<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	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>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
free-running	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Faith	O
Connors	O
as	O
she	O
progresses	O
through	O
a	O
futuristic	O
city	O
named	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
players	O
traverse	O
the	O
city	O
using	O
aspects	O
of	O
urban	O
exploration	O
and	O
parkour	O
movements	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
and	O
evade	O
or	O
fight	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
free-roaming	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
used	O
sparingly	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
has	O
removed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
guns	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
altogether	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
Faith	O
's	O
running	O
and	O
parkour	O
movements	O
and	O
quick	O
melee-style	O
attacks	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
or	O
evade	O
her	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
which	O
DICE	O
calls	O
Social	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
place	O
Location	O
Emitters	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
,	O
an	O
exploration	O
activity	O
similar	O
to	O
geocaching	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
game	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
soon	O
after	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
showcasing	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
Faith	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
DICE	O
's	O
general	O
manager	O
Karl	O
Magnus	O
Troedsson	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
first-person	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
building	O
upon	O
the	O
first-person	O
movement	O
mechanics	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
free-roaming	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
runner	O
vision	O
from	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
had	O
been	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
to	O
adapt	O
this	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
has	O
more	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Faith	O
and	O
Runners	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
serve	O
a	O
greater	O
purpose	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2015	O
;	O
DICE	O
product	O
manager	O
Sara	O
Jansson	O
affirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
but	O
would	O
delve	O
into	O
more	O
of	O
Faith	O
's	O
past	O
while	O
expanding	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
DICE	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
revealing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
and	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Solar	O
Fields	O
would	O
again	O
compose	O
for	O
Catalyst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
comic	O
book	O
called	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
:	O
Exordium	O
,	O
leading	O
towards	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Endemol	O
Shine	O
North	O
America	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
producing	O
a	O
TV	O
show	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Overwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
citing	O
the	O
movement	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
as	O
a	O
negative	O
,	O
Spencer	O
Campbell	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
has	O
a	O
strong	O
core	O
built	O
by	O
its	O
movement	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
else	O
than	O
run	O
from	O
point	O
A	O
to	O
point	O
B	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
probably	O
be	O
more	O
inclined	O
to	O
run	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
summarised	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
original	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
is	O
an	O
overlooked	O
gem	O
from	O
last	O
generation	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
diehard	O
fans	O
will	O
have	O
trouble	O
finding	O
the	O
diamonds	O
in	O
this	O
rough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Leon	O
Hurley	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
strong	O
ideas	O
but	O
not	O
enough	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
McCaffrey	O
for	O
IGN	O
summarised	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edges	I-Application
return	O
shines	O
in	O
some	O
regards	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ultimately	O
a	O
disappointment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Arthur	O
Gies	O
of	O
Polygon	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
imagine	O
most	O
players	O
will	O
happily	O
bounce	O
from	O
side	O
mission	O
to	O
delivery	O
to	O
grid	O
node	O
and	O
back	O
again	O
,	O
content	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
has	O
always	O
been	O
best	O
at	O
:	O
constantly	O
moving	O
forward	O
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
once	O
you	O
can	O
focus	O
on	O
that	O
,	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flawed	O
,	O
but	O
often	O
great	O
breath	O
of	O
something	O
different	O
and	O
exciting	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
landscape	O
full	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
old	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
