Free Running

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

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]

Free Running
Developer(s)	Rebellion Developments (PS2, Wii) Core Design (PSP)
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft, Reef Entertainment, Graffiti Entertainment
Composer(s)	Martin Iveson
Platform(s)	Microsoft 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)
Genre(s)	Sports, platforming
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PSP) 65/100[7] (PS2) 61/100[8] (Wii) 51/100[9]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Edge	7/10[10]
Eurogamer	5/10[2]
GamesMaster	75%[11]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	6/10[12] (OPS2) 5/10[13]
PSM3	70%[14]
VideoGamer.com	5/10[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald	[6]

Reception

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]