Fortunately, it's never acute enough that you ever feel frustrated or are stuck for an extended period of time. It feels a little slanted in this sense and there are a few spots that take several attempts before a successful run is made. The timing involved is tough, but it's not affected by the controls. For example, one early level requires jumping up an elevator shaft with dangerous steam vents that are difficult to avoid. Tight corridors provide limited room to manoeuvre and momentum can be cut short if your timing isn't spot-on.
Occasionally there are some sticky situations, though it feels more a result of tricky level design than a problem with the controls. In spite of the specificity demanded by any platformer, the controls work remarkably well. Other moves include speeding down zip-lines, wall-jumping, side-stepping across billboards, and sliding down vertical surfaces. Objects shaded red signify obstacles to be jumped over by swiping up with a finger or slid under by swiping down. Sliding a finger left or right sends her running in the corresponding direction. Overcoming obstacles in the 2D stages is your primary goal, though disarming guards and collecting hidden packages keep you busy too.įaith's runner rebellion comes to life on iPad the expansive screen being an ideal surface on which to direct her parkour moves. The 14-mission story takes you across rooftops and cranes, through buildings and scaffolding to deliver vital information and track down rivals. Set in the not-too-distant future, you play as an underground courier named Faith who seeks to circumvent the city's totalitarian government. It excels, though, in ways the former could only imagine with clever level design, a sprinkling of combat, and inventive multiplayer modes.ĭepth and accessibility together in one fun run. Like an amped-up Canabalt, Mirror's Edge mixes platforming and speed to great effect. With crisp visuals and sharp gameplay, you dear Mirror's Edge are the fairest iPad launch game of them all.
To which comes the response: you are, of course. Peer into your iPad screen and ask it this question: Mirror's Edge, Mirror's Edge on my lap, which is the fairest of all the launch apps?
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