GameZone's Review
5.5
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 5.5 |
| Graphics | 5 |
| Sound | 5 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Reviewer: Steven Hopper
Review Date: 08/29/2006
Like looking at a picture of a cheeseburger instead of eating one, something was lost in the translation.
Full ESPN Downtown Dash Review
Avg. Web Rating
5.5
Description
New York City, a Free Runner leaps & jumps without fear over & across the city's buildings & skyscrapers. In a New York minute, find yourself in a position to save those in trouble. Perfect the art of free running to complete missions & saves lives. A Free Running Master will be your guide. Over 60 motions & 12 awesome tricks to exhibit cinematic action. Are you ready? Take the Risk, save a life. Go Free running on the Big Apple?s skyline! Jump In with mobile intensity from ESPN & Pixiem!
Features
- ESPN Downtown Dash is a game based on a famous and unique sport from
France known as Parkour, or Free Running
- It consists of fluid motions over, under, around and through various
obstacles in the city – scaling walls, and leaping from building to building.
- Climb, jump, roll, and move swiftly.
- Reaching the limits of your physical abilities is the goal in order to
obtain the “art of movement”
- Over 60 motions and 12 awesome tricks to exhibit your cinematic action
- There is no default route; you have to find your own path to reach the
goal
- There are 3 game modes:
1. Practice Mode: practice the various movements
2. Story Mode: Meet Rick and go with him to learn dynamic tricks. If you help complete the 15 stages, Rick will become a hero
3. Challenge Mode: 40 stages to challenge how good you are with tricks
- There are various items will make you help with the game or make it
difficult
- Watch out for obstacles…they will damage you if you run into them
- Make sure to pay attention to the time and your health




