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Not the best Harry Potter Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The only cool thing about this game is that you can choose whether to play as Harry Ron or Hermione. And three people can play at the same time. Aside from that the game is not very much fun. There is no camera control, so it is hard to see all around you which is really annoying. There is also no jump button, so you cannot explore anything. Unlike all the other harry potter games there are no wizard cards to find. I always thought that was the best part, finding secret passages and wizard cards. all of that is gone in this game. In fact the gamecube game is exactly the same as the PC Goblit of Fire game. Don't waste your money on this game. There is no freedom to do what you wish in this game. It is not challanging at all until you get to voldemort at the end and that part is so frustrating and stupid. don't bother with this game.

A good attempt but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

nothing special. This game is repetitive (same mission issued multiple times) the viewing is a bit awkward, and doesn't really seem to contain any of the fun of the books. It's decent, but overall, rather boring and not worth it.

where is the exploring?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

pros

.more action than the other games
.tasks are preaty good
.better graphics than previous games
.play Harry, Ron, and Hermine
.charecters have stats

cons

.a level game
.No exploring
.to get to the next level you have to collect triwizard shields
.the charecters dont move in cut scenes
.the beans move

Hard, glitchy, and repetitive.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This deffinatly isn't my favorite Potter game.

The graphics, yes, are brilliant, but everything else seems like it was rushed and needs longer to work out the kinks.

There are times when you try to obtain an object using accio, or even just running, and your character would just freeze up. Quite annoying, really.

Some of the levels are insanely hard, or for me at least. You have to go back to certain stages over, and over again to obtain each little thing that you need to unlock the next level..

The worst part is that a lot of the levels are very similar. Use a spell, summon a shield, kill a dugbog, push twenty buttons at once in a certain order.. Blah blah blahh.. Same old thing over and over.

Those are just my opinions, though.. Who knows, this might be your favorite game if you're into that kind of 'level select' and ordering stuff.

One thing I did like about this game was being able to play as Ron and Hermione.. I can't say I loved the card system, but I did enjoy trying to collect all of them.

Okay, but not great...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game was okay, but not too great. I really liked the other ones that I played, #1, #2, and the Quiditch one, but this one was just disapointing. In the other ones you could explore hogwarts and use your brain to figure stuff out but in this one you're locked in one level at a time and there is limited gameplay. All you do is go somewhere and jinx creatures, which is just like pressing "a" over and over again. Worst harry potter game yet

Thoroughly disapointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I am over 13, I simply forgot my password and didn't feel up to creating a new account. Okay, so, this game. My first impression, this is pretty fun, but i wish i could explore more. As soon as i got to the Hogwarts section of the game, i was thinking, maybe now i will get to explore. But no, i could not. I was extremley disappointed and upset with this game. I had loved the second and third game (i never tried the first), the third game especially. I thought the third game was amazing, and that the fourth could only turn out better. Well, i guess i was wrong. The greatest thing about the Harry Potter games was how there was so much more than just levels and battles. There was always something to do or explore. And now the manufacturers have turned Harry Potter from a geat fascinating game to just like every other game on the market nowadays. Hopefully, the fifth version will prove to be better.

Excellent Follow Up to Azkaban!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is quite impressive. I have been a follower of these games since around '03, and have seen them get progressively better. In my opinion, the games hit their peak at Azkaban, and leveled out at that point. Of course, the first two games were stunning in their own ways.

Overall, this is a fun, challenging and innocent way to spend 20 bucks and a few hours. Well worth it!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: February 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Harry Potter and the Gobler of Fire is a game which of coarse deals with magic and adventure. You can learn new charms and hexes during the game. To beat 1 of the 10 levels you must find shields and depending on the level you must find more or less. People have been complaining about how you can not chose which spell you are going to use, well they lied. You can chose your hexes yet not your charms. You can put out fire, stop screwts from firing you, and other mayhem during your fourth year at Hogwarts.
Many people have been complaing about the fact how you can not move around much during your 1st task and your 2nd task. The computer points you in the direction to go and you steer. What do the other people think? You can fly all through out a huge castle?!? For the 2nd task it is the same case, only you are under water. The game is over all fun. With ten levels in the game there is limited gameplay. When I played, finding all the objects, sub-levels, and other hidden things, I played for a total of 25 hours of gameplay. I am still replaying the game so technicly there is even more gameplay.
You can get power-ups from finding cards like in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and when you find enoughsilver cards. The graphics are very good and interesting. You can play co-op in this game just like in the Prisoner of Azkaban. You can play as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. If you work together you can do cool special attacks. The Y button the your controller is Accio which brings beans to you.
I highly recommend this game to you, especially if you have a friend or two. The view may be harder to see though. So what are you waiting for? Go and get this game.

Starts out fun until second tournament

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: January 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It starts out fun, but gets boring. After the second tournament, or when you have earned expert level, it becomes too easy to do everything (except Voldemort). I do like it because you can do accio and a lot of other cool spells, and it is fun to gather the beans. The friendship cards make the game more fun.

7-year-old reviewer

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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