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Mirror's Edge

 

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  • User Score (312)
    8.2 8.2 from 312 reviewers
  • Expert Score (181)
    7.9 7.9 from 181 reviewers
  • Value for money (30)
    7.4 7.4 from 30 reviewers
  • Features (17)
    8.5 8.5 from 17 reviewers
  • Ease of use (30)
    8.8 8.8 from 30 reviewers
  • Performance (29)
    9.9 9.9 from 29 reviewers
  • Sound quality (10)
    8.6 8.6 from 10 reviewers
  • Gameplay (117)
    8.2 8.2 from 117 reviewers
  • Graphics (149)
    8.8 8.8 from 149 reviewers
  • Sound (108)
    8.5 8.5 from 108 reviewers
  • Storyline (7)
    9.1 9.1 from 7 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (4)
    7.6 7.6 from 4 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    8.7 8.7 from 3 reviewers
  • Lifespan (14)
    6.1 6.1 from 14 reviewers
  • Overall quality (16)
    9.4 9.4 from 16 reviewers
  • Playability (2)
    8.4 8.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Audio & image quality (2)
    2.2 2.2 from 2 reviewers
  • Replay value (3)
    6.8 6.8 from 3 reviewers
  • Game depth (2)
    8.3 8.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Funfactor (34)
    8.3 8.3 from 34 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PlayDevil

    PlayDevil
    9.0/10
    3 November 2010

    "Enslaved: Odyssey to the West" is a flawed epic. The story, the voice acting, and the action is second to none. However, the immersion is brought down by some occasionally dodgy animation, camera angles and the dreadful FMV sequences. It’s a shame, because if Ninja Theory had a bit more time or budget, this would be game of the year, easily. Read more

    • Story, Combat, Style
    • Odd camera gripe, Odd gameplay gripe, Texture pop-in
  2. ActionTrip

    8.1/10
    28 October 2010

    Enslaved is a decent start of a new game franchise and is an important step for the development team to see if they can reach new heights with a potential sequel (which I hear is already starting to shape). Read more

    • It’s a beautiful, fun and engaging adventure with a lot of action and a few puzzles neatly tucked in, great atmosphere, solid voice acting;
    • Combat gets a bit repetitive, enemies and battles in general need more variety, we really missed co-op in this one.
  3. GameSpot

    1 October 2010

    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is a great example of how a gripping story and strong artistic design can overcome slight gameplay problems. Your movement is rough around the edges and you have to get through half of the game before the combat really shows off its true potential, but those are minor blemishes on this fine package. Read more

    • Sympathetic characters and well-crafted cutscenes, A wide variety of beautiful locations, Smooth combat that is brutally satisfying, Boss fights, chase scenes, and puz...
    • Touchy movement controls, Camera is too zoomed in at times.
  4. Auracore MediaWorks

    Auracore MediaWorks
    9.5/10
    3 November 2010

    Ninja Theory once again shows their mastery of the cinematic video game experience. Read more

    • Simple but fun combat; awe-inspiring visuals; immersive storytelling; fantastic voice acting.
    • Minor camera issues; some trouble with combat.
  5. ablegamers.com

    2.5/10
    4 August 2011

    DICE has become quite prominent as a developer due to the Battlefield series which features console classics like Bad Company and Bad Company 2. However, Mirror’s Edge, released in 2008, has apparently also influenced a fair amount of people, especially given the implementation of free running (also known as parkour) elements and the antiseptic, sterile styling of certain maps in Brink. Read more

  6. mature-gaming.com

    8.0/10
    20 April 2011

    Just when you thought games were getting a bit formulaic and boring, along come a few to brighten up your days and put some faith back into gaming again. Read more

  7. Hooked Gamers

    Hooked Gamers
    7.6/10
    26 November 2008

    Nothing changes the fact though that despite some easy, dodgy, or rushed gameplay mechanics, Back to the Future: The Game is well worth experiencing for fans of the films. The voice-acting is superb, the music evokes Hans Zimmer’s iconic score well, the writing sharp and usually funny, the characters (both old and new) are interesting and the plot hits all the right notes. And the ending? Read more

    • Story is utterly wonderful, characters go through some interesting developments, THAT ENDING.
    • Really easy, the Hill Valley Science Expo is boring and utterly unbelievably empty, another vehicle clamber, we didn\'t go to 2015.
  8. Game Over Online

    9.0/10
    9 November 2010

    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West review Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com At first glance Enslaved: Odyssey to the West’s post-apocalyptic plot might turn away some players, but unlike the dreary brown and grey colored action games like Gears of War, Enslaved is a vibrant, beautiful and consistently stunningly realized world that manages to breathe new life into the ailing ‘post-apocalyptic’ genre. Read more

  9. AtomicGamer

    AtomicGamer
    0.8/10
    12 October 2010

    Enslaved might wind up as a sleeper surprise for the enthusiast gamers who don’t only watch Spike TV commercials to make their video game buying decisions. But it’s a shame, because this game, even with its flaws, could have really used some marketing and branding to get the word out. Read more

  10. NZGamer.com

    7.6/10
    8 October 2010

    Remember when you were a kid, and you would call out that you were going to the park, and your mum would yell back to take your little sister, and off you’d Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. EA has another hit!

