Mirror's edge made my jaw drop in awe, and yours will too.
now i've grown sick of the constant shooterfests we see in 1st person games over the last few years.
Mind you metroid prime 1 and 2 echoes were also pretty good FP Adventures with emphasis on exploration and scanning rather than just attacking every enemy in sight.
then when i heard about mirror's edge i was skeptical, this was before i played the teasingly short demo on my xbox 360, and i have to say....OMG....i want more, until the game was released i played the demo constantly, and after completing the game which was really good with a few frustrating bits i felt satisfied and also wanting more.
I really enjoyed playing Mirror's edge, even though i found myself cussing a lot when i messed up the hundreds of times, this was actually the 1st game i've played which actually did something completely different and was really an original game, i didn't want a game with emphasis on shooting, and i'm REALLY glad this wasn't an all out shooter.
The running and parkour physics in this game made it feel quite realistic, and i for one don't like heights, but this didn't bother me so much.
Visuals (10/10)
Eye popping visuals what more can i say, sure they're not totally realistic, but the primary colours made mirror's edge really fun to play.
This game gives you a real sense of vertigo when playing especially when you're being pursued by enforcers and cops and you end up plummeting (When was the last time you played a game and got the real sense of "Oh sh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!t!!!" when you plummeted to your death?)
Audio and Music (10/10)
I can't fault this in ANY WAY, Sound was just brilliant and compliments the Visual presentation
Controls (11/10)
Finally, a game with fitting control scheme, Simplicity!!!
pulling off moves once you get used to them, is actually very easy, leaping from a roof top, dropping from a vent shaft, rolling to break a fall, accurate wall jumping
Gameplay (9/10)
Ok, this game loses a mark for being frustrating but it's only if you're just learning the ropes or trying to get a timed jump just right.
I just hope this isn't the end for mirror's edge, i'd love to see Dice roll out (No pun intended) some more downloadable game content like for example extra episodes for single player , as i got the over all impression this was like a comic book story, it just seems to me that games like these always get the once over treatment, which is disappointing, but who knows what Dice will bring out in the future.