Harry Potter Video Games

I got the OotP video game the other day for my Wii, and it was really annoying. The little examples that Sirius gives on-screen are incredible unhelpful, and the motions in the guidebook are very unclear as well. I finally figured out that you have to let go of B before you cast the spell. He made it sound as though you held B then did the spell. I think HP games are more fun on regular controller systems. I'll give this another shot, though. :shrug:

A random thought occurred to me this morning.

Since there are going to be two DH movies, will there be two different DH games? Or will there only be one game, released with Part Two?

I think they quite easily could, and may well do. They usually bring the game out at the same time as the film, and if they want to make more money then this would be the perfect way to do it.

There's a Star Wars one, Batman one and Indiana Jones one coming out. Why not Harry Potter? I think it would work really well considering the success of the Lego star wars games. I can imagine them doing films one to four in one game then when Deathly Hallows part one and two are out then doing books 5-7, with seven in two parts like the film in another game.

This would probably be a very successful game as they could put in scenes that weren't in the other games. Scenes Harry didn't explicitly see. Such as... um... I don't know... but you know what I mean :S

What do you think? Good idea or not? What would you include.

HP is definitely more suited to this type of game than Indiana Jones and Batman are, at least. It's got many more iconic characters, memorable locations, etc.

There was a Lego Creator HP game several years ago, and that was rather fun...

HP is definitely more suited to this type of game than Indiana Jones and Batman are, at least. It's got many more iconic characters, memorable locations, etc.

There was a Lego Creator HP game several years ago, and that was rather fun...

Yeah I have Lego Creater CoS. There was one for PS and one for CoS. I finished it quickly, but I enjoyed it while it lasted.

O I loved that game, it was a blast

There's a Star Wars one, Batman one and Indiana Jones one coming out. Why not Harry Potter? I think it would work really well considering the success of the Lego star wars games. I can imagine them doing films one to four in one game then when Deathly Hallows part one and two are out then doing books 5-7, with seven in two parts like the film in another game.

Lego would probably be able to do this, as they do produce Harry Potter Lego, but it'll all depend on if they want to...

Hmmm not a bad idea. I've played the Star Wars one and thought it wasn't bad. HP may work for it. Good idea

I think that would be awesome, I thought that they should make one ever since I finished Lego Star Wars 1 and 2.

I was thinking the same thing, will they have more than one game. Well as an example the film Eragon... that game had things which were not in the film. Perhaps WB will wait until Feb/March 2012 and then release a single game with everything in... i..e from both movies?

I was thinking more of the DH game being released when Part 2 releases, to prevent spoilers... that is, if both parts will be in 1 game.

I think it's quite stupid if two games for each part would be released.

It's a stupid idea to be sure, but a profitable one. And in a business, that is all that matters, really.

Though I think we'll probably see only one game, released with Part Two of the movie. It just hit me that the two DH movies will be six months apart, I believe, and six months isn't really enough time to make a complete game (except for Insomniac, but they're crazy). Unless they make both games at the same time off the same engine and just wait to release the second half.

Ugh. Hopefully it'll be one game.

I was thinking more of the DH game being released when Part 2 releases, to prevent spoilers... that is, if both parts will be in 1 game.


You can onlhy have movie spoilers though, no book spoilers.

The other lego games were produced by a company called Travellers Tales. Star Wars was co made by Lucas Arts and Travellers Tales. Looking at Lego Creator: Harry Potter, I see that it is made by Superscape but the game was endorsed by WB.

Could you imagine EA helping out and making the game alongside lego and whoever else? I'm not to sure, though I know EA have collaborated with others on games. But maybe WB would be a bit more aprehensive this time around?

I've played the Star Wars one, and it was one of the most addicting games I've ever played for some reason. I would thouroughly enjoy a Harry Potter Lego game. Do you think they would make Voldemort comical like they did with Vader?

Most definatley as the target audience... whether adults play it or not, is still children.

It could be done. Sorta like in the Star Wars version, each movie is playable...you could have each movie playable. That would mean we wouldn't see it until 2010 or 2011.

It could be done. Sorta like in the Star Wars version, each movie is playable...you could have each movie playable. That would mean we wouldn't see it until 2010 or 2011.

