<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
chase	O
scenes	O
featured	O
in	O
Casino	O
Royale	O
and	O
the	O
Bourne	O
films	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
features	O
hundreds	O
of	O
first-person	O
animations	O
to	O
convey	O
Faith	O
's	O
movement	O
and	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
lighting	B-Algorithm
solution	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
reflect	O
colors	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
soft	O
shadows	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
unique	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
that	O
explores	O
a	O
new	O
origin	O
story	O
for	O
Faith	O
,	O
titled	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
control	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Faith	O
Connors	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
navigate	O
a	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
jumping	O
between	O
rooftops	O
,	O
running	O
across	O
walls	O
,	O
climbing	O
pipes	O
,	O
walking	O
along	O
ledges	O
,	O
sliding	O
down	O
zip	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
getting	O
past	O
opponents	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
important	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
preserving	O
it	O
through	O
multiple	O
obstacles	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
run	O
faster	O
,	O
jump	O
farther	O
and	O
climb	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Faith	O
has	O
preserved	O
enough	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
use	O
an	O
ability	O
called	O
Reaction	O
Time	O
,	O
which	O
temporarily	O
slows	O
the	O
gameplay	O
down	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
time	O
their	O
next	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
features	O
a	O
time	O
trial	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
courses	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
near-future	O
city	O
where	O
life	O
is	O
comfortable	O
and	O
crime	O
is	O
almost	O
non-existent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
company	O
DICE	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
fresh	O
and	O
interesting	O
,	O
anticipating	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
diversify	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
successful	O
Battlefield	B-Application
franchise	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
typically	O
focus	O
on	O
weapons	O
and	O
technology	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
wanted	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
their	O
physicality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
mechanics	O
were	O
first	O
prototyped	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2	O
engine	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
built	O
using	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
because	O
DICE	O
's	O
own	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
cycle	O
when	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
deliberately	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
strong	O
primary	O
colors	O
,	O
with	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
predominantly	O
featuring	O
white	O
and	O
distinctively	O
lacking	O
in	O
green	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
lighting	B-Algorithm
solution	I-Algorithm
,	O
called	O
Beast	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Illuminate	O
Labs	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
south	O
of	O
Sweden	O
,	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
DICE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
rendering	O
process	O
,	O
DICE	O
invested	O
in	O
around	O
400	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
cores	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
kept	O
cool	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
room	O
by	O
a	O
very	O
big	O
air	O
conditioning	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
when	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
Faith	O
holding	O
a	O
pistol	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
E3	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
won	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
comprising	O
a	O
small	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
services	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
pre-ordered	O
at	O
certain	O
retailers	O
,	O
buyers	O
could	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
time	O
trial	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
demo	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
T-shirt	O
by	O
Fenchurch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remix	O
album	O
,	O
Still	O
Alive	O
:	O
The	O
Remixes	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
theme	O
song	O
"	O
Still	O
Alive	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
supports	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
technology	O
,	O
which	O
improves	O
graphical	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
glass	O
shattering	O
,	O
debris	O
,	O
and	O
smoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
software	O
,	O
unless	O
bought	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
map	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
time	O
trial	O
mode	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
additional	O
time	O
trial	O
maps	O
,	O
which	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
surreal-looking	O
stages	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
city	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
2D	O
,	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
adaptation	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Fancy	I-Application
Pants	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
developer	O
Brad	O
Borne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
"	O
trademark	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
was	O
in	O
conflict	O
with	O
California-based	O
development	O
studio	O
Edge	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
claimed	O
the	O
true	O
legal	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Edge	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
variations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
phrases	O
"	O
Cutting	O
Edge	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Edge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
considered	O
superior	O
to	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
more	O
accurate	O
controls	O
and	O
extra	O
graphical	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
described	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiring	O
and	O
"	O
genre-defining	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
extraordinary	O
and	O
special	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
takes	O
fatigued	O
first-person	O
mechanics	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
daring	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
a	O
very	O
divisive	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
gaping	O
flaws	O
and	O
moments	O
of	O
brilliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Runner	O
Vision	O
guidance	O
system	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
setting	O
alone	O
was	O
considered	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Guardian	O
stating	O
that	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
environment	O
than	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
inhabit	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Nate	O
Ahearn	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Faith	O
's	O
movement	O
is	O
accentuated	O
by	O
little	O
nuances	O
on-screen	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
"	O
produce	O
the	O
best	O
feeling	O
of	O
movement	O
and	O
momentum	B-Algorithm
that	O
I	O
've	O
gotten	O
my	O
hands	O
on	O
in	O
a	O
[	O
video	O
game ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art	O
Direction	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICE	O
marketing	O
director	O
Martin	O
Frain	O
initially	O
projected	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
to	O
be	O
sold	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
had	O
combined	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
court	O
document	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
legal	O
conflict	O
between	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Edge	O
Games	O
revealed	O
that	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
750,000	O
of	O
those	O
copies	O
having	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
received	O
satisfactory	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
grown	O
in	O
esteem	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
passionate	O
fanbase	O
,	O
reaching	O
cult	O
classic	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
analysis	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
a	O
brave	O
and	O
bold	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
no	O
other	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
tried	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
first-person	O
action	O
in	O
so	O
many	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
perfectly	O
balanced	O
innovation	O
and	O
entertainment	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
more	O
grounded	O
and	O
plausible	O
"	O
platformer	O
than	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
or	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
mainly	O
because	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
genre	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
moderate	O
success	O
led	O
DICE	O
to	O
develop	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
that	O
explores	O
a	O
new	O
origin	O
story	O
for	O
Faith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICE	O
has	O
paid	O
tribute	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
in	O
a	O
content	O
update	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2042	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Eleventh	O
Hour	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Faith	O
's	O
red	O
shoes	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
as	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
hidden	O
atop	O
the	O
arm	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	O
crane	O
on	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
map	O
,	O
"	O
Flashpoint	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
will	O
be	O
delisted	O
from	O
digital	O
stores	O
,	O
among	O
several	O
Battlefield	B-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
day	O
to	O
purchase	O
being	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
removed	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
in	O
an	O
addendum	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
error	O
and	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
plans	O
to	O
delist	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
