Basically I like the game, it's kinda hard to get used to the controlls but overall its a 5/5 No blood, if any, very little. If you're getting hurt there will be a red area that indicates where you're being harmed from. Basically you're a "runner" They do Parkour and Free-Running from building to building. You're goal is to grab packages from one place to another without dying or getting caught by the enemy. Honestly if you're iffy about this game. Download the Demo on the PS3. It teaches you what you're basically going to do. It involves real Parkour/Free-Running stunts and actions professionals use. Search up Parkour on youtube or Google if you still don't understand what this game is about.
Mirror's Edge
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Common Sense says
A refreshingly different take on first-person action.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Mirror's Edge was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know this action game can be played without firing a weapon at all. But if you want to, Faith, the heroine, can aim and fire a gun, killing enemies who are after her, including the oppressive police force of this futuristic city. Blood can be seen when shooting targets and they fall to the ground in a lifelike fashion, but there is no gore or excessive violence. Faith can also punch, kick, and slide into enemies to cause them to trip, or disarm them to get their weapon. What makes this game interesting is the camera perspective -- you play as the strong female character and view the world by looking over her shoulder as she wall-jumps, slides under barriers, leaps across chasms to land on ledges, and performs other heart-stopping feats. Players who suffer from acrophobia (fear of heights) or vertigo may have trouble playing this action adventure.
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What’s the Story?
An action game played from a first-person perspective is usually considered a "shooter," those popular run-and-gun video games, such as the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or Halo titles, where the protagonist roams through the world toting all types of weapons. Now, Sweden's EA DICE studio is offering this first-person perspective in an action game with MIRROR'S EDGE. In Mirror's Edge you play as Faith, a "runner," or information courier, in a world where all communication is tightly monitored by the state. Your job is to act as a messenger between those who oppose the state's control over people's lives. By traversing rooftops and alleyways and navigating through underground waterways, you'll perform your tasks while remaining undetected by the "Blues," or police, as well as cameras and other monitoring equipment. After the tutorial and prologue, you also learn about Faith's twin sister, Kate, who was framed for a murder she didn't commit.
Played entirely from a dizzying first-person perspective, players control the agile Faith as she navigates through the city by running across ledges, climbing ladders, jumping from roof to roof, shimmying across ledges, and sliding down ziplines. Gamers might liken it to a Prince of Persia experience, but from a different view of the action.
Is It Any Good?
Mirror's Edge is an exciting, immersive -– and for the most part, non-violent –- video game. What's fun is that while you'll have many missions to complete, how you go about it might vary from player to player. For example, in one memorable scene early on in the game, you're being chased by police in a building, with bullets whizzing past your ears. You can choose to frantically climb the staircase and find a hiding spot behind some boxes, climb up onto a shelf and find an opening to an air vent to crawl through, or kick open a door to the roof, hop over an electric fence and run like mad. While you're encouraged not to use weapons in the game (in fact, you can unlock a special Xbox 360 Achievement or PlayStation 3 Trophy for not firing them) it is possible to pick up and fire a gun, if you like. Otherwise, our heroine will punch or kick to confront baddies and disarm them.
Another fascinating aspect of this game is that along with the main campaign, there is a special Race mode. While playing in Race mode, you're dropped back into the city and can compete against other Mirror's Edge players to see who has the best time; every move throughout the obstacle courses is recorded and your time trials appear as red silhouettes of your character for others to beat. There are a few minor issues, such as some moves are hard to pull off (such as hopping between two walls) and the first-person view can make it tough to know when to jump from one building to another, but overall, Mirror's Edge is a fantastic first-person adventure worth every dime. But be forewarned: those who feel nausea from watching first-person films like Cloverfield or anyone who suffers from acrophobia (fear of heights) or vertigo might want to forego this dizzying adventure.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Electronic Arts
Released on: 11/11/2008, Price: $45-60, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for Blood, Language, Violence
Released on: 11/11/2008, Price: $45-60, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for Blood, Language, Violence
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Good for 10+
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Kids ages: 17
I rate this title on for age 17 and give it- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
PERFECT FOR MATURE ADULTS,
WE LOVE THIS GAME...AS WE SAID BEFORE IN OUR PRIOR REVIEWS, THIS GAME IS FOR "ADULTS ONLY"... WE, AS ADULTS, ENJOYED THIS GAME VERY MUCH. THANK-YOU, JIM & PHYLLIS FLORIAN peflorian2010@hotmail.com
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Running around is fun!