Unless they do a version on PS through to GoF, then another of OotP through to DH (P2)

Good idea! My kids love the Star Wars one. Even after getting the regular Star Wars they go back to the Lego one. I could definately see it....

I think it would be a great game! Voldemort would probably be hilarious, though--I guess that could be good or bad? Areas like Diagon Alley would be really fun to play lego-style! There are so many areas to explore and secret things to find. And I can just imagine certain scenes being lego-ized-- ie. Harry's revelation that he's a wizard-- that would be pretty funny :D

I am a big fan of the Lego Star Wars games and I think this would be a spectacular idea. Not only would it be great for younger audiences (lets face it little kids love Legos) but I would thoroughly enjoy it myself. Comparing Harry Potter to Star Wars I find many similarities and I would love to see HP made into lego games.

Unless they do a version on PS through to GoF, then another of OotP through to DH (P2)

Then release them in "LEGO Harry Potter, the complete Series. Like Star Wars.

How would they work out fighting?

How would they work out fighting?

I'd imagine they'd probably use a control setup similar to the one the "shooting" characters use in Lego Star Wars.

I'd imagine they'd probably use a control setup similar to the one the "shooting" characters use in Lego Star Wars.


Thats most likely what they'd do. Each game you learn more spells so the "shooting" becomes more and more powerful as you progress. The wands would work as guns work in the star wars games.

Chamber of Secrets for the PC is indubitoubly the best Harry Potter game out there. It really has no equal. It has a lot of freedom, which is one of the things that makes it the best of the series.

I agree with this statement. The PC (I'm on Mac, but gameplay is the same) version of CoS is one of the most playable of the series. Of course, the dough-heads at EA never came out with PoA or GoG for Mac and I heard you need the Mac equivalent of a Cray to play OotP, so I can't speak to that...but I've played the Gameboy Color of 1 & 2, and Gameboy Advance versions of 1-5...OotP being the absolute worst of that lot. It's the hands down, most boring game ever. GoF is pretty good of that bunch.

Gamecube: The remake of the SS is a lot of fun, but I always get stuck on the same flipping Venomous Tentacula and you get like no health drop-ins and it's not fun at that point. CoS and PoA are very good. GoF sucked. The graphics were lovely, yes, but I'd rather play Zelda, Wind Waker with it's cartoonish graphics, yet weeks of play time with level after level of depth than walking briskly through some scene for scene recreation of the movies. If I want the movie, I'll watch the movie. I want to play a game based on a movie...make it a game, not a rehash of the movie!

Sorry, just my own personal EA games disappointment rant. :(

I am currently playing SS/PS for PC right now and it is very hard to aim with the mouse. I like the game, but it is just so fusterating to aim when you can't keep it still. I like CoS much better. I also like playing the HP games on my x-box a lot better than playing it on the PC, but sadly my library(or any library for that matter)does not have xbox games.

I've never played any of the video games.

How are they?

I've never played any of the video games.

How are they?

It depends on what you want out of them. On the whole they tend to butcher the plot, but on the flip side, they really faithfully recreate the environment of Hogwarts, even going so far as to base the world on blueprints for the movies. If I had to grade them against other games, I'd say, at the best of times they're "above average." Not amazing, but competent.

It depends on what you want out of them. On the whole they tend to butcher the plot, but on the flip side, they really faithfully recreate the environment of Hogwarts, even going so far as to base the world on blueprints for the movies. If I had to grade them against other games, I'd say, at the best of times they're "above average." Not amazing, but competent.

How would they compare to say, the Lord of the Rings video games (if you have played those)?

Oooh I love lego star wars! I think it's a really good idea.

But Lego!Voldy might be too cute.

I just read an article in GamePro about the Batman one. I would love a HP one and they say they're thinking about making more Lego game. But there is no mention of a HP one yet, that I know of.

How would they compare to say, the Lord of the Rings video games (if you have played those)?


Well...they're entirely different types of games. Lord of the Rings is more of a hack and slash, where HP is evolving into something of an open world, sandbox sort of thing.

The LOTR games are probably more "fun," but my impression is that the HP games are more technologically competent. And a good deal truer to their source material.

Well...they're entirely different types of games. Lord of the Rings is more of a hack and slash, where HP is evolving into something of an open world, sandbox sort of thing.

The LOTR games are probably more "fun," but my impression is that the HP games are more technologically competent. And a good deal truer to their source material.