    Bestbuy
    10/10
    Reviewer: oonshadowman, Bestbuy
    22 September 2011

    EA has yet again another hit this time taking the place of Faith in the game Mirrors Edge. Faith being a runner (someone who delivers messages) gets chased by blue suits as they call them if i remember correctly. Fun game its fast paced. Kind of made me dizzy here and there but u will want this game bad. It is by far a great game its just simply beautiful and i dont think any game will ever be able to pass the innovative creativity. Read more

    • Graphics, story, Innovative FPS, Running is actually fun!
    • Nothing that i know of.
  2. Really really fun but really short too...

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: GamerPanda, Amazon
    6 January 2012

    This game i found on my xbox live game shop and it looked really interesting. it was a lot of fun and it was a challenge in some parts. i really only have one problem with the game... it was way to short i beat it in two or three 3hour sittings... dont get me wrong it was really fun and i keep playing it over and over again, finding more objects secret passages and stuff so... over all great game but way to short. Read more

  3. great game

    Newegg
    10/10
    Reviewer: radinplaid, Newegg
    20 May 2010

    i rented this game initially and enjoyed it enough to consider buying it a year and a half after the fact. seriously, if you can get it for <$10 it would be a shame not to get it. Read more

    • very different (read: refreshing) feel for a FPS. although i enjoy call of duty/halo type games it is nice to have one like this to really mix things up. some of the p...
    • some might say that the gun play is a negative for this game, but it is entirely secondary to the main mechanics of the game. yes, you can shoot a gun but the point is...
  4. Mirror's Edge - Different idea for a game but many guns

    6.0/10
    Reviewer: NegativeG, Ciao
    29 August 2011

    Mirror's Edge Mirror's Edge is a game set in future where you play as a girl named Faith. The game is set in the future where surveillance is high in the city, people are heavily resticted in their activities but Faith has found 'running', delivering data and packages between people, an illegal activity in the city. Further, a murder charge has been brought against her sister who did work for the police and the plot thickens to get the to bottom of this. Read more

    • Different, a chance to try free running. Satisfactory when you succeed a move!
    • Dodgy controls, short game, too many guns.
  5. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

    Reviewer: Vader, ActionTrip
    28 October 2010

    True and it certainly feels that way when you're playing Enslaved. Not sure about the whole DMC thing, though. We must give it some time. Also, Devil May Cry has always been in Capcom's hands and this is the first time they're giving it to an outside team. Read more

  6. “Every now and then a game comes along that you NEED to play from begining to end at least once...”

    NowGamer
    8.9/10
    Reviewer: D.Metal, NowGamer
    22 October 2010

    Having just finished my first run through on this I felt compelled to come on here and urge people to try this game for themselves. Playing a lot like Uncharted 2 only substituting hand to hand combat for guns (for the most part) and the present day "treasure hunter" angle for a post-apocalyptic setting, this has one of the most compelling storys I've ever experienced in a game. I won't go too deeply into that because I don't want to ruin it for you. Read more

  7. Mirror’s Edge Reader Review - 9.8

    9.8/10
    Reviewer: Barnzey901, IGN Entertainment
    22 February 2009

    I recently bought this game, because it seemed out of the ordinary genre and a novelty game. I started playing through the chapters and thought they had a good story line and required thinking on your feet, and being able to keep ur speed up without having to stop to figure out where the hell ur supposed to be going or jumping off the edge of a building ur not supposed to be. Read more

  8. Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360): On the edge of enjoyment and frustration

    	 Dooyoo
    Reviewer: ReviewKing05, Dooyoo
    14 June 2009

    Definitely worth a play-through for a mere £5 online, but it's problems stop it from being a classic Read more

    • + Great idea + New look at the first-person genre + The parkour is sublime when pulled off
    • - AI is awful at times - Combat is woeful - All too unforgiving
  9. BigPond GameArena

    6.8/10
    Reviewer: delta38, BigPond GameArena
    23 May 2009

    Mirror's Edge is a game of chance; you jump from a ledge and hope to get across to that nearby building and find that you have stacked it miserably; or you could land that perfectly timed jump with great success. Either way, you're going to get a mixture of both throughout this game and other annoying nuisances. Read more

    • Stunning visuals., I can see my body and feet!, An addictive time trial mode.
    • No aiming down the sights., A lot of dying.
  10. Mirrors Edge

    Boomerang Video Game Rental Online
    8.0/10
    22 May 2009

    Great game but definitely needed more development time. Also could of been much longer in respects to the story. I didn't like the animations in-between the game I felt it broke the immersion quite a bit. Read more

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In a city where information is heavily monitored, agile couriers called Runners transport sensitive data away from prying eyes. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, your sister has been framed, and now you are being hunted. Mirror’s Edge™ puts you in the shoes of Faith, a Runner who must traverse the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engage in intense combat and fast-paced chases, and survive in this very dangerous world.

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