Never seen before
Mirrors Edge isnt a FPS,its more like the anti-shooter first person experience. If you are familliar with "parkour", then this is Parkour-The Game.
You are Faith, a hot asian chick with skills,you see things from her eyes. Its so unique to be so agile and quick, it really putts your mind and reflexes to the test. For me it didnt took long to get used to the controls. And then whenever you have to run like hell and make all the jumps,slides and climbings right,its adrennaline rush to the max. Allmost makes you wanna run out and try it for real.
The graphycs are really amasing and even mind-blowing at times. The sound effects-also spectacular.
There is one major element of the game that might be a turn-off to some gamers: the difficulty. You die a lot, at certain places,untill you figure out the trick or just get it right. For me,in this game,that didnt bother me at all.
If you get past the first few levels, you will notice the similarity between places. Some are bothered by it and say its repetitive. I disagree.
And I repeat: this is not a First Person Shooter,not even close. It was never meant to be one.
...and as a final note: Hey GameSpot , you gave FarCry2 an 8,5 and couldnt give Mirrors Edge at least an 8? Shame on you