bit-tech News: Mirror's Edge PC

news · January 13, 2009

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Mirror's Edge PC*. If you could post

a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

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*/That said, the combat is usually a lot more optional than it appears

to be and there are several places in the game where you're advised by

your friends on the radio that it would be best to tackle foes you could

easily avoid if you wanted. The actual mechanic of the combat means that

encounters don't last long too - enemies go down with just a punch or

two and can put you down in the same amount of time. Getting through

most encounters quickly isn't a problem, it's just when you hit a bad

run that things feel annoying.

To focus too much on these relatively minor negatives though would be a

crime in our eyes, taking attention away from the far more numerous

redemptive aspects of the game. The only problem the game really suffers

from is a somewhat stunning brevity and an ending that's strangely

abrupt and unfulfilling despite the fact that the run-up to it left us

panting like excited dogs with blocked noses.

OK, so //Mirror's Edge still isn't perfect despite the extra coat of

gloss that the PC versions received. The fact remains though that it's

an absolute must have for anyone who likes FPS' or platformers and for

any console gamers who, like //bit-tech.net's Jamie, were put off the

console version by stiff and awkward controls. This is the definitive

and superior version of //Mirror's Edge and it's truly glorious despite

the brevity./

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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