User Reviews (1 - 11 of 45)

Show these reviews first:

Highest Rated
Lowest Rated Newest
Oldest Most Helpful
Least Helpful

Good and engrossing game for Gameboy Color.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I knew that I wanted this game but couldn't decide between the GBC or GBA versions. After reading up on some reviews from gaming sites, I decided to go for the GBC because of the roleplaying aspect of the gameplay.

I agree that the graphics leave much to be desired but then it is Gameboy Color, so you shouldn't expect too much. The gameplay is what really sold me to the game. It pretty much follows the general plot of the book and is basically the same type of graphics and visuals as the GBC "Sorcerer's Stone" game. I enjoyed that one so I stuck with the GBC for "Chamber of Secrets" as well. It is fairly easy to maneuver and the locations such as the Weasley home, the train station and Hogwarts pretty much follow the locations in the movie or book. The characters match that in the book and Hermione or Ron (or both) often accompany Harry when completing tasks or battling enemies.

I enjoyed this game for what it was - a less sophisticated game visually than the Gameboy Advance but a fun game nonetheless. It's fun to wander around Harry Potter's world in these games and as a Potter fan I couldn't ask for anything else than to have the opportunity to immerse myself in Harry's world once in awhile.

THIS IS NOT HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: September 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS THE WORST GAME BOY GAME EVER!!!!!!

To start, this game has HORRIBLE GRAPHICS!!!!! Why is it that when you are in a "movie sequence", that you walk around like you have all the time in the world, and then when you control Harry, he move like he's about to miss the bus! Then, you see Moaning Myrtle, who looks like a chandelier! And what is with the music in hagrid's hut? It sound's like the theme song for "happy happy hagrid and his animal friends". Then, the music when you are anywhere else is a variation of the same Un-harry-potterish theme ever! Then it sound's like you'r getting abducted by aliens when you shoot a spell!

The storyline is HORRIBLE. It does not follow the story at all. Why is it that you take so much effort to get to aragogs lair, just to watch a little movie with Harry walking away, as calmly as possible to the car without a battle with Aragog? And why is Percy gaurding Fred & Georges shop? You'd think he'd just send a letter to Mrs. Weasly to tell her to punish them! Then, you have to "tickle" the painting of the fruit, to get to the "safer" passegeway to the shop, full of giant spiky bowling balls trying to kill you. Then, you have to go through "Prefect Palace" to get the potions book, to get you'r pollyjuice potion! How hard is it to find Lochart and ask him for one signiture? Also, the whomping whillow doesn't move ONE INCH. And what's all this stuff in Gringotts? I never remembered in the book that Harry had to battle fire breathing turtles, crossed treacherous bridges full of giant fireballs hitting him on the head, or carts full of jellybeans! In fact, I never read that Harry spent anymore time than five minutes in Gringotts! I also don't remember Harry having to dodge barrels falling from the sky, and find floo powder in the leaky cauldron!Or evil gnomes running around the grounds attacking people! But probably the most frustrating thing is climbing the stairs. And why do you only take to classes a year? I doubt the writers of this game even read the book or even saw the movie. I wonder how many people they hired to mess up the game?

What is with these locked doors? Why are some doors locked with giant yellow robot cogs and some by cut up devils snare? And then, of course, Dumbledores Office door is covered with glitter. Why not just make the doors LOCKED?

I think the makers of this game purposefully made it bad. Or mabey they were paying so much attention to adding another floor so they could have the "floor 6 bonus" to care?

its ok but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

its a good game and its ok but harry potter and the goblet of fire the video game is alot better plus it takes longer to beat it oh its not out yet but its gonna be better plus prisoner of azcaban is funner to but all in all its a pretty good harrypotter game for gameboy

ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

OK, this game is kinda good and I like it a bit.
The graphics are not so good and the bean challenges are sorta hard. The Basililsk is so dumb it like shoots little green thingies out of its mouth at you and you never get the sword. If I were to remake this game I would have you fight basililsk with sword, have you be able to fly the car, have more spells, make gringotts a little easier, and change the invisibility cloak(you find it in the hallway and it makes you invisible for a little while then goes back to where you found it-but is an advantage, its very hrd to sneak by Snape otherwise).

This is not worth your money, unless you are a Harry Potter total mainaic.

A bit disappointing and short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Reviewer:Adriel
This game is fair,but disappointing.This is probably a game for a plane ride.Too short.And why in the world you have to kill the snake using spells and not a sword,a major flaw.

Graphics:4/5 a bit impressing
Audio:3/5 when using spells,why do they sound like spacecrafts?
Gameplay:3/5
replayability:2/5
fustration:1/5

Buy this and [...]

I really enjoyed this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I received a GBA from my brother, & because I'm a fan of Harry Potter this was the 1st game I bought. I really enjoyed playing it, & found that I couldn't stop playing it!

I was impressed by the graphics, & the sound was pretty good (The last handheld I had was the original clunky Gameboy) so this was a suprise to see how it's changed graphically.

The story wasn't the best (Nothing like the Gamecube version), but I liked performing the tasks, & it was in a way almost relaxing to play this game. It definately made long drives less long.

Although I must admit I suck at Quidditch... Oh well, we can't all be a Viktor Krum...

It'll help u get to sleep cause it is so boring!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: March 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is weak and it really is a waste of money. The graphics are ok but there is hardly any sound except beeps! There is no action,adventue or anything like that. It takes about an hour to complete if you're slow. The only good thing is well nothing!!! Don't buy this game cause it is a waste of your money.

I liked it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This was my second Harry Potter game, the first being Sorcerer's Stone on GBC. I loved this game!

Okay, so I'm one of the older people into games, but it was a nice challenge. Keeping me busy at the doctor's office, when I needed sleep but couldn't, and other activities too boring to mention.

The graphics were okay, much better than GBC. In reality, GBC sucked! After completing COS I went out and bought this one for GBA. Unfortunately, rule #1 is never buy it used. I need to purchase a NEW one!!

There are lots of things to turn, but it was never boring playing this game!! GET IT!!

Pasadena, CA

boring...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this for christmas last year and i must say it's kinda boring. I got through gringotts in about the first day i got it, and then i got to hogwarts. I got through most of hogwarts ok, then i had to go through filch with the invisibility cloak. I'm still stuck there, after about 4months!except, i dont play it anymore, so it's not like i've been trying...
If you like playing a repetitive game thats impossible to beat, get this game. ...

Too Short!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I finally bought a Gameboy Advance, This was the game I bought with it. I was really into it a first because it was the first game I had ever played on a GBA. I actually finished it in two days!! This was a bit of a disappointment to me, because I has hoped it would be longer. The game is boring to play once you have completed it once because it is all the same. And you don't get to fly in the flying car either, like they say on this site.

Review Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next 

Actions