Finally a game that break boundaries while giving you a familiar look to draw you in.
User Rating: 8.5 | Mirror's Edge X360
First I have to stay that at the beginning I was drawn into this game through the hype and videos released, and loved the item of a game with free running and with you begining able to finally do some of those cool moves we have all seen and love from the matrix. The game is fantastic and really give you something new but not to out there to alienate those non hardcore gamers. The gameplay is very fun and get you thinking where to go and what you need to do to get there, alright at some points people may see the flash of a controller flying at the tv but this is to be expected. The graphics are amazing and really give this world a very polished look, this however may of been to well done, I mean where is the litter, pigeon poo and other things that a real living city has. And once in a while the sunlight flares off the very white surfaces blinding you and causing you untimely death. But the real problem lies in the combat system or lack of proper use of guns, but then again it's really not a shooter. I personally think that the choice of making it a FPS and not third person is inspired, if it was a third person it would lose it's self in the sea of crap out there. The use of the colour red to guide you to your destination is a nice touch as well as the little red Mirror's Edge graffiti marks to show you that there are bags to collect close by. The level designs are really well done a little linar but this isn't a bad thing as too many games are so open that you get lost and frustrated with them because of it and you have enough to worry about without get too lost in the city. The levels are just the right size in my mind and checkpoint are not too few or many, however the introduction of a replay video of what you did in the last level simiular to Halo in mutliplayer matches would of been nice, I hope to see it in the sequel. The you have this conspiracy storyline which is just this side of believable, I just thank the makers didn't push it any further because it would of broken what little concentration I have if they did. The major problem is the fact there are only nine levels in all and the story ends on such a cliffhanger that there could be room for a sequel, but what do you expect from EA and the game industry in general. But all in all this is a great game and would be something I would advise people to buy. 
