do.

Gameplay:
One other unique feature in Mirror's Edge is the control of the caracter. As said earlier, it's a firs't person platformer and let's the player take control of the character in a way that's not possible in other games.
Sliding under barriers, wall-running, tumbling, shimmying across ledges are some of the unique movements the player can execute.

Sound:
The different parkour related sounds are good at sucking the player into the game. You'll hear realistic sounds when sliding, running, jumping, falling etc.
The soundtrack felt a bit poor sometimes but is good overall.

Story:
The story evolves around Faith and her sister Kate who is accused of killing a major candidate. You'll fight against a corrupted regime and will come across few twists.
The story could have been better in Mirror's Edge but because of the unique gameplay, this isn't as big of a problem like in most game.

Trophies/Achievements:
The unlocks have a somewhat old-fashioned layout but still manages to be unique because of the type of game it is. The easier trophies/achievements are unlocked for completing chapters and performing moves such as maintaining momentum for 30 seconds or stringing together a set of moves.
There are harder trophies/achievements though. The speedruns which require you to complete every chapter under a set time can prove to be challenging and three-starring every-time trial stretch takes practice (sometimes alot) but are all managable to the patienced player.

Graphics: 8.5/10
Gameplay: 9/10
Story: 5/10
Trophies/Ahievements dificulty: 6/10

OVERALL: 8.7/10

5 out of 5 stars

innovative idea March 9, 2009
D. Stepien (ko ger)
the story is very simple and not that exciting. nevertheless the idea behind the game is great.

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