Want to know when you can start defying gravity and kickoff your rooftop escapades in Mirror's Edge? Well save the date; November 11 will be North America's ticket into EA DICE's sun-drenched, skyscraper-filled world.

But wait, that's not all. EA has also confirmed that a Mirror's Edge demo will hit the PSN sometime before the game launches. Also, for those who pre-order the title, they'll be given an exclusive code that unlocks Time Trial mode in the demo. Code giveaways for pre-orderers will be handed out starting on September 26.

You've all no doubt seen the original trailer for Mirror's Edge (and if not, where've you been?), which means you know the first part of this Mirror's Edge level pretty well. Looks easy, right? I thought so too, until I had my hands on the controls and I was plummeting to my death for the fifth time. Mirror's Edge looks incredibly stylish in the trailers, but it's easy to assume there's not much actual gameplay there. The reality is, this is one of the most intriguingly controlled games that you'll play this year.

The controls essentially boil down to two buttons and two analogue sticks; L1 is the "up" button, L2 is the "down" button and the sticks do exactly what you'd expect. This rather bizarre control set up takes some getting used to, but after a little while feels very fluid. Everything's context sensitive, so pushing L1 as you're running, standing, in mid-air or against a wall will result in different actions. Pressing L2 mid-jump, for example, will pull your legs up, allowing you to jump further. Pressing the same button just before you land after a long fall will preserve momentum by allowing you to execute a forward roll.

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