Mirror's Edge garnered a lot of interest and positive impressions when it was on display, and also playable, at this year's E3 Media & Business Summit. It's no wonder then that the game has gotten a few E3 awards under its belt. Mirror's Edge was awarded "Best New Franchise" by GameTrailers, and "Best Action Game" by IGN and 1UP. Congratulations to EA DICE!
"There's no more immersive way to experience a game than playing in first-person. As games continue to evolve into blockbuster entertainment experiences it's curious that so many first person titles have been about little more than aiming and firing. Mirror's Edge is a game that challenges all of those presuppositions. Environments are no longer static window dressing in a virtual shooting range. Mirror's Edge is a game that makes its environments the focal point of its gameplay. Players will have to read the environment and learn how to use it on the fly to escape from enemies, get to an impossibly high rooftop, or break into a secret new area. Whether or not you choose to fire a weapon (you can play the game without ever using a gun), combat is secondary to the far-flung acrobatics and trapeze-style puzzle solving.
Consider Mirror's Edge a kind of reimagining of Portal through the Jason Bourne lens. In the spirit of the best action games, Mirror's Edge draws you through a sprawling city; constantly pursued by conspiratorially-minded enemies while trying to save someone you love (a sister in this case). At a time when most action games deliver player-empowerment through explosions, Mirror's Edge is a stunning twist on action. "
"Part of what makes Mirror's Edge so special, from what we've seen so far, is that it accomplishes what it sets out to do -- it brings the idea of a super-intense first-person action game to a whole new level. But what's also important is that it does all of this with an eye-catching vibrant style rarely seen in action games these days."
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