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Not as Good As Others....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty amazing, especially with all the new things, like combine cast and everything, and the whole storyline is good. The only bad thing is it isnt like the other 3 games, where you get to go aroudn and explore the school. You pick a level you want to play and u just do that level. So, i'm pretty disapointed with it.

Pretty Good, i guess...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 12
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game on thursday and it seems pretty cool, unlike the previous games you do not get alot of practice with the spells before you use them in combat. Also unlike the other games you play a level and that's it. In the levels you just get dropped in there and you have to find a sheild. Some of them you would have to have learned different spells and that throws you off... A LOT! Also in the part where I am in you are in the maze and have to rescue Cedric Diggory, there is no explanation or hints. And it's really hard to find out how to do stuff and you have to use trial and error a lot and that just adds to your time. I would highly suggest starting the game with a friend so that you can help eachother in some of the more difficult levels. The one thing that really got me mad was the water charm. They just make up some spell whereas the water charm is written right in the book!
Other than that this game is really awesome! I would highly suggest it to any Harry Potter fan, though those who have read the book might find it dissapointing.

Harry Potter ramps up the Action and loses some of the Adventure

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Previous video game installments for Harry Potter were modeled after the Zelda titles, with this game most of that's thrown out to make room for a more action-oriented design closer to The Lord of the Rings games and the recently released Chronicles of Narnia, but unlike those titles this lacks their polish.

The change in designs is a mixed bag, what's lost is the ability to explore Hogwarts by foot and by broom, find new spells, and solve puzzles, what's gained is a clever advancement system based on buying cards to improve your character stats and upgrade abilities, more of a dungeon-crawling environment that is at its best in multiplayer, and creatively designed challenges based on the Triwizard events that do a good job of breaking up the action. Without a doubt this is also the prettiest of the Potter games with a fairly accurate likeness to the movie.

The problem with the previous games was that they poorly represented the story and they mildly copied a far better game. In this the gameplay feels a little more original(though it does not stray too far from the established action formula) and doesn't warrant comparisons to one of Nintendo's best franchises. The story is also vastly improved because it is told through dark tinted sequences that have a lot of style and present the material better than any Potter game before it.

The biggest flaws for this game are its short nature(you'd be hard pressed to squeeze out more than ten hours), loss of the free-roaming environment of previous games, and the overall easiness of the game. Having said that, it is still the best Potter game in the last few years and a solid title in it's own right. Definately worth a rental and a good buy for rabid Potter fans.

Worst Potter game in the series

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was hoping them to get better as they progressed from the first Harry Potter game. But then they changed the formula and didn't give us anything other than multi-player to compensate for it. We have lost the ability to immerse ourselves in the Hogwarts school grounds and do not have the ability of wandering the halls. I was hoping for more areas to be opened with more rooms added and new areas to explore. However now the game is far too short and will have very little replay value.

However the graphics are the best the Potter series has seen by far and the environments are well done. EA has taken out the Hogwarts castle and replaced it with a level select screen. They just downsized the game to get it out on store shelves faster. The Best Overall game in the series would have to be Prisoner of Azkaban.

Definitely rent this before making the mistake I did and buy it. I was hoping for it to last more than a day but was sadly mistaken. This was the shortest game I have ever played.

3 Stars of Fun on the Multi-player aspect.
2 Stars Overall due to the length of the game and the level select replacement.

WOOWOOW

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: December 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It's about time. A fun Harry Potter Game. What you have heard is true. This is an action Harry Potter game. I love it. It will keep the attention of anyone who has not been a fan in the past. This is because this is an action game where as the other potter games have been a hunt for and talk to collect-a-thon. Is there talking this time? Yes, but only while you are fihghting. In fact, you do not have to read anything if you do not want to. Excellent audio samples and voice acting. The game is fast, fun and creative. You will casts numerous spells. A big complaint has been that you don't pick your spells, you just always press the same button and perform whatever spell fits the situation. BUt I like it. It would slow down the action if you had to go through some menu, and it would limit the spells if they were limited to the number of buttons.
Bottom line: Great action game. If you remotely like the series, you will finaly love the game.

