Mirror's Edge for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I have rated this game a perfect 10. I found really no flaws with this game.

Some complain of falling too much or bad collision, never did I have this problem. There were times when the jumps were indeed very hard, but too many players today expect the ending to be hand fed to them.

If you remember, how hard was it to beat old games? 3 lives for 15 levels, if you lost you start over. Over time, we have lost sense of that and expect to be able to control these games like we are just along for the ride, with no REAL effort. I remember those games and miss them very much so. I literally, died about 40 times on one jump, and I didn't blame the game. I know there are people out there that are better than I am and landed it the first time. Getting the technique requires a fair amount of skill.

The game can be very difficult, but that should not deter you from grading it how it should be, an amazingly innovative and very fun game.

The story was well executed, albeit not an epic quest of sorts. It places you in a realistic situation for your characters setting. No mythical creatures, amazing robots or undead zombies here.

The artwork was absolutely phenomenal. Being an art major, I can really admire the work and talent of the art team. Many times did I catch myself thinking "Wow, that looks real." The artists did an amazing job and they deserve immense amounts of credit.

The music was great as well. It fits the art style perfectly, a very clean and new age feel. The voice acting was well done too!

And the strong point was the gameplay. Any quarrels one has with the other aspects should be greatly outweighed by the gameplay. This takes the embodiment of freerunning and puts it in your hands. A truly fresh and open world giving you so much freedom, you actually become the character. You are constantly on the edge wondering if you will run into "the blues" at any given moment.

Now, I tell you, this game is hard. You will die. A LOT. But it's worth every moment.

The good:

This game looks fantastic. The sound is great, as well as the music.

The Bad:

This game basically takes the Prince of Persia games and makes it a first person view with no combat. I didn't really mind that the combat pretty much sucked because that's not the idea of the game. What really bummed me out was the frustration factor. First, this game is VERY linear. In an environment that appears to be very open world, it isn't. With a whole city roofscape at your disposal, you have a pre-determined path set up for you. Here comes the next level of frustration....The game mechanics are pretty cloogy. You have to time things just right to pull of certain jumps, slides, grabs, swings, falls, punches, disarms...the list goes on. Let's not forget about the fact that there are some jumps that if you are not extremely precise on where you jump from and your aim, you will plummet to your death. There are several spots in the game that take many tries to finally get.

Overall, there are some fun parts, but for the most part, the frustration outweighs the fun factor. Before I played this, I heard mixed reviews, so I didn't have high expectations, but I was let done. It's worth the rent just to see if you'll like it, but it seems there are people who like it, and people, like me, who don't.