Thanks, that's pretty much what I figured would be the case.

The Star Wars game is really addictive, and I so wish there was a HP version! I'm not into the Batman one, it just doesn't seem best suited for Lego. But HP... that seems like it really could be worked with. I would be very interested in this type of game if it were to come out.

How would they compare to say, the Lord of the Rings video games (if you have played those)?

I only have the Two Towers for Gamecube and have to say it's all just about slashing and killing, in my limited experience. The Harry Potter games involve, for the most part - GOF being a notable exception, about problem solving and exploring. Adventure as opposed to action.

I am currently playing SS/PS for PC right now and it is very hard to aim with the mouse. I like the game, but it is just so fusterating to aim when you can't keep it still. I like CoS much better. I also like playing the HP games on my x-box a lot better than playing it on the PC, but sadly my library(or any library for that matter)does not have xbox games.

Try using a different control configuration. I had better luck using the arrow keys and, say shift, to cast spells. Hold shift, then the arrows to aim your spell. That said, the spell lessons are a pain in the but with the mouse...no getting around that.

GAHHH! I HATED tHE FOURTH GAME!!!! It was way too focused on tasks and not as much on the actual storyline. My favourite so far has to be COS or OOTP.

The Triwizard shields where just... GARRRRRR

The Goblet of Fire game didn't make any sense.

Order of the Phoenix would've been better if the dueling is faster, and having a life bar.

GAHHH! I HATED tHE FOURTH GAME!!!! It was way too focused on tasks and not as much on the actual storyline. My favourite so far has to be COS or OOTP.

The Triwizard shields where just... GARRRRRR

I'm with you, but the GoF Gameboy game was actually one of the better ones.

I hated GOF, as well. Actually, in my opinion, the games got progressively worse as they went on (well I don't know about the 5th game, though, since I never got it). But I hate when the only thing you do in the games is collect the stupid spell books. Grrrrrrrrrrr. :grumble: They never had to go on some wild goose chase (some DANGEROUS, LIFE RISKING wild goose chase) to get a stupid spell book in the books or movie, if I recall correctly. So why is that all you do in the games??? Ah, well. I guess they ran out of stuff to put in the video games, which therefore required the use of spellbook-hunts. But still. That doesn't make them any more fun.

The first two Gameboy ones were quite good, though. I still play those. :p

But I hate when the only thing you do in the games is collect the stupid spell books. Grrrrrrrrrrr. They never had to go on some wild goose chase (some DANGEROUS, LIFE RISKING wild goose chase) to get a stupid spell book in the books or movie, if I recall correctly. So why is that all you do in the games??? Ah, well. I guess they ran out of stuff to put in the video games, which therefore required the use of spellbook-hunts. But still. That doesn't make them any more fun.


I used to agree, but then I tried my hand at adaptating a book into a game, and I gained a new appreciation for the simplistic way that the HP games approach it.

Games are structured repetitiously; any given game will give you a task to complete and then require you to complete that task numerous times. There are a few things that inherently work well within game mechanics; exploration through puzzle-filled environments happens to be one of them. Now, the plot in HP books doesn't tend to follow a game-friendly structure because there just isn't enough repetition. Therefore, they had to invent repetitive situations: spell challenges.

Fortunately, with the recent innovation of the "sandbox" concept, HP has finally found a niche where it fits snugly.

And of course we have to make sure each level in the game tells the overall story, right, Soul? :evil:

And of course we have to make sure each level in the game tells the overall story, right, Soul?


Heh heh.

Games, books, and movies are all very different animals. Movies have to be focused and straightforward, but games are much more like books in that they are allowed to wander (arguably even moreso than books) because they're an immersive experience rather than a passive one.

In terms of focus, games are allowed a broader scope. That's one of the perks of interactive storytelling. The games could tell every subplot in the series, if they so desired, just as long as they made them all fun.

But you see, you could apply that to the movies too.

You could adapt any subplot into the movies as long as you make them cinematic and interesting to watch.

But I digress.

I was only joking, mate. :p

I was only joking, mate.


I know, but I feel like it's an important thing to discuss. There's all this talk about how the books should be adapted into movies, but nobody really gives serious thought to how the books should be adapted into games. Chalk that up to games being a younger medium, I guess.

