The action-parkour-platformer game Mirror’s Edge was great fun on the PC back in 2008. At the time I remarked:
I loved the style – such as the way the game switches seamlessly between an anime look at highly detailed 3D world view, for example. Everything about the presentation plays into that style – graphics are super-bright, people are all cool looking and things look very much like the ‘parkour’ things I’ve watched in the past on YouTube. As for the levels, they remind me of some puzzle and adventure games have played through the years – you get a start and end point with some hints along the way. There are always silly and unrealistic elements required to make the overall environment support the gameplay, but I never found anything overly objectionable. The Runner Vision guides generally work quite well, as does the ability to see your goal by pressing a button – but it is still possible to get lost, partly because of the complexity of some segments, and partly because you will almost always have enemies harassing you.
It was great fun as an iPhone and iPad game – and has only gotten better with the patches since release! Here is the description:
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“Crisp visuals…Sharp gameplay…” (PocketGamer.com) “…a damn fine game…” (IGN.com)… Mirror’s Edge™ is an adrenaline packed iPad essential. See what has critics buzzing!
MIRROR’S EDGE LEAVES CRITICS BREATHLESS!
“With crisp visuals and sharp gameplay, you dear Mirror’s Edge are the fairest iPad launch game of them all.” – Tracy Erickson, PocketGamer.com
“Mirror’s Edge is not just one of the top launch games for the iPad, it’s also a damn fine game, period.” – Levi Buchanan, IGN.com
iPAD FEATURES
- EXCLUSIVE Breathtaking HD Visuals
- EXCLUSIVE Unbelievable Face-to-face Multiplayer Action
- EXCLUSIVE iPad Optimized Race EnvironmentsEXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF MIRROR’S EDGE
Grab hold of the cutting-edge gaming power of your iPad as you bolt into action as Faith Connors – an underground “Runner” who must stop a deadly threat in a “perfect society” full of sinister surveillance and relentless pursuers.RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD VS. FRIENDS
Using the incredible split-screen interface, challenge friends on time and tactics in 2 Multiplayer modes. Outrun them with the fastest time in Race Maps, or outmaneuver them on a city hunt to uncover secret packages embedded in multiple Rival Maps.SIGHT, SOUND & ACTION TAKE A LEAP FORWARD
See and feel the iPad difference as you run up walls, slide down ramps, ride zip lines, and hurdle between rooftops. Pound through a visually stunning HD cityscape flooded with realistic sounds, a pulsating soundtrack, and dynamic camera angles.14 LEVELS OF INCREASING INTENSITY
In single-player campaign mode, think fast on your feet, engage in furious hand-to-hand combat, elude your enemies, and push yourself to the very edge. Mirror’s Edge on iPad puts it all out there. Once you experience it, you won’t look back.
If it is like others games such as The Sims Medieval, the ‘daily deal’ might last a few days … but I wouldn’t chance it!
Head on over to the iTunes App Store and grab Mirror’s Edge for FREE!
