Freak Out: Extreme Freeride

Freak Out: Extreme Freeride

PC version boxart
Developer(s) ColdWood Interactive
Publisher(s) JoWooD Productions
Producer(s) Michael Kairat[1]
Platform(s) PS2, PC, PSP
Release date(s)

PS2

  • EU March 30, 2007

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PSP
AU May 2007[3]
PC

  • NA August 28, 2007

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Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Freak Out: Extreme Freeride, often referred to as simply Freakout, is a sports video game developed by ColdWood Interactive and published by JoWooD Productions for PlayStation 2, first released in Europe on March 30, 2007. The player controls one of six playable skiers from a third-person perspective using a combination of buttons to jump and perform tricks, and has to complete challenges to unlock new mountains and equipment.

Freak Out was announced on August 16, 2006. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. It was released PS2, Windows and PSP in 2007.[5] On January 13, 2015, the game was released on Steam.[6]

Gameplay

In Freak Out: Extreme Freeride, the player can control six different playable skiers. Each skier has his own "special tricks." The player must complete challenges to unlock new mountains and equipment. While winning challenges, the player also increases his tricks, balance, and endurance skills.[7]

Multiplayer

There are two different multi-player modes: "Splitscreen" and "Network." In the "Splitscreen" mode (which is not included in the PSP version), two players can race, either with a keyboard or joypad. However, in the "Network" mode, up to eight players can play together online. An online high score was also included, until the official Freak Out: Extreme Freeride website was taken down.[7]

Characters and mountains

Characters

Players may initially choose from six skiing characters: three male and three female. Each character is of different age, comes from a different country and has his unique special tricks.[7]

Character Age Origin country Special tricks
"Ben Taylor" 25 United States
  • Iron Cross
  • Ugly Grab
  • Stretchy
"Jonas Vik" 20 Norway
  • Cossack
  • Dodge
  • Cossack Dive
"Martin Ecke" 41 Germany
  • Daffy Grab
  • Daffy Stretch
  • Daffy Dive
"Elena Linna" 24 Finland
  • Ninja Grab
  • Suicide Backbreaker
  • Canon Ball
"Angelina Bradley" 22 Canada
  • Backscratcher
  • Spread Eagle
  • Suicide
"Helena Swensson" 21 Sweden
  • Plake Grab
  • Rocket Air
  • Seatbelt

Mountains

There are four mountains; each one contains two missions, two freerides, a bone ride, and a slopestyle.[7]

Mountain Missions Freerides Bone ride Slopestyle
Broken Back Mountain
  • Frozen Creek
  • South Twin
  • Frozen Creek Cup
  • South Twin Cup
  • Raven Ridge Battle
  • King of the Hill
Mount Blanca
  • Death Valley
  • Grizzly Creek
  • Death Valley Cup
  • Grizzly Creek Cup
  • Grays Battle
  • King of the Hill 2
Redcloud Valley
  • Dragontail Peak
  • Mount Dead End
  • Dragontail Cup
  • Dead End Cup
  • Echo Hills Battle
  • Broken False Air
Cascade Mountains
  • Bunker Hill
  • Angel Falls
  • Bunker Hill Cup
  • Angel Fall Cup
  • Red Valley Battle
  • Cascade Peak Air

Reception

Reviews for non-PC platforms were less favorable. In a review of the PSP version Dom Turner of AceGamez criticised the game for its "thin" polish and numerous flaws, noting that it "could have been a lot of fun," but that the game felt rushed and that "the flaws ruin the fun completely."[8] In a PS2 review, Romendil of JeuxVideo.com said that while the game is not "calamitous," it lacks any "hair-raising" sensations and that the gameplay is " classic and accessible", but "doesn't reach the ankles of games that inspired it, such as SXX."[9] However, both reviewers noted that the music was the game's soundtrack was its strongest point.

References

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