This is a great free running game. The violence is nothing serious. Its got a bit of blood, kicking and shooting. But its actually fine. You run at someone kick the gun out of the hand then shoot them. There is not much blood, and its more like paint anyway. Its got a lot of language, not serious ones but they are frequent. Its just not a bad game blood wise. Its a lot of fun though.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
VERY innovative...
A mix of amazing graphics, a "perfect" world, and a Japanese art called "Parkour" bring a new type of gaming experience. Jump from building to building in a race to save the already "perfect" world...
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Good game
Personally I love this game, and I think that most teens over 14 doesn't have any problems playing it. For those under 14 there might be some iffy stuff, but an eleven year old could play this without any problem, so it varies from child to child.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Excellent. Pure Excellence. Parents Please Read.
I purchased this game on my 12th birthday, and found it to be fantastic. The great detail in visuals, combined with the quality of sound and realist feel of the gameplay really enhance the game. The language definitely is not an issue. There is only one case when the word S**t is heard, and several minor cases where d**n, and a** are heard. The violence is not bad at all, though there are cases where police and guards are shooting at you, and you do have to defeat several enemies (with either hand-to-hand combat or firepower) the blood is not an issue. There is only one case in the game were, for a moment, minor gore can be seen when you arrive at the site of a level, in a cutscene. You play as a heroic female trying to free her city from a corrupt government, but surprisingly, the game environment is not dark or "evil" seeming in any way. The gameplay itself is absolutely amazing. The main character is a freerunner, and most of the game you are moving across buildings, jumping from rooftops, and running on walls in a very realistic, Parkour-like fashion. The intricate level design, excellent voice acting, and amazing gameplay make this game one of the best game out there. I would highly recommend this game to anyone, it is great.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
A fast-paced first person game based on the art of free running.
When you fist play through the totorial you'll be a bit confused by the control scheme. After you become aquointed with the layout you'll be impressed by the strange, fluid feel of the game. Although never mandatory, gun wielding is possible (and difficult). The piont of the game is to escape the corrupted police, not fight them. Several enemies are requiered to take down, and you can do this either with well-timed mellee attacks, of wresting control of a pistol or shot gun making the fight a bit more fair. You're always out numbered, so most of your time is spent running and dodging bullets. Aiming guns is difficult, and it's recommended that you just throw it aside and run. There's a fair amount of language but never tops the S-word. The game experience is fairly cenimatic, and the whole game is a mostly trial-and-error process. A decent first person game overall, and is a nice break from the traditional first person shooter genre.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
great game
very fun to play, berily any blood visible, story's great, good grafics, it took me a while to beat it lol, its hard, died about a thousand times all together
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Kids ages: 13
I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
its okay not very violent
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Not violent in nature, Good game.
Its a good game, Its not really violent at all. Most of it is free jumping and saving your sister i think, I don't follow storylines :P Very fun. A few cuss words. But overall ok for 10+ maybe.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Not violent in nature, Good game.
Its a good game, Its not really violent at all. Most of it is free jumping and saving your sister i think, I don't follow storylines :P Very fun. A few cuss words. But overall ok for 10+ maybe.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good game for older kids.
Love it. Its good for kids because its a high action game about a heroine who has to save her sister. And, you are actually given an achivement/trophy if you dont use the gun.
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I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
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- Negative role models
EXACLY LIKE GRAND THEFT AUTO!!!!
Are you kidding you are shooting The Police AND THE SWAT TEAM!!! What is the point of that I mean what did they ever do to you? Nothing!
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I rate this title off for age 16 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
If they're is a gun... M
Today, if you do something violent, you'll get arrested. How is it that if you do it in a virtual world it's fine? I say anything with with an invention to kill an innocent person (or a bad guy) shouldn't be ''appropriate. That's my review, period.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
OK
This does not sound bad at all. Just maybe some bad words.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Re-inventive game
Mirror's edge developer DICE really pulled out all the strings on this game. The graphics are gorgeous and the gameplay is seamless. Just watch out for the occasional four letter word and your good
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
Not Really Bad
Nothing's really bad about this game
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Safety is an issue
Nothing bad
There is really nothing bad about this game!
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Good but hard.
The only reason it's a high age rating is because of the fact that this game is HARD. It's almost like an 8-bit side scroller in the fact that it's pretty frustrating. Language may be an issue (obscenities spew out occasionally), and "bullet-time" events may be a teeny bit violent, but it's pretty safe for anyone 14 up. It's not a very violent game, but violent enough to take issue. Otherwise, it's a beautiful game with a pretty good running mechanic.
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