I used to agree, but then I tried my hand at adaptating a book into a game, and I gained a new appreciation for the simplistic way that the HP games approach it.

Games are structured repetitiously; any given game will give you a task to complete and then require you to complete that task numerous times. There are a few things that inherently work well within game mechanics; exploration through puzzle-filled environments happens to be one of them. Now, the plot in HP books doesn't tend to follow a game-friendly structure because there just isn't enough repetition. Therefore, they had to invent repetitive situations: spell challenges.

Fortunately, with the recent innovation of the "sandbox" concept, HP has finally found a niche where it fits snugly.

Hmmm I never thought about that. Thanks for the insight SoulOfRebirth. :)

i think it would be freakin awesome if the Wii version of HPB would use the Wiimote(not sure how to spell that) as a kind of wand. i.e. hold down A button and wave the Wiimote in a specific way to perform a spell. you would have to learn new wand movements and new spells by either/or trial and error(i.e. finding out by messin around with the Wiimote) or going to classes/reading books. the Nunchuck controller can then be used to move the character. good idea? i think so. i cant wait to get a Wii [hopefully June 8(my b-day)]

i think it would be freakin awesome if the Wii version of HPB would use the Wiimote(not sure how to spell that) as a kind of wand. i.e. hold down A button and wave the Wiimote in a specific way to perform a spell. you would have to learn new wand movements and new spells by either/or trial and error(i.e. finding out by messin around with the Wiimote) or going to classes/reading books. the Nunchuck controller can then be used to move the character. good idea? i think so. i cant wait to get a Wii [hopefully June 8(my b-day)]
I think that is a great idea! I would definitely get a Wii if that game came out...

i think it would be freakin awesome if the Wii version of HPB would use the Wiimote(not sure how to spell that) as a kind of wand. i.e. hold down A button and wave the Wiimote in a specific way to perform a spell. you would have to learn new wand movements and new spells by either/or trial and error(i.e. finding out by messin around with the Wiimote) or going to classes/reading books. the Nunchuck controller can then be used to move the character. good idea? i think so. i cant wait to get a Wii [hopefully June 8(my b-day)]

That's already been done for the OOTP game on Wii, I've played it myself and I'm sure they will do the same for both HBP and DH.

That's already been done for the OOTP game on Wii, I've played it myself and I'm sure they will do the same for both HBP and DH.
Thank you for the information!

That's already been done for the OOTP game on Wii, I've played it myself and I'm sure they will do the same for both HBP and DH.

ok, thats what I thought. How did it work out?

ok, thats what I thought. How did it work out?

It's pretty fun to use, the Occlumency lessons are hard to do on the Wii though.

It's pretty fun to use, the Occlumency lessons are hard to do on the Wii though.

ok, well I don't think there will be any of those in HBP. :)

I think that the harry potter games are fun and enjoyable while they last, (as they are a bit short)
The downsides to the games are that they can become repetitive, and do not really capture the magic of what the films and books brings us.

I HATED GoF game. the layout was just dung compared to the first 3.

OotP was probably hands down the best one IMHO. I liked the feel of it. EXPECALY on the Wii.

I HATED GoF game. the layout was just dung compared to the first 3.

OotP was probably hands down the best one IMHO. I liked the feel of it. EXPECALY on the Wii.

I totally agree with you. I did not like the GoF game at all! It was really a bad layout and I didn't like how you really didn't have and freedom around the castle. You basically had to finish the tasks to move on to different places and I didnt like it at all. I really didn't even finish it.
I jus recently got the OotP game for Xbox 360 and I loved it. I do agree that it isnt really that hard but it is so cool to be able to rome around Hogwarts like that.
I have the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th for Xbox. The 2nd and 3rd ones were good, but again not that hard.
The first game I had for the computer. It was pretty good as well.

I have 1-4 and Qudditch for GameCube and 2 and 5 for PS2.

I prefer the PS2 games, better graphics.

I prefer the PS2 games, better graphics.

Really? Better than the Gamecube? That's surprising.

I'd say CoS and OotP were the best games in the series. QWC I also liked, though it filled a weird niche. I wish they'd do a sequel.

