Initial release date 20 April 2007 Developer Rebellion Developments Mode Single-player video game | Genre Sports game Publisher Ubisoft | |
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Platforms Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS Similar Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, Dead to Rights: Reckoning, Gangs of London, Burnout Dominator, Ford Street Racing | ||
Free Running is a 2007 video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Ubisoft.
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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 closer to that of parkour, in that the player must demonstrate speed, rather than 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.
Reception
Eurogamer rated Free Running 5 out of 10, criticising 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.