Game Review 2

Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge is a FPS action-adventue game developed by EA. 

This game's storyline follows Faith, a 'runner', who is trained in parkour who goes around the city looking for evidence to clear her sister's murder charge.

The game has realistic graphics and bright colors and does not have a HUD. The lack of a HUD and the bobbing of the camera view lets the player feel as if he is running or jumping.

The game's combat system mainly involves hand-to-hand combat with armed opponents. The player can also execute jumping or sliding kicks which deal more damage to the enemy than normal punches, the player can also pick up the weapons of defeated enemies although this slows the player's running speed. Mirror's Edge also has a function called 'Runner Vision' which displays the next direction to go in red and allows for time slow when in hand-to-hand combat. This time slow allows you to easily disarm the opponent when his weapon is highlighted in right.

Mirror's Edge is fun for people who like action games but yet like a huge environment to play in.

Mirror's Edge also features a multiplayer mode where you can race other players.

Game Review 1

Patapon 2

Patapon 2 is the sequel to Patapon, a rhythm based game where players have to set the beat for their army to advance,attack or defend.

In Patapon 2, there are various additions that were not present in Patapon. Mainly the Hero unit, the Hero unit is like a buffed-up version of your normal patapons. When you hit a perfect beat, your Hero starts to glow and will use his special attack on the next beat.


Different heros have different abillities. If your hero is using a spear, the spear explodes upon impact, damaging multiple enemies, but if he is using a sword & shield, your army is invulnerable for as long as you have a perfect beat.

The other addition to Patapon 2 is the multiplayer mode where players have to reach the end of the map by defeating a boss or toppling a fortress using only their hero units.



When the players have reached the end, they will have to play a minigame to open the egg, the egg then rewards them with equipments or materials for creating more patapons.

The patapons can also be upgraded multiple times for up to 10 times to unleash their full potential.

The game's story is quite interesting and makes you want to finsh the game to know the full sequence of events.

In short, this game is for people who like music/rhythm but still prefer a bit of story to go with it.