QWC is an AWESOME game. I want to get it for PS2...seeing as I no longer have my GameCube. I DO have it for GameBoy Advance but COME ON TINY screen + small buttons = NOT fun :(

Ok, here goes..i'm a total rookie at computer games..I bought myself the PC version of OOTP and never got around to playing it myself, my 19 yr old had played it over Christmas and I just the other day tried to work it and I can't believe I can't figure out the basics like how to make Harry walk! I tried the arrow keys but he( harry) whipped out his wand at Hermione (hee hee) my daughter is away for the weekend ..so can anyone tell me what buttons you use to have Harry walk or point me in the direction of where to find the info..

thanks so much in advance

http://guides.ign.com/guides/850863/index.html

Here you go.

A full guide and walkthorugh...includeing controls :)

Did anyone else notice that OotP was better than the movie (comparred to the book)? I think it was actually better than the movie lol!

Best 1 Worst 4

1. OotP
2. CoS
3. PoA
4. GoF

I never got one lol. But I think that would be pretty good anyhow.

http://guides.ign.com/guides/850863/index.html

Here you go.

A full guide and walkthorugh...includeing controls :)

Thank you so much! I'm off to check it out :)

I want to buy the original Harry Potter video game, but can't decide to get the Playstation 2, Xbox, or PC versions... does anyone know what the differences are between them? I know that the games have a lot of differences, based on what I've heard..

Thanks..

Wahooka

Thank you so much! I'm off to check it out :)

No Problem :) I use that site for ALL my gaming needs;) I would suggest bookmarking it :D

I want to buy the original Harry Potter video game, but can't decide to get the Playstation 2, Xbox, or PC versions... does anyone know what the differences are between them? I know that the games have a lot of differences, based on what I've heard..

Thanks..

Wahooka

I actually got mine one the Xbox simply because what I have now is the Xbox 360, and this way the change in controls and such was minimal. I do think that graphics/gameplay wise you won't fine to much of a difference.

I want to buy the original Harry Potter video game, but can't decide to get the Playstation 2, Xbox, or PC versions... does anyone know what the differences are between them? I know that the games have a lot of differences, based on what I've heard..

Thanks..

Wahooka

By "original", you mean Philosopher's Stone or "not an illegal copy" ? :p

Well, if you mean the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone video game, the main differences are in the spells and in the controls system, depending on wich system you're using, wich in the end influences the way the game behaves and goes through, and also how many stuff you can actually interact with.

Now, from Wikipedia:

* Flipendo
* Alohomora
* Wingardium Leviosa
* Incendio
* Lumos
* Verdimillious [Not in PC version]
* Avifors [Not in PC version]
* Oculus Reparo [Not in PC version]
* Lumos Solem [Not in PC version]
* Spongify [PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube versions only]
* Diffindo [PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube versions only]
* Vermillious [Not in PC version]
* Mucus Ad Nauseum [Not in PC version]
* Locomotor Wibbly [Not in PC version]
* Locomotor Mortis [Not in PC version]
* Petrificus Totalus [Not in PC version]

* Fans criticise the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox versions of the game for its lack of imagination because of the fact that all the spells in this game are from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

* In the Xbox, Gamecube, and PS2 versions of the game, Norbert is not mentioned nor does he make an appearance.

Personally, i would definitely recommend the Playstation 2 version. I played both PC and Playstation 2 versions, and the PS2 version is way better than the PC one.

Chamber of Secrets for the PC is indubitoubly the best Harry Potter game out there. It really has no equal. It has a lot of freedom, which is one of the things that makes it the best of the series.

I totally agree! Not only the freedom, but i think mostly the fun it is to play, wich not all Harry Potter games are. I finished it in one night, without leaving my seat. :blush: (Yes, not water nor food, nor bathroom.) *sigh* ahh...... the Harry Potter Magic!

I love Quidditch World cup! I haven't played that in a long time. I think I will soon lol

Do they have Sorcerer's Stone for Xbox? That's the only HP game that I don't have for Xbox. I have it for the PC though.

Edit: Ok so I just put my Quidditch World Cup Game for Xbox in my Xbox 360 and it said that it couldn't play it and there may be an available update. Does anyone know what I have to do and if I will be able to play this game on Xbox 360?

I love Quidditch World cup! I haven't played that in a long time. I think I will soon lol

Do they have Sorcerer's Stone for Xbox? That's the only HP game that I don't have for Xbox. I have it for the PC though.

