While it is flawed it has paved the way for an original and exciting new IP.
To start off with Mirrors edge is not a first person shooter it's more like a first person version of Prince of persia albeit you are a female protagonist and its set in a fictional futuristic city where crime has been conquered and the government has led the population to beleieve that it is the perfect place like a dreamworld, the setting is similar to the matrix it's just that the story to mirrors edge sucks in that Faith who is the character you play belongs to a group of runners in which they deliver sensitive information and Faith's sister has been framed by the cities police force for some reason any way who cares how does the first person view work?
It works great, There is no HUD whcih leads to more immersion and at it's best Mirrors edge stands head and shoulders above the pack it feels really good when you are evading the cops by ducking, weaving and jumping over obstacles while running on 20 storey rooftops it's really exhilerating. However it is flawed in nearly every chapter there is always a situation where you have to take the trial and error approach and boy will it get frustrating but there is positive with this in that a checkpoint is always triggered every 100 metres.
With more positives come's more flaws in which the graphics are stunning and uniquely represent the bleak and boring utopia and the voice acting is passable but what about the combat?for starter don't even bother with guns as the gunplay is sloppy and the close qaurters fighting is not that great not to mention faith will die in about 6 shots so it's best to isolate your opponents taking them out one by one or by completley evading them.
It is flawed but it is great fun at it's exhilerating best.
+Fun free frunning
+Beautiful graphics
+challenging
+not a stereotypical female game character
-weak story
-trial and error gameplay
-too linear
While not perfect it is a promising new series.