I finally got a chance to look at Halo Wars this weekend – unfortunately we don’t have the space to cover all the games we’d like to in the magazine, and even if we did, our termly release schedule means we’d be telling you about games you played months ago anyhow. Fortunately, thanks to the magic of the blogoweb, I can tell you my thoughts as I think them. Let’s try that now.
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Mutiny within the ranks: Mirror’s Edge is awesome
by Tomo
The second issue of the magazine has only just hit the news stands and there’s already a drastic civil war being waged inside the dungeons of Another Castle. A certain Samir reviewed DICE’s recent first-person platformer for Issue 2 awarding it two stars, essentially pointing out that whilst Mirror’s Edge is a good game, the repetitious sound of breaking bones as you plummet 40-floors to your death and the designers’ decision to make combat mandatory later on in the game made for an experience too frustrating to be worthy of glowing praise.
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Tags: DICE, EA, Mirror's Edge
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