Join us, dear reader, as we venture into a terrifying yet exciting alternate reality. A reality where tacos don't exist, where an 8-8 football team doesn't somehow make it into the Divisional NFL Playoff week, and -- most significantly -- where Mirror's Edge was not made for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, but for the Wii instead.

Just what would it be like to play Mirror's Edge if it did have Wiimote and Balance Board support? We may never know for sure, but thanks to the video above (via NintendoWiiFanboy), we have a pretty good idea. For whatever reason, someone decided to design and demonstrate their own Balance Board controls for the game, and while they're not actually playing with the board, through the magic of editing, it sure looks like they are.

The controls are kind of ingenious: It looks like tapping the top of the board with your toes would generate up-movement (jumping, vaulting, etc.), while tapping the bottom of the board with your heels would generate down-movement (sliding, rolling, etc.). Add in a few Wii remote gestures for things like opening doors, fighting, and climbing up onto ledges from cat-hangs, and you have a complete, efficient Mirror's Edge control scheme.



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