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Has its moments, but very repetitive

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game definitely has some good things going for it - the sounds are very good, the adaptation of the film and books are overall well done, and some of the mini games are quite enjoyable. All of which does not make up for the most annoying part of the game, the sheer mind-boggling length of the levels. Not length in a good way, length in a "enter a room, beat the exact same creatures in the exact same way, solve a puzzle the same manner again" way. There is a line between challenging and monotonous, and the game designers crossed the line a long time ago. Certainly, shorter levels would have literally made for a shorter game, which is usually a bad thing. but nobody playing the game can help but groan when you clear one screen and go to the next that is exactly the same, and then keep doing that over and over.

I also wish they had made more use of the touchscreen. The mini-games use it and are generally well done. You also use it sometimes when battling a creature. This part is actually pretty fun, and hints at the true potential of a Harry Potter game in which you do lots of things with the touchscreen, such as emulating wand movements. Unfortunately, the touchscreen creature battles happen randomly and rarely, and can be annoying - they take a long time for easy creatures that would have been defeated quite easily without the touch screen spell-casting mode. Conversely, they are quite handy when fighting some of the more tougher (or annoying) monsters, as you can always win fairly quickly in the touchscreen mode.

The graphics are not quite up to par with other DS games, and there are places where the controls are difficult and the characters can get stuck. The gameplay is very straightforward - make your way from point A to point B, by killing monsters and unlocking puzzles (mostly by levitating things around). You play as one of the three characters, and the other two are with you can controlled by the game. However, for the most part they are useless and only get in the way. The game would have been much better if the other two simply apparated in when you needed them for those times when a large object just happens to block your path and can only be moved by the combined power of three wands.

All in all, I cannot give this more than two stars, as its potential is more than overweighed by the glitches, the bad gameplay, and the annoyingly repetitive levels.

At Least I Don't Have to Play Harry

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When it comes to this game, it's pretty obvious that Nintendo DS was pretty new. The graphics are not as good as they are on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the player of the game, hardly uses the stylus. The only time the player uses the stylus is for fighting a creature. This is fun in prospective but when the player barely gets to use the stylus, it makes me wish I was playing Prisoner of Azkaban for GBA. At least the player gets to fight the creatures more offten and cast spells, even if the stylus isn't involved.

The most refreshing part about the game is the player gets to choose which Trio member they would like to play as. The player has the option of playing Harry, Ron, or Hermione throughout the whole game, except in the last task of the Triwizard Tournament and when fighting Voldemort since Harry obviously does those alone in the book and movie as well.

The most annoying part of the game was having to go back through levels to find badges because the player needed a certain spell in order to get to it. Some of the spells required to access this item, were not learned until later on. Also, some of the badges were hard to find and even the cards. I ended up turning to Fred and George to buy most of the cards because it seems like I didn't find that many.

Also, the individual games were pretty fun and interesting until the player gets to the Bertie Botts Bean Sorting. I found that one quite harder and was annoyed that there wasn't any check points until who knows when. Some of the individual games were too easy like the Candy Pairing, Feeding the Hippogriff, and Chocolate Frogs.

Overall, the game was pretty fun and time consuming. It kept me busy for a few hours but it's pretty obvious that it is an early DS game because of the graphics are like a GBA game and the stylus is rarely used. I'm not sure I quite liked the use of the spells either. It wasn't as fun as the Order of the Phoenix for DS.

Fun for a while... (Some spoilers)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun, until you get to the final battle with Voldemort, then it starts to get annoying. First off, Voldemort is almost impossible to defeat,but it takes him about 2 hits to defeat Harry. Okay, let me make something clear. I have read all the Harry Potter books, and I know Voldemort is not supposed to be easy to defeat, but the makers of this game just made way to hard then it should have been. Second, this game is way too short. I could have beaten it in a day if it wasn't for that cheap final battle.
If you like Harry Potter you might like this game, but you should try renting it first.

Mediocre all around

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to give them credit--the graphics are great. But that's the only thing. I liked the old harry potter gameboy games because there was actually a storyline and puzzles to figure out--in this one, all you do is wander around similar screens zapping things over and over. It gets tedious real fast. The controls also aren't very intuitive, and there are spots where the animation gets a bit choppy. I really like all the harry potter books, movies, and previous games, but I thought this was just plain boring.

I don't have this game yet but I am hopeing to get it for my b-day

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 24
Date: November 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

my b-day is the 9th and I hope I get it then I will write a longer review for it but I heard that your ds will vibrate when you cast A spell which is sooooooooooo cool !!!!!!!!!

I promise I will writ ea rivew that is helpful when I get this and have played it for a little while

love y'all hp fans!!!!!!!!!!

harry potter good or bad?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 21
Date: August 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am using mom's computer I am 9. I rated the game 5* because I am pretty sure it will be good, here are my thougths for the other five ***** max:

computer gameboy Ds
1 *** * -none-
2 ***** *** -none-
3 **** **** -none-
4 ????? ????? ?????

It is going to be the first game I am going to get. I've seen the movie clip and I liked it.

Lucas
August 7, 2005

here is my review that I said I would write

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 36
Date: November 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

ok this game rocks and I was wrong it does not shake sorry !!!!
you can plAY AS ANY 3 MAIN CHARICTERS in different levels its graphics are sorta sad except in a 3d duel well mABE i WILL WRITE MORE LATER SORRY IF THIS ONE DID NOT HELP BUT i DONT WANT TO WRITE ANY MORE

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my girl, she liked but not as much as other games of the same type.

to easy and boring and it sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i read the book of this game and the book was good, but this game is a pitiful excuse for the name Harry Potter. I beat this game in 2 days. The graphics are not 21st century and it doesn't have anything the book does. The first task is lame and easy. The second was a little harder bit still lame and the third was just lame and easy. Dueling Voldemort was easy. I beat him in 3 tries. Everything that happens after Harry gets out of the maze doesn't happen in the game. You immediately skip to the closing ceremonies. The Yule ball is a joke in this game. The bottom line is that this game is too easy and the graphics are lame. My advice is that if your going to spend $20 to $30
on a game, buy a game for Gamecube or Xbox or PS2. Don't buy this game it sucks

It is ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 24
Date: November 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

it is fun for a while, but you can beat the game in under five days.... I dont reccomend it

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