Mirror’s Edge releases to gamers hands on November 11th, 2008 (November 14th for Europe) for Xbox 360 and PS3 (the PC version will hit in January 2009) and along with it comes the story of Faith, a courier (called “Runners”) who must deliver messages by hand due to a totalitarian government regime that monitors all communication.
Faith’s sister gets abducted without reason, and now it is up to Faith to free her from the government’s hands. This is done by free-running via a first-person perspective through a stylized world, as Faith leaps, slides, jumps, and fights her way through the game’s various, colorful environments (red always points the way you need to go) for a gaming experience that’s unlike anything that has come before it.
Get a good look at the game’s backstory through these stylized, animated storyline videos, parts 1 through 5.
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 1 – On the edge of the city, you find out who you really are.
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 2 – Take a closer look at the choices Faith has had to make throughout her life.
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 3 – Once you become a runner, there’s no looking back.
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 4 – Officially, runners don’t exist. And that’s ok.
There is still time to pre-order the Mirror’s Edge Special Edition bundle package that comes with a special carry bag. Note that the PS3 version will have exclusive downloadable content. And don’t forget that there is the Mirror’s Edge Remix Album.
There is also a Mirror’s Edge demo on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Finally, there are a few other Mirror’s Edge videos you may be interested in, including The Making of Mirror’s Edge and a video of professional parkour free-runners talking about Mirror’s Edge that you may find interesting.