New games this week: Mirror's Edge edition

by Justin McElroy on Nov 10th 2008 2:30PM

We almost took the coward's way out for the third week running, insisting that there were too many great games to just feature one. But you know what? We're better than that. So it's Mirror's Edge, and you're just going to have to live with that.

We know that if you like multiplayer first-person shooters you're stoked about Call of Duty: World at War, and if you're an MMO fan, the highlight of your week ... nay, your calendar year is the release of Wrath of the Lich King. But we're picking Mirror's Edge, because it's a new IP and it looks fantastic. So there.

Xbox 360:

Call of Duty: World at War
Mirror's Edge
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Pro Evolution Soccer 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Rock Revolution

PS3:

Mirror's Edge
Call of Duty: World at War
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
Pro Evolution Soccer 09
Rock Revolution
Age of Booty

Nintendo Wii:

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
Tales Of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Call of Duty: World at War
FaceBreaker K.O. Party
Pop Star Guitar
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2009
MLB Superstars
Imagine: Party Babyz
Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor
Block Party
Guiness World Records: The Videogame
Hasbro Family Game Night
Luxor 3
Big League Sports
Monkey Mischief: Party Time
Bratz Kidz: Slumber Party

PS2:

Call of Duty: World at War Final Fronts
Pro Evolution Soccer 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
Hasbro Family Game Night
Eternal Poison
Onimusha: The Essentials

PSP:

Pro Evolution Soccer 09
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2009

Nintendo DS:

Call of Duty: World at War
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2009
Winx Club: Mission Enchantix
Populous
Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno
Pony Friends: Mini Breeds Edition
Amazing Adventures: Forgotten Ruins
My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr
Six Flags Fun Park
Guiness World Records: The Videogame
Sally's Salon
National Geographic Panda
Hello Kitty Daily

PC Games:

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
Call of Duty: World at War
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice
CSI: New York
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Petz Horsez Club
History Channel Civil War: Secret Missions

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Reader Comments (91)

Mirrors Edge. I MUST HAVE IT!

This was posted at 2:30PM...

I guess blogging for Joystiq has its perks, like always getting the first comment.

Chris wins a +1 for having the perfect avatar/comment combo.

It's 19.40pm in UK btw. If I got a capacitor every time I had an opportunity to write first, I would've built my own PC by now.

I concur with Mr. Grant's eloquent thesis on the desire to obtain that which is new and intriguing.

The Mirror's Edge demo was a lot of fun to mess around with, but I'm not convinced there's a $60 game in there. I'm looking forward to the reviews.

if i had a flux capacitor, id have 1.2 GIGGAWATS!

And you'd still be .01 short :(

I liked the demo a lot better than I thought I would. Definitely a must rent for me. Economic crunch (actually newborn twins) has put a strain on the ole gaming wallet.

I like the demo but the combat leaves something to be desired I hope their are some RPG elements to the game, I would like to be able to take out groups of enemies through fighting chains. I really like the acceleration while running and the view a focus effects.

my hope is the game is long enough and appealing enough to garner a high score, I like games that innovate instead of the old imitate.

You should have said FIRST !!!!

I want to see a blogger get downvoted to hell, just for the lulz....

Meh, I say. I played the Mirror's Edge demo, but it didn't really grab me. I also played the COD beta this weekend. It was fun, but I was getting bored with it by the time the beta expired.

If nothing else I might trade in Fable II for LBP. That is if the servers don't go down again.

LBP servers have been working fine since the patch that hit right after release.

I was going to snag WotLK this week, but I think I'm gonna hold off and get Mirror's Edge first. I hope I can still pre-order and get that messenger bag.

Nice. I notice there were a lot of stories about server issues, so it's nice to hear they're fixed.

Nuts and Bolts is tempting...

Already bought Korg DS-10, so probably nothing for me this week.

I want Mirror's Edge, COD, and Banjo Kazooie, but I still have to finish Saints Row 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3, and Gears of War 2. Argh, overload!

I feel your pain. By the time I get done with all these games, we'll be starting up 2009's influx of holliday games.

Don't feel bad, I'm still playing catch up from last holiday. Assassin's Creed? Still not finished. I'm even going through GTA IV (after taking a long break off). Trying to finish them off...but I'm already too late...the waves are crashing...aaggghhh!

At least I ran through Dead Space. That was good.

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pretty good, pretty, pretty good.

Hey I came here to say the same thing. I thought the first Symphonia was easily the best in the series and one of the better RPGs of its generation, so I'm really psyched about this one. Don't think I'll miss the incredibly generic overworld, but I'm not sure yet how I feel about 3D combat and the 'Pokemon' system. Hopefully it won't disappoint.

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dude I LOVED the Mirror's Edge demo. I can't wait to get it.

