Faith is very young here, just being released from a juvenile detention facility after being caught on a run. She is a professional courier delivering messages from rooftop to rooftop in the futuristic city of Glass, where the government has complete control over electronic information.

Livin' on the edge You are logged out. Login | Sign up After the specter of completing the game was done looming over me, I had the chance to just run around, and hot damn was it fun.

The first-person perspective has a great deal of potential for truly immersing the player in an experience. Many games use this advantage for greater impact with horrific imagery, more excitement in set pieces, and a sense of involvement in puzzles.

Pretty much the second the email hit my inbox to request a review of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, I've been all over this game. I greatly enjoyed the original game , if only slightly put off by its linearity, and then, when Mirror's Edge Catalyst was announced, I could only offer up a slight, ‘meh'.

A more open world for our free running adventures in Mirrors Edge Catalyst

Eight years is a long time in video game years. Consider this: It took Rockstar eight years to release GTA: San Andreas, GTA IV, and GTA V. Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed games all the way from the original to Black Flag during the same timeframe.

While Catalyst keeps up the great first-person parkour action of the first game, the awkward smashing of its parts into the ubiquitous, open-world model hasn't done Mirror's Edge any favors.

What a shame, then, that it's an all-too-familiar tale for this sequel. The original Mirror's Edge was always a great idea somewhat obscured - how frustrating to find Catalyst polishes the premise only to find itself burdened with a new set of shackles.

EA and DICE have finally launched a follow-up to cult classic Mirror's Edge; join Ben as he dusts off Faith's old red running shoes.

Fantastic art and level design makes Glass a pleasure to run around; Highly polished parkour system; Combat works well in hit-and-run encounters; Plenty for explorers and competitive gamers; Puzzle-platform rooms are neat

Character progression system is pointless; Story predictable and humourless; Combat doesn't work in stand-and-fight situations, which are too common; Side missions and activities are awfully samey

Took time to install but the first time playing it was great I had a great time playing I like the graphics