I had fond memories of this game on Xbox, and decided to try it on PC. Boy, do I regret it. To start off with, it's optimized terribly. I run most games on Ultra and I had to take Mirror's Edge down to 1600x900 just to avoid screen tearing (even with vsync on!) and low FPS.

Gameplay-wise, it is so much worse than I remember. The game cannot allow your running and jumping to last for more than a minute or two before any number of these things bring your flow to a screeching halt:

• needing to scale a ladder or pipe (who thought these were a good idea? No, they don't make it more realistic),
  
• hitting a hidden loading screen in the form of an elevator or a sloooooowly turning wheel on a door,
  
• ending up in an area where it is not at all clear where you're supposed to go, so you have to play "spot the exit" (no, it isn't always marked in red), or
  
• coming across an obligatory forced combat area where making for the exit without taking out the baddies first will result in a dozen bullets in your back.

Oh boy, let's talk about the combat, next. Mirror's Edge has two playstyles: The most inconsistent, difficult, and infuriating first-person brawler you've ever experienced, or a totally bland dakka-em-up with no challenge whatsoever, because your character can still sponge more bullets than any enemy you'll encounter. Top it off with in-game collectibles that you may as well not bother with because there are no achievements and no cloud saves, and what you have is a total waste of time, effort and frustration.

This game does one thing well: open-ended first-person parkour. This occupies a TINY portion of the actual story, is broken up far too frequently, and the narrow FOV means that it isn't even as satisfying as you would expect, because it's so hard to see where the hell you're going or what's around you.

Thumbs-down. Not recommended.

[h1]WOW this did not age well.[/h1] I had fond memories of this game on Xbox, and decided to try it on PC. Boy, do I regret it. To start off with, it's optimized terribly. I run most games on Ultra and I had to take Mirror's Edge down to 1600x900 just to avoid screen tearing (even with vsync on!) and low FPS. Gameplay-wise, it is so much worse than I remember. The game cannot allow your running and jumping to last for more than a minute or two before any number of these things bring your flow to a screeching halt:[list][*] needing to scale a ladder or pipe (who thought these were a good idea? No, they don't make it more realistic), [*] hitting a hidden loading screen in the form of an elevator or a sloooooowly turning wheel on a door, [*] ending up in an area where it is not at all clear where you're supposed to go, so you have to play "spot the exit" (no, it isn't always marked in red), or [*] coming across an obligatory forced combat area where making for the exit without taking out the baddies first will result in a dozen bullets in your back.[/list] Oh boy, let's talk about the combat, next. Mirror's Edge has two playstyles: The most inconsistent, difficult, and infuriating first-person brawler you've ever experienced, or a totally bland dakka-em-up with no challenge whatsoever, because your character can still sponge more bullets than any enemy you'll encounter. Top it off with in-game collectibles that you may as well not bother with because there are no achievements and no cloud saves, and what you have is a total waste of time, effort and frustration. This game does one thing well: open-ended first-person parkour. This occupies a TINY portion of the actual story, is broken up far too frequently, and the narrow FOV means that it isn't even as satisfying as you would expect, because it's so hard to see where the hell you're going or what's around you. Thumbs-down. Not recommended.