Mirror's Edge demo vaults onto Marketplace (lands on feet)

Posted Oct 31st 2008 10:30AM by Richard Mitchell
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace, Mirror's Edge

Do you have any of "those" friends? You know the ones. The ones that still think that video games are exclusively the domain of kindergartners, and anyone who plays them beyond grade school is a mentally stunted weirdo? If so, we suggest heartily that you show them the Mirror's Edge demo that just landed on Marketplace. If they're able to take in the beautiful, visceral visuals and still walk away unimpressed, we suggest you try again. Only the second time, you should play whilst wearing a smoking jacket and sipping on a glass of cognac, preferably while sitting in a wingback leather chair. If that doesn't work ... well, you don't need "those" kinds of friends.

Tags: dice, ea, electronic-arts, live-marketplace, marketplace, mirrors-edge, xblm, xbox-live-marketplace

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

10-31-2008 @ 10:36AM

joeybeast said...

Dammit, I don't even have enough time to play all the free demos coming out lately.

10-31-2008 @ 10:47AM

Felipe said...

hahaha, good job with the Bruce Campbell link, awesome!

i gotta try the demo, my 360 must be downloading it now and if not i will get it when i get home.

10-31-2008 @ 10:49AM

craig64 said...

I downloaded this this morning before leaving for work. It's waiting for me when I get home! :D

10-31-2008 @ 12:01PM

robotoid said...

same here! I cannot wait to get home. I've been waiting for this demo for so long.

so many must-have games right now for me and still more to come... I wish I had money, and time.

10-31-2008 @ 11:05AM

andreyin said...

Damn I need a HDTV ... Banjo and Mirror's Edge are unreadable on my SD ;_;

(and really ugly, also)

10-31-2008 @ 11:36AM

EagleX said...

Same!
I have tried ME yet, but I just couldnt play banjo

10-31-2008 @ 12:10PM

craig64 said...

I just got a new TV simply because I was buying Fable 2 and Fallout 3, and I just really wanted to enjoy them how they should be played. It was totally worth all the money I spent! BTW...IMO, you're not missing out by not playing Banjo.

10-31-2008 @ 1:43PM

andre silva said...

At first I hated Banjo too .. but after a while it grew on me .. when I noticed it was already 3A.M. and I was trying to get to impossible places on Showdown Town.

BTW, here's a tip, get one of those big wooden boxes, put it in the tray of your car, go up on it, and use the wrench.. voilá, your flying ! You can get anywhere in showdown town like that, but I think no one has figured how to go past those stupid barriers.

Seriously I might get Banjo just so I can explore Showdown Town.. I don't care about the worlds ! XD

10-31-2008 @ 11:14AM

sournothardcore said...

LMAO! I love the demo. I love dying =)

10-31-2008 @ 11:16AM

Random Hangman said...

"Do you have any of "those" friends? You know the ones. The ones that still think that video games are exclusively the domain of kindergartners, and anyone who plays them beyond grade school is a mentally stunted weirdo?"

I have a wife that thinks that...

10-31-2008 @ 11:57AM

Hot Sweaty Cash said...

lol...you and me both!

10-31-2008 @ 12:02PM

Big Filth said...

my girlfriend and your wife

10-31-2008 @ 11:25AM

Jerry J said...

If ever Microsoft needed a Xbox frontman, it should be Bruce Campbell.

10-31-2008 @ 11:35AM

hi said...

more importantly..
has anyone played the demo?
how is it?

10-31-2008 @ 11:39AM

Swede33 said...

Insanely awesome. I wasn't sure about this game, but the demo totally convinced me.

10-31-2008 @ 11:56AM

xFenixKnightx said...

I played it a lot last night on PS3. Yeah, I know I couldn't wait for the 360 version lol my bad. But damn is that game gorgeous! AND FUN!

10-31-2008 @ 12:10PM

Jay900 said...

i was so-so with this game, now that i have played the demo i need to play the full game. it's very fun witch was surprising to me.

10-31-2008 @ 12:37PM

Morgemil said...

Yeah, that demo turned the game from "meh" to "day-1-purchase"

10-31-2008 @ 12:41PM

DJcube said...

The Time Trial mode is very, very addictive.

10-31-2008 @ 1:01PM

imacjenn said...

Has anyone played the 360 AND the PS3 version? Are there any noticeable differences? I'm stumped on which to buy. I lean towards the 360 for most things, but it would be nice to have some more games for the PS3 so when my xBox RRoD's again, I have something to play while it's away...

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