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Rating:  - A Magical Journey as Harry Potter
This ia a GREAT game for all ages! A MAGICAL DELIGHT.The game has nice colourful graphics resolution (except for a few transition blurs) and gentle musical scores which fit the action-adventure style of the game. It is suited for children of all ages as well as adults with a flare for Harry Potter. It begins as Harry stumbles around Hogwart castle with the player becomes increasingly accustomed to the gameplay. One begins to learn how to cast magic tricks, jump, maneouvre, collect all-flavour jelly beans, open hidden trapdoors, energise with jumping chocolate frogs or drinking magical portions. There is also a flying lesson early on, where Harry is required to fly through over 30 hoops. Although a little difficult for smaller children, it is a good opportunity to develope manual dexterity (I confess I am in a surgical career). There is pretty much only one path through the game (except for the more adventurous to collect all the beans and reap the rewards behind the talking portraits), and rescuing Harry's owl is a relatively easy introduction to the game which aims to capture even the youngest players. The game does, however, becomes more complex and harder in some of the later stages. The notable ones include the cauldron (where Harry collects the portion for Snape in the dundgeon), the Forbidden forest (where Harry collects the fireflies), the mineshaft rides in the vault, and the last confrontation battle with Lord Voldermot. Playing Quiddich and chasing Malfroy on a flying broomstick are absolute delights. Smaller children may benefit from the help of an adult, providing great opportunities for socialising and family bonding. I am not an experienced adventure game player but I completed the game and all the bonus jelly beans sections in 15 hours. The flow of the game approximately parallels that in the book and that in the movie. One develops a sense of knowing the character and belonging to the adventure and shares the same ambition of defeating the ultimate evil. Overall, except for a few minor technical issues, the game is very well designed and does take the player through a series of MAGICAL adventures OUT OF THIS WORLD. 9.9/10.
Rating: - great for young gamers
i bought this for my five year old son for christmas...like a lot of youngsters in recent times he's been harry potter mad! :-) he asked me numerous times for this game. as a parent i've found it fairly hard finding games that i feel are suitable for my five year old...i found some baby games which i know he'd hate and loads of teen and adult games that were by no means suitable.a friend of mine advised me against getting this as she thought it might be too violent or scary...it's not at all :-) i'm glad i got it...my son really enjoys playing it and it seems to be tailored to the needs of a young audience...if you have older children or experienced gamers to buy for then this probably is not what your looking for...my eight year old nephew who is well used to playing playstation games got through the whole game quite rapidly, he said it was fun but that he though he might get bored with it quite quickly...if on the other hand your looking for something for the young upcoming gamer in your family this is likely to be a real hit :-)
Rating: - Second HP Review
I all ready wrote a review but I think I need to review again. I'm very disappointed in the ratings from 3 stars or lower. I mean, what can possibly be that bad (except for Disney's Dinosaur)? The graphics are totally not junky, and the dialogue is not boring! The Quidditch practices are not hard if you take your time and relax-- I finished it in twenty minutes at the most and in three days had 64%. Still, I would rent it first anyway. I rented it and I have a tip if you think the game is awesome: stick in your memory card and it will save the game from where you left off when you buy the game!! Another hint: If you're that stuck in Harry Potter at the Quidditch practice, how about you look on a website for cheats and hints? (DUH!) I'm gonna do that now because I'm stuck at Gringotts Bank. (Now that's a lot tougher than the Quidditch practice and matches so I'm warning you about what's next!!) A good site for cheats is www.game-revolution.com/games/codes. Trust me that you will love this game!!!!!!!
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