Mirror’s Edge is a first person plat-former meets Tomb Raider, meets Prince of Persia, meets whole new genre. First person jumping, running, sliding, diving fun! Mirror’s Edge has a huge focus on movement, and the sense of running on rooftops with the same sense of what it’s like to parkour. The camera is also tied more closely to your character movement such as when you run faster, the camera moves up and down more quickly, and when you roll, the camera rolls with you. The experience is fun and exciting! Mirror’s Edge takes place in an unnamed city where a totalitarian regime monitors its citizens through invasive surveillance, tracking all forms of electronic communication in order to reduce crime and quell any challenge to its power. Very similiar to films, “V for Vendetta”, and “Equilibrium”.   An upcoming mayoral election seeks to retain Mayor Callaghan in power to keep the government’s control on the city, though a new favored candidate Robert Pope promises to bring change. The Eurasian protagonist, Faith Connors, is a “Runner”, a person trained in parkour, to stay out of sight and to use rooftops and other means to help deliver physical messages between revolutionary groups within the city.  Faith along with another Runner, Celeste, were both trained by Mercury who also provides radio support for the two.

Title: Mirror’s Edge

The Good:

The game starts off with a nice and helpful tutorial that gets you up to speed quickly as to controls, and the way the game works. Then it throws you into the very fun and challenging world. A very bright and colorful world which you move quickly from roof to roof feeling like your in a epic dream. The fighting is very minimal, you can skip the fights completely, or stick around, strategize and fight them one at a time. Figuring out where to jump next, and doing it quickly when your about to be shot down, is tons of fun. 

The Bad:

There isn’t a lot of bad things to say about this game. The worst part of the game is sometimes you don’t know where to go and the bigger boss battles are to easy and to simplistic. That’s all I got.

Closing:

I think the best part about this game is its again a new IP from Electronic Arts who are mostly known for prequels and sequels. I think the game is a blast to play. As for the mid-core gamers, I would definitely buy it in a heart beat. You will need at least 2-3 settings to finish the game, so its definitely a good rental if anything.

Game Length: 6-9 Hours
Relationship Status: Staying the same
Difficulty Played: Medium
Health Risk: slightly affected
Price: $49.99 NEW or 40.99 USED - via Amazon
Final Verdict: 9 out of 10

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