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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.

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.

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.

I'd rather read the books.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game to go along with my new Nintendo DS, and at the same time purchased the GameBoy Advanced game "A Link to the Past/Four Swords." Well, I've only had the games for a few days, but while Link meets my every expectation, Goblet of Fire falls short of the mark.

I'm a huge fan of the HP series but don't expect perfect continuity when it comes to the movies and the games. However, based my forever-old GameBoy Color Harry Potter games, I *did* expect a certain amount of, well, plot, and I'm definitely disappointed there. The graphics are great, don't get me wrong, but who cares how good the graphics are when you're just shooting spells over and over at the same creatures? And really, EA, is it necessary to put seven of the same creature in one room? I think that's overkill -- pun not intended.

If you're a diehard, hardcore fan, you may like this game just because it's all about Harry Potter; however, I'd recommend spending your money on games with more sustenance, even if that means having to go backwards-compatible with old GB Advanced games. Sure, you don't get to use the fancy touchscreen, but at least you'll be playing something that gives your brain some sort of workout.

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.

confusing!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: May 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is mega confusing in the beginning! They tell you nothing about where you are how you got there,ect. At first, I had no clue why they were at the Quidditch world cup! The Triwizard tournament is another thing. before I read the book I thought Harry got in the Triwizard thing of his own free will! The dialog was another big disappointment. The only things the charcters actually say is Come here and Help me. Everything else is just words and pictures. The big 'Round up all the animals at Hagrid's hut thing' is probaly the hardest part of the game. I STILL have not beaten it. The Forbidden Forest and Prefects bathroom were boring, unlike the movie,AND hard! The only thing worth playing were the mini-games and that whole "Here's a niffler, take care of it." thing.

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.

AMATUER GAMERS' PARADISE

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: April 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game. My [...] brother can't let go of it. It's an awesome game with awesome storylines and 3rd generation graphics. It is probably not for serious gamers though. You choose from the three main characters and go through an awesome adventurous year at Hogwarts... even though the only thing you do is fight off enemies. I have to say this was tons worse than the first potter game for gameboy color. I would reccomend this because of the graphics and amazing storyline, though.Once you play this you realize how much more there was to the movie, or was there? Showbiz is a confusing confusing thing, my friends. Thanks for your time!

Hard to figure out at first, gets addicting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: March 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When i first started to play this game, it was quite hard. I just couldn't figure it out - The spells, monsters, characters, - and basicly how it worked. But after three days of playing this game, i have become a Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (DS game) pro. After you finish your first adventure and go onto your second, this game gets very fun, and easier as well. There are spells at the beggining they will show you how to do - That you have to remember for other parts of the game - There are also some fun mini games to unlock that you can get extra points/shields in.
You can choose to be either Ron, Hermiomie, or Harry.
There is a small booklet of instructions that come with this game, if you want to find out more about it. I recomend it.

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

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