WOWOWOWOWOW

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It's about time. A fun Harry Potter Game. What you have heard is true. This is an action Harry Potter game. I love it. It will keep the attention of anyone who has not been a fan in the past. This is because this is an action game where as the other potter games have been a hunt for and talk to collect-a-thon. Is there talking this time? Yes, but only while you are fihghting. In fact, you do not have to read anything if you do not want to. Excellent audio samples and voice acting. The game is fast, fun and creative. You will casts numerous spells. A big complaint has been that you don't pick your spells, you just always press the same button and perform whatever spell fits the situation. BUt I like it. It would slow down the action if you had to go through some menu, and it would limit the spells if they were limited to the number of buttons.
Bottom line: Great action game. If you remotely like the series, you will finaly love the game.

The worst Harry Potter game ever!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have to say, when I saw screenshots of this game I couldn't wait to get it. The game's graphics are much better than Prisoner of Azkaban, which looked rather rushed. But that turned out to be the only thing that I really like about this game.

I mean, this is NOT Harry Potter! This is just another action game! The three previous games, while they seemed rather childish, were fun to play because they weren't like every other video game. They made you use your brain to figure out what to do next, something that Harry, Ron, and Hermione do all the time.

But this game really doesn't have a plot. It's like you go to one place, kill all the enemies there, go to the next place, kill all the enemies there, and so on. I don't know about you, but I don't think that killing is very fun. In the other games, the whole of Hogwarts was open to you, but in this game, you have a choice of only ten locations, and that's it. You can't freely explore Hogwarts like you can in the other games. The game's controls are horrible, and the camera is always zoomed very far away and you can't adjust it very much, so it's very easy to lose track of the character that you're playing as. Also, the game is very frustrating. The game does include images from the movie which you can unlock, and I think that they are more interesting than the game itself.

I'm telling you, Harry Potter fans, this game is not worth playing. I'll probably just put it on the shelf and forget about it, it's so bad.

EA, please make the next game worth to buy.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

To get started, I thought this would be the best game because the book is the best up til now. I didn't like it very much because:
- You don't explore Hogwarts, you choose levels.
- In the First Task you don't even completely control your Fire bolt. You only have to change direction of the broom and you don't actually fight with the dragon.
- In the second task it's the same, you just change direction while swimming.
- The duel with Voldi is horrible and it is very easy.
- The only thing you do here is kill, kill,and jinx creatures ( that all look very alike).
- There isn't a large variety of spells.
- You can't zoom or toggle camera.
- There are only 10 levels.
Now, the only cool thing of the game:
-Graphics and sound are excellent, but it is not worth wasting your money for this game. I hope The Order of The Phoenix is better and go back to the old game formula to explore Hogwarts.

Amazing.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: January 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The title of my review says it all. This game is absolutely amazing. The last 3 installments of this game were pretty much garbage but they really pulled things together on this one. The gameplay is a fun and ingaging. It has good graphics. And for the first time the game characters actually look like the characters in the movie. There are many fun and interesting levels and hundreds of places to explore. I would reccommend this game for people of all ages and hope you realize this is a gaming experience you cannot do without.

A little of both...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: January 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When this game came out I was already making plans to get it after Thanksgiving. I had my money and, finally, I bought it. All I can say is this: this game is both disapointing and (dont want to say fun) "interesting". On one side, there's the fact that you cant explore the castle like on the previous games. Also you cant switch between characters during gameplay, which really sucks. The camera seems to have a life of its own, and I'm currently stuck on the First Task. On the other hand, you can play in Co-op mode, so I can play with my friends. The button layout is good, ending those transitions between spells less frustrating. The graphics are good, and the vibrating control just adds to the good side. I just hope that when EA makes Order of the Phoenix (which is a long way ahead) they go back to the old style of the games, but leaving some thing from Goblet of Fire as well, like the Co-op mode and the button layout. Unless you are a real Harry Potter hardcore fan, I dont recomend this game.

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