Posted May 03, 2007 at 05:40PM by Chris L. Listed in: Videos, Games, Free Running Tags: Reef Entertainment
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You heard the tree! - Image 1You know what? Methinks this writer's been playing too many video games for too long.

The Japanese-based PSP GadgetZ decided to host their own little play-through of Free Running on YouTube. For the purposes of demonstrating the gameplay, we've embedded one of their videos - the one on Freestyle - and as a courtesy, the rest may be available via the Read link.

If this game inspires people to start running all over walls... well bone doctors everywhere might become busier. On the other hand, it would be nice to see people put down the game once in a while and exercise for real. And in the outdoors, too - no need to be tied by a Sensor Bar.




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   by kefka12 (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » First!!

FIRST!!!!!!!

   by Oh Jhey (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » Crackdown-esque

This clipped made me think of climbing buildings and stuff in Crackdown. Looks to be an interesting game.

   by RObbiee (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » blah

one of the most crap games ever.


   Re: mobileguru (Unregistered) - 2007-05-04
 » true word

Unfortunately I'll have to second that comment. Crap!!!
   by feivel (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » sucks

This game is a total suckfest. It's not funny... it's not fun.

   by danzel (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » boring

this game look incredibly boring. And why the long load time? WWWHHHHYYY!!! :(

   by NIGathan (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » wow

i used to think this game was koo but after seeing this video i realized how wrong i was this game is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!11 OMG!!!!1 I WANT IT SOOOOO BAD!!!!!11...

   by goemon4 (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » its ok

yeah, ive been playing this for a while, its fun, could be better, and its not the most appealing of ideas for a game, but if your a fan of THPS games and such, give this a go, it isnt half bad... i actually enjoyed it once i got the hold of it, but like i said, the idea of running around isnt all that appealing to some...

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   by senjutsu (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » not looking good at all...

wall run? this is great in prince of persia, but in a free running game? I'd like the game to be more realistic than that, so I could be impressed with what you can do. This game would be better on the ps3, and really faced paced! I suppose activision should do it lol ( tony hawk)

   by Morlok8k (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » cool concept...

cool concept, but crappy execution - including the guy playing the video. this would make a decent flash game, a mini-game, or as a feature in another game. but who would pay money for just this?

   by TheNiNJA - 2007-05-03
 » its nice

its a great game in my opinion ! couldnt lay it aside before completing it ! 100% all gold medals ! the guy in the video plays it really bad without style ! no ***** , this game is a hell of a lot better when u play it yaself !
i personally do parkour and love it for more than 4 years now and im also a skater for more than 7 years now . i am a pro on tony hawks and looooove xtreme sports games so ... i really enjoyed this one ! if u love xtreme sports and like parcour , your gonna like this game !


   Re: mu (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » agreed.

this game took me a second to get a grip on, but once i got some skills, i could not put it down. it is as addictive as tony hawk, and it has a lot of unique and new gameplay mechanics. the timing can get to be a bit demanding, but it makes the challenges even more satisfying when it is said and done.

kudos to the ninja for getting all golds, that is no joke. good job. and everyone else, i would say, if you like tony hawk, give this game a try. parkour is very interesting, and this game is worth a glance.

   Re: d1ckies (Unregistered) - 2007-05-03
 » agreed again

Definitely, i couldn't put it down till i had it finished gold 100%. This guy plays it sh** as, its a great game and a hell of alot better that the gameplay the video shows. USE SOME STYLE AND FLIPS!!
   by LiquidBlood510 - 2007-05-03
 » Good Game

Okay I do parkour. I been doing this about for 2 in a half years. I been doing tricking for about 4years. So yeah. I love it. Great hobby. Gets a lot of attention and also gets girls talking to you and looking at you. Get you recognized all over the place as well.

This game is great for all the people who actually do parkour. Its a good game like only if your tired or its raining outside or something. Its best for you to actually do it. People honestly think that I am crazy. But they don't understand its a sport. I got suspended from school just for doing a backflip off a garbage can so yeah. They don't understand so they will start thinking this guy has problems blah blah blah. But once you explain to them and show them than they will understand. So yeah.

Its a good game overall. All these critics here just get the game. Download it, buy it, borrow it, whatever. Just try it and you will understand how fun the game really is. As well get off your ass and go try some of this as well.

   by HumanIce (Unregistered) - 2007-05-04
 » blaH

this game is crap and I'm never gonna buy it in my life..

   by whoelse (Unregistered) - 2007-05-04
 » :D

OMG! That is *****. Funny coz i watched Jump London at school today at that was about free running. That was boring too :(

   by Nitay almanzar (Unregistered) - 2007-05-08
 » good but needs more work

well i myself practice parkour and i think this game is ok but it looks realy slow and hasnt got the feel of what its realy like to jump and do dangerous stunts and so on , this is more of tricking to be honest and has a sort of tony hawks skate boreding feel to it , this game needs major improvement, the climing on this is ok but not very realistic if u look at assasins creed thats the sort of climbing this game needs ^_^ as for the vaults they look realy stupid and slow at times ....-.- i dont see any diveing kongs in this which is a major let down , i dont like the fact that it looks cartoony it should have a more realstic look to it , basicly to improve this game someone like lets say david belle(parkour master) could give more ideas and improve this game alot more, to me it looks a little limited on what things u can do lol if u practice parkour u will understand what i mean , so overall i think this is more tricking and fancy stuff then death defing leaps and so on ... like the massive jump that david belle dose in b13 wow that was gd ^_^ lol anyway i give this game 6/10 its not crap but its not great ethier -.-



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