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Mirror's Edge (PS3) | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
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Platform: Playstation 3
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MEPS3
EAN: 5030930064693
ASIN: B001GIOGDC
Release Date: November 14, 2008
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product Description
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.
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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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
Very enjoyable, if short lived, and maybe too simplistic for some. January 8, 2009
As if there wasn't enough comments regarding this game, I had to saw something.
The game is well presented (regardless of the platform you're playing on) and has it's own stylish way of using colour. Other reviewers have grumbled about this, but frankly, if you cant appreciate it's style, then I don't what to say. A lot of clean whites and blue are used, allowing the dominant reds and oranges to catch your eye - and therefore allow you to follow the "route"... it sounds quite simplistic, and in a way it is, but that's also the appeal of it.
People are also grumbling that this isn't "next-gen"... please stop moaning. It won't run of a Playstation Two will it? No. It may not have the amazing, 1080p graphics that you're yearning for, but don't forget this was created over a year or two and developers are still getting to grips with the newer "next-gen" technology.
This game looks good, plays smoothly, and is pretty responsive.
The plot is kind of easy to predict, but that doesn't bother me... things have developed far greater than Super Mario Bros! It's entertaining, that's enough for me. The vector graphic trailers (downloaded from the Playstation Store) are also slick and add to the appeal.
I found the controls a little fiddly to begin with, but after a short time, i got the hang of it. I found the "roll" a pain in the butt, initially, but you get used to it. There's a few points in the game where you need to be quite specific with your movement - balancing across beam for example - this was a pain for me, but others found it easy.
Anyway, I would recommend this game, especially at the new lower price on the PS3. In fact, I'm sure the Xbox and PC versions are just as good. Go and and play it!
Great game January 8, 2009
Really enjoyed this game and will be playing it through again. Sure it's frustrating at times but it's an exhilarating and beautiful experience and for me that more than made up for the frustrating bits.
Combat is cool and lots of fun once you realize you can pick up guns off the floor, which it never tells you. Basically you use slowmo to disarm the first guy, then you have a gun to take out the next few. You only need to get one enemy with that gun to have another gun you can pick up. It wasn't the combat bits that caused the frustration, some of the jumping puzzle bits were very difficult - some difficult to see what to do, and others difficult to achieve, and the jumping mechanics can be quite unforgiving at times, but despite occasionally shouting at the game, I was never stuck for more than 10 minutes.
Visually it's a very unique game with splashes of bold primary colours in amongst the plain white. It also has some fantastic environments and never looks less than stunning in my opinion. I enjoyed the setting and the story too although it's not exactly going to win a pulitzer.
 Unique, Colourful, New, Vibrant January 8, 2009
Unique, Colourful, New, Vibrant. To name a few of this unique game. No wonder why it got E3 Award for Best Original Game. With so many other awards under this titles belt the game play speaks for it's self. Its full of puzzles and is so refreshing to at last have a unique game you can truly call unique. People are always afraid of new things which is why some ppl dislike this game. Some say puzzles don't always have clues; well that's a good thing. You wouldn't want a puzzle that is half solved for you right? Great storyline and sound affects and fluid motion makes this game a must have for people who want a truly new unique game. The combat can be a challenge but so worth it when you pull a nifty acrobatic disarm. But this is not really a game where you stand fight, you have to keep on the move and keep the flow. Do the right thing and click add your basket!
One of the most original, and brilliant games ever January 7, 2009
Mirrors Edge is perfect really. Edge-of-your-seat gameplay with some of the best graphics a game has ever had, and a killer futuristic storyline similar to science fiction movies such as Ultraviolet and Equilibrium. No doubt that if Mirrors Edge was a movie (which will most certainly happen, due to the trend of turning games into movies) lead character Faith would be played my Milla Jovovich. And that's not a bad thing.
Buy it. You will not be disapointed! And it's on the cheap too!
Original, Beautiful, but Frustrating January 7, 2009
Mirror's Edge was one of the most anticipated games of last year. The trailer looked very promising and the demo was a lot of fun, so I was looking forward to getting my hands on the real thing. Sadly though, despite all the polish, the beautiful graphics, and the original and innovative gameplay, the game hasn't lived up to my expectations.
The game is not a First Person Shooter despite what you might have expected from the trailers. If anything, it's best to avoid combat in the game. Instead Mirror's Edge is a parkour simulator, a game that allows to you run, climb and jump your way across the rooftops of an unnamed city.
