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Best Harry Potter Game Yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 18
Date: December 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My 10-year old son received this for his birthday (after wishing and hoping for it for every day for two months). He loves it and says it is the best Harry Potter PlayStation 2 game ever. A winner!

A Fun, Challenging, Well-Integrated & Goal-Oriented Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 18
Date: April 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have played each of the video games based upon the first four Harry Potter films & books. By far, the most challenging and best integrated of these games is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". The previous game of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" introduced the ability for a player to play as any of the three main characters from Harry Potter: either as Harry, Ron or Hermione; which a player could actively switch between during game play (often, this was required within specific levels). This latest Harry Potter game also allows a player to play as one of the three main characters, but unlike the previous game, a player cannot actively switch between characters until the completion of a particular task.

As with previous Harry Potter games, spells must be obtained in order to get through certain levels or an important item, such as a Triwizard shield, may need to be collected. In fact, much of game play involves the collection of Triwizard shields that are hidden within most of the game's levels in order to unlock access to higher levels. Typically, there are multiple Triwizard shields on each level, which means that a player must revisit levels multiple times in order to collect a sufficient number of them. Also hidden within these levels are special items, such as vanishing cards, dragon statues, shovels or some other item that a player should either collect or reveal as sub-quests. Except for vanishing cards (for which there is only one per level), a player must identity all of a particular items on a particular level in order to gain a card that represents those items. And here's an important note on collecting/purchasing cards: unlike previous Harry Potter games where card collecting was merely a secondary activity that had no real impact on the players or game outcome itself, cards won or purchased throughout this game can load a player's character (that he/she has chosen before entering a level) with increased stamina, skill or magical strength from three selected cards. In fact, it is up to the player to load all three characters with a particular set of cards for the skills that the player wants each character to have because even though a player cannot switch between characters during game play, which ever character the player chooses is usually accompanied by the other two. One very interesting aspect of this game is that not all items on a particular level may be accessible until the player obtains something that is only attainable at a higher level that makes it possible to collect the needed item on the lower level. Most collectors' cards are only made available for purchase upon how well the player demonstrates certain abilities or achieves certain goals.

During game play, the player will encounter a number of nasty creatures, such as dugbogs, salamanders and vampyr mosps, which can be very annoying. Available jinx spells include (but are not limited to) orbis, inflatus and avifors. Charm spells include herbivicus, carpe retractum and accio to name a few. As stated, not all of these spells are available until obtained and sometimes require obtaining its spell book. Game levels include the Quidditch World Cup at the beginning, then proceed at Hogwarts with Defense Against the Dark Arts, the Hogwarts Exterior, Moody's Challenges, the Forbidden Forrest, the Prefects Bathroom, Herbology, the three Triwizard Challenges and Voldemort.

Overall, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" video game is very fun and I rate it with 5 out of 5 stars. It is by far the best Harry Potter video game to date.

THE MOST WONDERFUL GAME EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 21
Date: November 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If my typing is a little lagging, please forgive me, I was up all night playing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Without doubt, the best game I have ever played. The graphics were so good that it was almost like being at Hogwarts. [...] is the best moment of any game I've ever played, though Dumbledore is my favorite character. I was a little dissappointed that the plot of the seventh book was revealed by entrance to a hidden passage (near the portrait of the Buddhist-looking nuns on the fifth floor). It was the best thirty-second birthday present ever. I go to school in a small town in New York and all my first period studyhall teacher talked about the whole period was how good the game was and that's all everyone else has been talking about since. We're a little obsessed (this is coming from a person who has Harry Potter tattooed across his back). THE BEST GAME EVER. Buy it. Period.

The harry potter game of all time!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I do not have this game yet, but I played this game at my friend's house and we had a heck of a time! This game is multi player and the graphics and enviroments have improved! But on different websites people said the camera was bad.But, when I played this game at my friend's house the camera was sort of all right.But there is no roaming around, I did not mind. All I cared about was how fun the game was.

Great Christmas Purchase

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a really fun game that lets players of all ages test their skills of using their spells against a variety of different creatures and monsters. Even though that there isn't any more free roaming (which I still miss) this game is still great. There are a lot of new add-ons such as quests trying to find Shovels, Dark Detectors, taps etc. and a quest to try and find the vanishing card on each level (a card which vanishes after a certain amount of time) You can play as any of three main characters (Harry, Hermione, or Ron) and you must progress through 11 different levels. Some of the levels are task levels (1st Task-The Dragon, 2nd Task-The Lake, 3rd Task-The Maze) or tasks where you must beat a certain person or thing (Voldemort) There are also tasks where you must find things like shields, mini shields, vanishing cards etc. (Hogwarts Exterior, Forbidden Forest, Prefects' Bathroom, and Herbology) and there are a number of mini games (5 to be exact) in the level titled Moody's Challenges. Also their is a Dark Arts level and the learning level at the Quidditch World Cup. Even thought you try to find all these things and try to beat every level, your real challenge is to try and find all of the shields.= and mini shields. If you can find 10 mini shields you will find a shield. Also shields are randomly scattered all throughout the collecting levels which you need to do something to get them like use herbivicus to create a pathway to it or some thing like that.
I think that all the spells in this game are great because they make the game more fun. Even though it is challenging, it is still fun to make sure you have done the right spell and to try and master it. It is a blast to try and get everything.
Since the price is a little over what it is worth, I would suggest renting this game. It is great if you have a week off from school (as I do now! :) :):) ) so you can have something to do without being bored out of your mind. It is great and you won't want to put the controller down. I would DEFINATLEY suggest renting this game!

Slightly addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are much better in this game. That I think everyone appreciated. Also, the loading screens are much more pleasant to look at. A swirling pool of blue lights. It's really quite pretty.
The game is not really that difficult, although some of the tasks are a little daunting. I have finished the game without completing some of the various tasks in it. I have completed none of moody's challenges-I felt no need. And I found the dragon in a cage in the forbiddin forest, and did not feel like getting to the shield it guarded.
You can pick and choose your battles, skip what you do not wish to take on, and go back and get things you probably should have.
Granted, this won't be a game I will be playing much in a month, but it was definately worth the money I spent on it. :)
-Claire :)

wicked

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

totally cool, spent ages on it with my cousins messing about and just generally spells. the prisoner of azkaban was cool and so was chamber os secrets but this is by far the best

Look no farther this game is "Brilliant"-Ron Weasely

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I would have to put it like Ron-That's Brilliant. And yes this game is brilliant from start to finish. If your looking for this for yourself or a loved one this game is the one for you.This game is for anyone aged 3-99 it does not matter. I recomend this game and all the others in the series. Anyway just buy this game and you will not be disapointed!

Nice game, but no roaming around!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: November 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I do not have this game yet, but I'm getting it for Christmas. The graphics, enviroments, and the trailers look excellent.But, lately I have been hearing people say that there is no roaming around at Hogwarts like the previous games, and instead you pick levels from a pensieve and collect tri-wizard shields to procede to the next level.Also,people were complaing about how bad the camera was. But, I think it will be a fun game while your waiting for the movie to come out or if your bored.

4th Potter game...As Good as it Gets

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Many people say that this game is a waste of time, and I really wonder why. I personally enjoy the games style of play... you must select an available level and you unlock new levels by collecting Tri-Wizard shields. There are missions to fulfill in each level and you can revisit them for multiple missions. The camera angles are fixed, but this has posed no problem for me. This game is relatively simple to play, but can cater to the collecter types, too. It's rather a step off the beaten path for the Potter series, but I say a job well done!

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