Running can be fun, who'd have thought it?

Once was the time where flinging yourself across rooftops and along ledges was reserved for those of a more depressed nature, wishing to leave thie cruel world behind. Now, thanks to some crazy Frenchmen, everyone's at it - without the suicide part, obviously...

Simon Griffin

Something for the road - There's loads to do in Free Running - take a look at what's on offer...

There's more to Free Running than pirouetting purely for points. Each of the game's ten levels offers head-to-head races against either a CPU-controlled star or another player in split-screen mode...

A hop, skip and jump to Rebellion yields unexpected benefits.

When Free Running was initially due for release in 2005, the athletic discipline of parkour was still known for little more than Rush Hour, a 90-second TV spot commissioined by the BBC. Star David Belle's mesmerising turn in Banlieue 13 had yet to jump the Channel (or the Atlantic)...

Reef hits the ground running.

With a UK release expected over the next few weeks, publisher Reef Entertainment has begun its marketing campaign for upcoming title Free Running by appointing a new sales and marketing company. Paris-based Play Connection will handle the sales support for the Pal release on PS2 and PSP later this quarter...

Reef runs free - Publisher picks up Rebellion's Free Running for 2007

Its arrival on the BBC in a 2002 trailer marked the beginning of a revolution for Parkour, or Free Running as it is otherwise known - and now developer Rebellion has unveiled Reef Entertainment as the publisher of its upcoming Free Running title Sony's PS2 and PSP...

Ben Parfitt