When news of a Mirror's Edge sequel first broke, we were filled with both hope and fear. Kind of like how we might feel if it was announced that J.J.Abrams was coming back for the next Star Wars movie, but Michael Bay was doing catering and could therefore theoretically become involved with the...

Let me get right to the biggest question every Mirror's Edge fan is asking- does Catalyst live up to the original As someone who loved its first-person parkour action, I was dubious that an eight-years-in-the-making prequel/sequel/reboot could stick the landing.

Surpasses the original by leaps and bounds

Falling to my death ten times in a row on the same jump

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.

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

This game is a lot better than the first it has a much better story and it's free rome. The game also lacks violence now with no blood so it's very clean. Also there's not much language they mostly only use the d word but rarely it is a great fun game with amazing parkour and I suggest it to any...

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.

Overall, the things that make Mirror's Edge Catalyst a bigger experience makes it a bit lackluster. The fighting, while better, is still bland and repetitive. Exploring the world can bring the fast moving gameplay down to a crawl as you try and find new areas.

Whilst we've spent quite a significant amount of time with both the EA Access version and our review copy of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, we'd like a little bit more time before publishing our final score and conclusion.

There are moments when all of Mirror's Edge Catalyst's components fall into place, moments when intricate level design allows the fluid freerunning to shine, the mission at hand delivers a memorable set piece, or the open world surprises with a cleverly hidden area.

Satisfying; nuanced movement mechanics; Rewarding open-world exploration; Huge mix of worthwhile side content

Clunky though largely avoidable combat; Mediocre storytelling

Mirror's Edge's return shines in some regards, but is ultimately a disappointment.