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26 year old harry potter fan

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i got into the harry potter books when the fourth movie came to theatres, from then on i have read the entire series 1 - 7 3x over, then this game came out, i was already a gamer. so i tryed it and loved it from the first second i played. not only can you cast spells in corridors at students to start a fight, then theres the portable swamps you set off, then the best sidequests for book fans. alltogether its a good game, a re-explorable game for harry potter fans.

So-So

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have all the other games, my favorite of the 5 is the second one. This game, although Hogwarts Castle was AMAZING! to run around in and explore, there was not.... plo, so to speak. You couldn't loose either, or you could! Any duel that was initiated that you were supposed to lose, you lost. Even fighting Voldemort in the end, all I did was press random buttons, even put the controller down, and I still won. Because I was "supposed to". In the other games, you could fail, get game over, win the house and quiddich cups. This had none of that. All we did was run around 50% of the game, find DA members and complete their silly, easy quests. All of the other games were more challenging, and much more content filled. I beat the game at 70% of the way thru. It seems like the main point of this game was for the "Room of Rewards" to show you scenes from the movie/video game creation. Yes, that's always nice to see behind the scenes stuff..... but cmon give me an interactive experience.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Kids would really like this game. I like that you can use magic that isn't introduced until a later book. It is really fun and I enjoy playing it a lot.

Fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Lots of fun. Great views of the Hogwarts. A little predictable in parts but overall a great game.

A MUST !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

They sure have made a powerful comeback from the Goblet of Fire! This one, you are able to explore Hogwarts. Yes, just like the Prisoner of Azkaban. There are better graphics, and you no longer have to wait for the game to load when you are going through the rooms at Hogwarts. When you're playing the game, it truly feels like you are there with Harry, Hermione, and Ron. If you liked the Prisoner of Azkaban, and only liked some of the graphics from Goblet of Fire, expect this to be the best one yet!

Leaving much to be desired

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ah Hogwarts... so much has changed in the gaming world over the years. Technology has come along was since the days of Pong. Unfortunately, maybe a little too much emphasis was placed in the graphics this time around. Because although they were simply stunning, compared to the imagery, the plot was left in the dust. The storyline was not clear or well developed, in fact, I would say it was pretty much all over the place. If you had not read the books or seen the movie, you would probably be sitting there scratching your head. That being said, I will give both the pros and cons to the game:

PROS:
-The graphics were splendid! Although the characters were slightly lacking, Hogwarts really seemed to come alive. It was very beautiful and realistic. Maybe a little too realistic... it took me a very long time to get from place to place to complete the tasks. At first I wasn't bothered by this, but it became tedious.
-The voices were completely true to the movie. They used the voices of most of the actual actors: Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, etc. This makes it seem more believable and gives it an edge over other games. The only voice not quite spot on in my opinion, was Professor McGonagall.
-The music is very pleasant and does not get repititious whasoever. I recognized some scores from the older games, but apparently, new songs were incorporated as well.

Cons:
(I am sorry to report there might be more of these than the pros...)
-Everything you do seems like a chore in this game. When you have to round up Dumbledore's Army, it gets old pretty quickly. You basically follow footprints and solve the characters' mindless tasks that do not aid the story whatsoever. Its okay the first few times, but after person number twenty eight, I was pretty relieved it was over.
-I found the different spells unnecessary and slightly difficult. Especially since the controls you use for dueling are the same as the spells you use for everyday use. This makes it a challenge to remember them all. In addition, it was nearly impossible to get anything better than a "Troll" (the equivalent of a failing grade) in Professor Flitwick's charms class. Casting wingardium leviosa on specific objects was frustrating due to the fact that Harry couldn't really focus on just one object without the focus switching to the other.
-Despite being true to Hogwarts, the changing staircases were quite a nuisance. Just as you are about to step on one, it moves and you have to wait a minute or two for it to come back. Sometimes I fervently wished I could just avoid that staircase altogether.

Overall, it might be better than Goblet of Fire, but you may want to avoid purchasing Order of the Phoenix unless you are an avid Potter fan with sentimental feelings about what it might be like to be in the (not-so-homey) Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is OK it has a few flaws and it can be a little slow, Also when you are to do something it doesn't always do it. But it is OK.

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