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50/100
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3.29/5
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83% positive135 reviews
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Windows
Price
US$5.99

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2007 · Rebellion Developments · Racing · Sports

Free Running

The whole ethos of Free Running (an urban environment sport also known as Parkour) is to be free, break boundaries, go where others dare not. In this game, the world around you becomes your playground -- where others walk, you jump; where others stop, you climb; where others stall, you leap to victory!

Released
20 April 2007
Platforms
Nintendo DSPlayStation 2PlayStation PortableWiiWindows
Genres
RacingSports
Developers
Rebellion Developments
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action
Country
United Kingdom
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 7
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
11hmain story12hcompletionist

About

Free Running is a 2007 video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Microsoft Windows, developed by Rebellion Developments and Core Design and published by Ubisoft, Reef Entertainment, and Graffiti Entertainment. A Nintendo DS version was planned, but cancelled. The game was originally due for release in 2005 but was delayed due to apathy from its original publisher, Eidos.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Free Running is a freerunning sports game, with mechanics similar to those found in skateboarding titles such as the Tony Hawk's series. The objective of the game is a representation of freerunning, and players must demonstrate speed alongside flamboyance. The player is required to navigate their character through an urban environment by climbing, leaping, wall-running and other acrobatic maneuvers. Points are earned by performing combinations of such moves, and completing mini-challenges such as checkpoint races.

Sébastien Foucan, the inventor of freerunning, is your mentor and guides you through the game's tutorial in the PS2 version. He was removed in later ports. The Wii port is played with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Classic Controller.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Eurogamer criticized the PlayStation 2 version's stiff controls and camera, leading to unease in performing tricks and combinations. It did not compare favourably to the fluid movement in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Crackdown – titles that were deemed to be better free running games than Free Running.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 25 April 2007Australia · Europe 20 April 2007
PlayStation Portable5 April 2007Australia · Europe 20 April 2007
Wii20 April 2007Europe · North America 28 April 2010
Nintendo DSCancelled31 December 2007Worldwide
Windows1 October 2009Europe · Worldwide 3 December 2019

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