Red Alert 3...wait a fucking second, are they still trying to shoehorn the RTS genre into consoles? Developers, get a fucking grip - either leave it to PC's and stop trying to port it.

Or just support KB/M. That would seem to be the most obvious and simple solution.

I'd argue that RTS's for Console would still suck, but yes that does fix most of the issues.

Then I might actually enjoy playing my PS3! (no, I'm not buying UT3 again just for the novelty)

meh, I'm tired of upgrading my computer, and this is coming from someone who used to mod and map FPS's since the Build engine (doom & duke nukem), so the idea of being able to play Red Alert 3 at all intruiges me. It may be clunkier than on a PC, and we'll miss out on mods, but I might actually pick it up.

FFXII: Revenant Wings shows that it can be done, and awesomely well.

Not completely sold on Mirror's Edge. So I'll likely rent that and World at War (as soon as I finish a half dozen other games). I'll be buying Banjo Kazooie.

Vid,

Thanks for coming and joining the new site. I actually just picked up COD WAW at Gamestop but I'm thinking I will just return it if it sucks and get Mirrors Edge. My friend is the Manager so I get a few extra perks.

Many many good things this week. I'm kinda broke and stuck behind a MAJOR backlog, though, so nothing just yet-- but by the time I get to them, Mirror's Edge, Tales of Symphonia, and Eternal Poison will have come down in price. (Then again-- Eternal Poison might just be impossible to find by the time I can get to it!)

Johnny Yong Bosch voices the main character in the new Tales game for Wii, so I'll have to check that out.

Good god. I have Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 right now via Gamefly, bought GoW2 on Saturday, and now Mirror's Edge and Banjo come out.

PLUS, I have a biology test on Wednesday.

Too many game, not enough time.

Call of Duty: World at War (Buy)
Mirror's Edge (Rent)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Buy)

Man! Finally, the great games are gonna start slowing down for a bit.

Got no time, we are stuck on level 30 in Horde. MUST BEAT!

I was on Wave 27 when my shit stopped working. And guess what? My friends ended up going on all the way to Hoard the Fucking Horde (achievements name) and beat Wave 50 without me!!!! Trust me, there was some cursing that night. Lots!

*SIGH*

On hardcore? That what we are doing, I dont know why.

Hardcore, you should try it on Gridlock. Put shields in front of the sniper tower entrances so the Grinders/Boomers won't come up. Get 2 really good snipers. Someone in charge of the boom gun and a regular do it all and that Horde is Hoarded...

If they've already beaten level 50 on hardcore that's pretty freaking impressive.

We're on lvl 27 on hardcore, currently.

I refuse to ever set my game to casual, even if it's an easy way to get an achievement.

What do you do about ammo when you're holed up there?

We've been doing Day One since the HoD and torque are so strong in horde mode, and ammo boxes are right near the bottom of the stairs.

It's been going pretty well, only stopped at lvl 27 because it got late, gonna pick up from there tonight.

"What do you do about ammo when you're holed up there?"

We aren't holed up in there. Theres still room to go out and get boomgun ammo and ammo boxes. The shields only prevent the boomers/grinders/butchers from getting in. You still got the flood wannabe bastards and some others charging in lmao!

Which reminds me, if only Halo3 looked as beautiful as Gears 2. It would have been perfect... ***SPOILERZ*** The Worm stage reminds me of the Flood stage on H3 but the worm stage is sooo much better. Pools of blood FTW!

Come to me, Banjo Kazooie!

...although admittedly I'm more excited for the free DL code for the original than I am for the new one >_>

I know everyone loves to hate on it (especially over at Kotaku), but I found the CoD:WaW beta lots of fun, and will pick that up tomorrow. I wish I had enough money left over to get Gears, but I have to save my money for books for next semester...

CoD: WaW is Outstanding! Out-fucking-standing! It kicked ass! ;)

ZOMBIE WAVES FTW!!!

I would defiantly buy this.

If it wasn't for the fact that many reviewers said you can beat it, not rushing, in 6 hours, and with not many other features. Granted, from what the demo showed those would probably be a kick ass 6 hours. I can't see why this would be more then a rental.

Depends on what kind of gamer you are.

Me and my mates downloaded the demo and spent an hour playing it, simply taking turns. A pre-order later we were ready for the time trial!

The e-mail took a week to come... but 4 of us sat around for at least 6 hours racing eachothers ghosts as it is.

The demo level. Hotseat. 6 hours. Time trial/trackmania/hell even Sonic fans will love the replayability of the time trials.

That's why I got PS3 (as well as I don't like the blurry 360 look) for Time Trial DLC.

I have one word for you that destroys your argument:

Portal

@Kevin

Who me, or Lee?

If its mine, Portal came with the orange box. Even if it was less then 6 hours long, there was a lot in the box.

Kevin, I have two words for you that destroy YOUR argument:

Sixty dollars.

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