Free Running

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This article is about the video game. For the athletic discipline, see Freerunning.

Free Running
File:Free Running PlayStation 2 Cover Art.jpg
DevelopersRebellion Developments (PS2, Wii)
Core Design (PSP)
PublishersUbisoft, Reef Entertainment, Graffiti Entertainment
ComposerMartin Iveson
PlatformsMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii
Release
  • AU: 19 April 2007[1]
  • EU: 20 April 2007
Wii, Windows
  • EU: 1 October 2009
  • NA: 28 April 2010 (Wii)
  • NA: 3 December 2019 (PC)
GenresSports, platforming
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

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,[2] Reef Entertainment, and Graffiti Entertainment. A Nintendo DS version was planned, but cancelled.[3] The game was originally due for release in 2005 but was delayed due to apathy from its original publisher, Eidos.[4][5]

Gameplay

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Free Running is a freerunning sports game, with mechanics similar to those found in skateboarding titles such as the Tony Hawk's series.[2] The objective of the game is a representation of freerunning, and players must demonstrate speed alongside flamboyance.[2] 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.[6] He was removed in later ports. The Wii port is played with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Classic Controller.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][7][9] 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.[2]

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