Mirror's Edge

[DickDalewood]

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Man... this looks AWESOME.

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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I thinks it's time to buy some Gravol shares because sales will increase twofold if this game is a hit.

[Flawless]

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New gameplay footage in this video.

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[Jonesy]

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Interesting concept.

Kinda like parkour with guns.....

[youvalss]

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The Mirror's Edge logo has some element on the left side that reminds me a logo of some Canadian company or a Canadian sport team, not sure.

[The GIGGAS]

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I cannot wait for this game.

[Flawless]

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Time Trial mode hands-on:

Eurogamer

At least that's the case when it comes to the Time Trial mode, as we discovered during a recent hands-on session. There is a healthy selection of unlockable courses choose from, each one based on a level in the Story mode. The ultimate objective is to navigate your way to the end in the quickest time possible, hitting the highlighted checkpoints along the way. However, there's more to the Time Trial mode in Mirror's Edge than just beating the clock.

For starters, there are the controls to get to grips with. Because there's no combat involved in this section of the game, you only have the analog sticks and three context-sensitive buttons to worry about. The left stick makes Faith run, while the right stick moves the first-person camera. L1 is used to jump and vault over objects. L2 is for sliding under gaps and barrel rolling, and R1 is for pulling yourself up when hanging from ledges.

It's easy to grasp the basic manoeuvres. The controls are responsive, the context-sensitive elements make perfect sense and it's not long at all before you're running, jumping, vaulting, sliding and rolling with ease. All of this bodes well for the single-player game, but in Time Trial it's not just about whether you can pull off the moves. It's about pulling off the right moves at the right moments, and working out the best route through each level.

Which is where the racing game element comes in. Anyone who's spent time with the likes of the Project Gotham games will know you can't just rely on good driving skills to see you through; you have to get to know each track. The only way to get an impressive finishing time is by plotting out the perfect racing line, and working out which points provide an opportunity to shave split-seconds off your total.

It's the same here, with one important difference (apart from the fact you're not driving a car, obviously). Although checkpoints show the direction in which you should be heading, there are multiple ways to get between each one. You're not dealing with a linear piece of tarmac; the path ahead is usually wide open. There's a huge range of environmental objects between you and your objective, and you've got to work out how they might help or hinder your progress.

IGN

As if seeing your own times and the red/green color-coding that comes along with the checkpoints weren't going to be enough to keep you motivated, you'll be able to download time trial ghosts that represent the world's best times as well as your friends. These red figures will sprint through the level as you do so that (if you can keep up) you can see how the fastest folks around are playing the level. If you fall behind, you can track the specter via the red footprints it leaves behind.

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[Flawless]

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[Flawless]

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[Flawless]

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Mirror's Edge demo coming this week - 30th for PS3 and 31st for 360


So excited to finally get to play this.

[Cyros]

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Mirror's Edge demo coming this week - 30th for PS3 and 31st for 360


So excited to finally get to play this.

Wooh!

[Flawless]

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[The GIGGAS]

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Any PS3 guys play this yet?

[Flawless]

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This game is exhilarating. I'm so impressed with the controls. I was moving effortlessly through the environment. The sense of motion is incredible once you really get going. The animation is great. I like the timing based disarming of enemies. Music and presentation is great too. Only negative I have is it could really use some AA. The aliasing is pretty bad.

Good job DICE!

[Mr.Wednesday]

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Giggas, is the demo up on PSN?