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awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is a game that i would most defenetly recomend buying. it takes you into the world of witchcraft and wizardry and into the school of Hogwarts.

Harry Potter on the Game Cube!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I see only one problem with this game, There are only six days in the school year! Although it still a wonderful game I'd say its a bit short. But for people who like short games this is the game for you. My favorite part of the game is that after you finish classes for the day, you can go out side and fly around the campus on you Nimbus 2000.
The game is only short because it dosen't take that long to do alot of the things, the game play is detailed and fun:
You start out by crashing the Weasley's car into their front gate, "Welcom to the Burrow, Harry" says ron. after that you spend some time wondering around the yard, ending the day with a little gnome tossing. The next day you go to Diagon Alley but end up in Knockturn Alley and have to find your way out. Then you meet up with the Weasleys again and Ginny tells you she lost her stuff, when you find it all you and the Weasleys go to the book store where you meet Gilderoy Lockheart, then Ron bursts in saying you've missed the train. You crash the Car into the Womping Willow, and have to fight it to get Ron out of its cluches. Term at Hogwarts has begun.

Awsome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is so cool. I have beaten it. The snake is awsome. The game is a challenge. The secret passages are awsome and collecting Wizard card is cool too.

Harry Potter and the Horrible GameCube Version

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had the Sorcerer's Stone for the PC and it was excellent then I played Chamber of Secrets for the PC and it was okay but very easy (except the broom flying challenges). I was hoping the GC version was better. Wrong...the playability is horrible. It is hard to get the camera angle to see what is in front of Harry and who wants to try to jump from one object to the next at an angle? The camera likes to show the front of Harry most of the time, so when you try to turn around to see where you are going, you usually end up getting hit by something. That is the hardest part of the game. Otherwise a two year old could play this and it could be won in about 15 minutes. Very irritating. If you've played the PC version of any of these games and are thinking of getting them for the GC - don't. All the fun stuff is gone. You will be greatly disappointed.

Way to easy!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I actually like this game.But it may drive you crazy sometimes.

For Example:When you first get to hogwarts you have to beat a Womping Willow but before beating it you have to go all the way around a cliff.

Then again it's better than the first one.And this time the other teams can beat you at Quidditch.You DON'T NEED to get the Alohomora spell.

Rent it before you buy it.

P.S. I beat it in 3 days.

The Second Game Potential

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: October 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game, like Harry, has alot of potential. The gamecube allows the picture and graphics to be an awfull lot better than its predecessor. If it sticks as well to the book as the new movie will it shall be an instant hit. The fact it will come out on nearly all consoles is good for publicity. Should be great for Harry potter fans and non-fans alike.

Would have been better without game boy advance link up.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: December 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Game boy advance is to small, and I have to link up to to it to get secrets. Give me secret levels without it.

LOVE THE GAME ANYWAY

lost without instructions...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i bought this for my son used. the instruction book was not in the box. at the first of the game when harry falls through the fireplace into a room with laughing skull and shriveled hand, we can't get out of there. can anyone help us?

Harry Potter and A Movie's Vomit-Inducing Spawn

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: May 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wait a minute. Isn't Harry supposed to be, like, TWELVE in this installment?! Why the *censored* does he look like a *censored* FIVE-YEAR-OLD?!
Okay, now that I've got that slice from my pie of frustration out of my system, I think I should go ahead and warn you: THIS GAME IS NOT FOR THE DIM OF WIT. IT IS PUZZLING. IT IS CONFUSING. IT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO THROW YOUR CONTROLLER AT THE SCREEN AND SHOUT OBSCENE THINGS TO THAT COMPUTER IMAGED TODDLER'S FEET, SINCE WE HAVE SUCH A LOVELY VIEW OF THEM (I would like to take this moment to thank the idiots who came up with these wacky camera angles that allow you to see only a foot or two in front of Harry), Which brings me to share with you another slice from the pie of frustration. Those darn prefects. Why is it that Hermione (who is unexcuseably ugly, by the way) wakes you up in the middle of the night to go to the library so you can get a A)Spell B)Book C)Glass of Iced Pumpkin Juice So She Can Get back to Sleep, making you creep past the patrolling prefects who apparently have eyes in the back of their heads. Those afore-mentioned funky camera angles that leave you staring up Harry's nose come in to play here, making it virtually impossible for you see which way the prefects are looking, which leave you sprinting up to one who is facing right at you. The obnoxious shout of "Hey! Get back to your Dormitory!" becomes inevitable. And, of course, Harry just has to continue on with the stupid quest, making you do it all again. Two Questions: 1. Should we be teaching our children that it is perfectly normal to disobey your superiors? and 2. WHY CAN'T HERMIONE DO ANYTHING HERSELF?! Sure, there wouldn't be a game without challenges, but surely the dudes at EA Games could come up with something a little more intruiging.

Another slice o' pie: Those stupid Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. So hard to come by, so easy to lose. With one or three hits from an enemy, those beans you have carefully accumulated will be gone. Zilch. Wizards don't have Bean Insurance. Okay, so they won't be completely gone, but unless you can scurry to gather them up in the alotted 5-10 seconds, you will lose them. Some will fly into nearby walls or other objects and you won't even have a chance to collect them. Isn't losing your Life Energy enough?

But, for all you who have trouble with maintaining 100 beans just within the trip to Fred and George's shop, don't worry about not being able to afford the Alohomora spellbook. I think there are literally about four things that you can unlock with that spell. And a door ain't one of them. You unlock chests with the spell, usually containing a Famous Witch & Wizard Card.

And, don't be fooled by the back of the case advertising the phrase "explore Hogwarts on your Nimbus 2000." They don't mean EVERYWHERE. Broomsticks don't come inside. Broomsticks hit magical barriers. Broomsticks don't fly at night. Broomsticks are a novelty that soon wears off. While we are on the subject of exploration, let me just say that your on-foot exploration choices on the Grounds are limited, nothing at all like the maze-ish qualities like in HP & The Prisoner of Azkaban (also for GameCube) Basically, you just walk in the direction of three destinations, "Hagrid's Hut," "Flying Practice" and the "Quidditch Stadium." Once you take two steps in that direction, you are magically transported there. Umm, a word of adivce to the game designers, PLEASE LET US WALK THE FULL LENGTH TO CLASSES. It will add SOMETHING realistic to your jacked up gameplay.

OK: One final slice from the pie o' frustration: This game is said to be for ages 6 and up. Unless your six year old is litterally stupid, they will find this game boring and ultimately unchallenging. Some answers to puzzles are SO obvious you don't think to try them. Is anything about jumping from platform to platform dodging pixies amusing? No.

There are goods parts to this game, though. The castle is a treat to explore, and once you've learned all of the spells, your possibillites are endless. Some tasks actually are amusing. I am also glad that this game lasted a bit longer than HP & The PoA (for Gamecube)..by two game days. Wow. Seven whole game days. Those guys at EA outdid themselves. Now, that my pie is all eaten up, I must give you some parting advice: Rent it before you buy it. You'll either love it or hate it. Or, better yet, just get the original Playstation (gasp! The ANCIENT game console! And you thought it was extinct!) version. It is ten trillion times better. I love that one to death. Remember these words and---Merry Tuesday!

short, and boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When i asked my parents my parents to get this game for me, i thought it would be good. I rented it and beated it in 1 day. It was way too short, and confusing. It got hard at times, but the most disapointing part of this game was, it didn't follow the book at all. In the end, i am really glad my parents never got this game for me.

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