In terms of graphics, the game is stunning. Instead of the drab, dark colours you see in other games, Mirror's Edge is filled with bright and vibrant reds, greens, whites and blues. Standing on the edge of a building and looking over the horizon at the miles of skyscrapers gleeming under a blue sky is a breathtaking experience when you start your first game.
The game's atmosphere is also increased by the brilliant use of music, from the ambient melodies in the game's calmer scenes to the exhilirating techno music of the chase/action sequences. The only downside is that they are rather repetitive and they can become grating when you find yourself having to play the same part over and over again.
The story has you playing a girl named Faith, who works as a 'Runner', a group of people who deliver secret packages across this heavily monitored, squeaky clean, and crime free totalitarian city. When Faith's sister, Kate, is framed for the murder of Robert Pope, the city's Mayor, Faith finds herself at the centre of a government conspiracy to eliminate the Runners once and for all. She must find a way to prove her sister's innocence while staying two steps ahead of the cops.
The story is one of the weak points of the game. It is told through a series of stylised cartoons at the beginning of each chapter, but very little of the story is related in the game itself. This leads to some confusion, as you often have no idea how or why you came to be in the situation you find yourself in. The story is further ruined by the fact that the characters are all one dimensional and uninteresting. At the game's end the story remains unresolved, hinting at a possible sequal.
The most important element of all is the gameplay, and unfortunately it falls short. Mirror's Edge is one of the most difficult and frustrating games I've ever played. Making your way from one point to the other can become a chore in the last levels of the game as you are constantly pursued by machine gun armed cops or taser armed "ninja", shot at by snipers (sometimes in mid-air) and gunned down by helicopters. Because you are almost always under attack, you must make split second decisions. This is difficult when trying to avoid bullets, but it's made a lot worse considering there are no maps or directions for you take, which means you'll often fall to your death a good twenty times while trying to figure out where to go next. The game's Runner vision (grab points are highlighted red) as well as the option to press 'O' is meant to give you a greater idea of where you are suppose to go, but these can be very vague most of the time. The game's first person perspective can become a hinderance in this respect as well, as you have no idea where your legs are placed at times. I've died a dozen times in the game just by taking a step backwards and falling off a ledge I didn't know was behind me.
Combat is also disappointing. In the early levels of the game it can be avoided, but towards the last two or three levels it is unavoidable. The enemy all seem to be perfect shots. I was killed in mid air at one time by a gunman who was five storeys below me and on the other side of the building. Attempting to pull off difficult jumps ( a matter of hand straining button bashing that left me with blisters) is one thing, but doing it while you're surrounded by gunmen taking shots at you is another thing entirely. It's a recipe for mind numbing frustration, and it's made even worse by the fact that Faith can be easily killed.
In order to stay alive you must isolate gunmen from their group then engage them in melee combat to take their guns. This is difficult as the window for taking the enemy's weapon only lasts a split second (you do have the option to breifly slow down time). This becomes even harder as you need to be at a perfect spot to take the weapon - too close or too far - and you'll be dead, as you have no way of countering the enemy's blows and it only takes two strikes to kill you.
Once you have hold of a gun you need to use it wisely. You only have tiny amount of bullets in one gun, and you often need to empty an entire clip in an enemy to kill them. This is the only game I've played where the enemy grunts are stronger than you.
Part of the game's fun comes from keeping the momentum going. In the early parts of the game it's exhilirating to succesfully run and jump your way across the rooftops. Later on this flow is constantly broken, and as a result much of the fun of the game disappears as you progress through it. Often enough you'll feel that you've succeeded to the end of the level not through skill but by sheer luck. This ultimately makes the entire experience rather hollow, as you know that you could pull off a succesful jump only to be hit by a stray bullet.
The game is also very buggy, and I've suffered several crashes, screen blackouts and freezing (this is the only game on the PS3 I've played where I've experienced these problems). I had to play an entire level five times because the game always crashed at the same spot. The game also only saves at the beginning of each chapter, so if you are close to ending one level and you quit, you will lose all progress, as the game does not load from the last auto-save in the level.
Overall, this game is brilliantly realised from the futuristic setting, to the game's stunning atmosphere, brilliant graphics and great music.
Unfortunately I only wish I could have liked it more, as it's let down by frustrating gameplay and a confusing and uninvolving story.
This game is recommended if you love fast paced and frenetic action, and if you have lightning fast reflexes. If you hate those jumping bits in old platform games then you should avoid this as it will only leave you angry. Mirror's Edge does show a lot of potential, and I might be tempted to buy a sequal, but there are some big flaws that stop this from being a five star game it could have been.
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