Free Running (video game)
# Free Running (video game)

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.

## 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, 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. The Wii port is played with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, or the Classic Controller.

## Reception

Aggregate score :

| Aggregator | Score |
| - | - |
| Metacritic | (PSP) 65/100 (PS2) 61/100 (Wii) 51/100 |

Review scores :

| Publication | Score |
| - | - |
| Edge | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| GamesMaster | 75% |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 6/10 (OPS2) 5/10 |
| PSM3 | 70% |
| VideoGamer.com | 5/10 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | |

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.

