Parkour, the art of movement, is less a sport and more a way of life. Its participants, known as Free Runners or Traceurs, view the environment and its obstacles, urban or natural, as a series of challenges to be overcome. To the Traceurs, parkour has a philosophical appeal: they feel transformed by the experience, free from the grind of city life. Since its inception in Paris during the mid-1980s, it has spread across the globe and now has an international army of exponents and enthusiasts.Free Running, or Le Parkour as it is know in France where it originated in the late 1990’s, is the latest extreme sport. It involves running, jumping and performing death defying tricks through/over urban environments. ‘Parkour’ translates into ‘Obstacle Race’, and some have described the sport as an army obstacle race meets a ballet stage.
Features
- MORE THAN 60 CHALLENGES SPREAD OVER 10 DIFFERENT LEVELS IN 3 DISTINCT ZONES, EACH WITH ITS OWN STYLE OF GAMEPLAY.
- 9 DIFFERENT SINGLE AND MULTIPLAYER MODES INCLUDING ‘RACE’, ‘TRICK’ AND ‘TARGET COLLECT’ MODES.
- UNLOCK NEW CHARACTERS, CLOTHES, TRICKS, VIDEOS AND MUSIC.
- GUEST STARS SEBASTIEN FOUCAN, STAR OF ‘CASINO ROYALE’ AND CO-FOUNDER OF FREE RUNNING AND EZ, BAM AND BLUE DEVIL FROM URBAN FREEFLOW.
- RECREATE YOUR FAVOURITE PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING MOVES AND TECHNIQUES.
- FULL SCREEN EFFECTS INCLUDING BLOOM, SUN GLARE AND FOCAL BLUR.
- FULLY IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS.
- FREE ROAMING GAMEPLAY.
In addition to featuring characters based on the leading free runners in Europe, Free Running has been developed with the help of the sports brand specialist Adidas. Their Free Running apparel and high fashion training shoes all feature in-game.
Originally released for PS2/PSP in 2007, Reef Entertainment is bringing it to NDS, Wii and PC in 2009.
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