Yep, they do. Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-14633146516-Potter-Sorcerers/dp/B0000ARQMU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215316862&sr=8-5

Yep, they do. Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-14633146516-Potter-Sorcerers/dp/B0000ARQMU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215316862&sr=8-5

Thanks so much! I eventually will have to get that to complete my collection so far :)

Chamber of Secrets for the PC is indubitoubly the best Harry Potter game out there. It really has no equal. It has a lot of freedom, which is one of the things that makes it the best of the series.

You get alot of freedom with OotP and SS/PoA I do beleve.


not sure on SS/PoA as it HAS been awhile sence I played those two, but OotP I KNOW you have freedom.

Ootp for Wii is hands down the best thing to ever happen. i LOVE how you can move the controller like a wand to cast spells. and also, the animations for it were so cohesive with the movie. but the part i liked best, is that in the game, they included Ginny finding the horcrux locket in Grimmauld Place. !!

What a shame that I was stuck at the beginning of the OOTP:sad:I just couldn't get past that stupid Devil's Snare in the Herbology Entrance.I keep casting Incendio and it keeps growing all the time.The problem must be something to do with my copy of game,anyway:grumble:Well,I'm crazy about HBP now:drool:

YAY! I was able to make Harry walk..he bumped into a few walls and almost fell from the top of the stairs( over the railiing) but I finished the round and found the twins! thanks again Potter_fan!

YAY! I was able to make Harry walk..he bumped into a few walls and almost fell from the top of the stairs( over the railiing) but I finished the round and found the twins! thanks again Potter_fan!

:D:D Glad to be of service. :D:D

Like I said I would bookmark that page....comes in handy ;)

Ootp for Wii is hands down the best thing to ever happen. i LOVE how you can move the controller like a wand to cast spells. and also, the animations for it were so cohesive with the movie. but the part i liked best, is that in the game, they included Ginny finding the horcrux locket in Grimmauld Place. !!

Haven't played it but seen some scenes in youtube. So Ginny found the locket, great! So the creator is faithful to the book?

The games are not made for serious gamers their made for kids to pester their parents.

With the older ones I would agree, but OotP definitely felt like a step in the direction of appealing to the gaming industry at large. I don't know whether it succeeded at that, but it's at least the best movie game I've played in a long time (though I never got my hands on Spider-Man 2, which is supposedly the pinnacle).

Haven't played it but seen some scenes in youtube. So Ginny found the locket, great! So the creator is faithful to the book?

I remember watching a clip of the game makers saying the game was based on the movie AND the book :tu:

I played the game before DH, so I jumped up and got excited when I got to this part (my family looked at me weirdly :lol:)

I don't know if the OotP game is slightly different on each console or not. I played it on Xbox 360. When you go back to Grimmauld Place for the Christmas holiday do you know what exactly we are supposed to do there. Sirius says he can't find Kreacher. Are we supposed to find him there?

It's actually the same I think.

Just go see Ginny and find the locket, go see Ron/Hermione and do whatever they say and go to the family tree room and Kreacher should be there.

It's actually the same I think.

Just go see Ginny and find the locket, go see Ron/Hermione and do whatever they say and go to the family tree room and Kreacher should be there.

I never did that. I went to see Ginny and she wanted to clean but I never found anything. And I couldn't find Ron or Hermione. I wish I could go back to that point of the game without starting the whole thing over, just to see the locket part! :)

I'm pretty pleased with the way the games turn out. Their fun, easy but still have challenging aspects to them.

kay i need help!

if any of you have played HP and the GOF video game (xbox) can you help me?

in the forbidden forest theres a hungarian horntail in a cage and a triwizard shield in flames right by it. theres another triwizard shield on TOP of the dragon's cage...

how do i get those??

oh, and whereeeee is the 'hidden' waterfall???

thankss!!

I have POA for the Gamecube, and it is quite good. The only way I beat it though was through cheats off the internet, but I did beat it and it was awesome. I tried GOF when I rented it from blockbuster but it was difficult.

right well ive made it to the prefects bathroom in GOF now, and once again am stuck :(

how do you get across the river??? theres no way around it :eeep:

I just started to replay my GoF game for xbox and I can't take it lol It's so annoying having to complete certain things to unlock the next level. i wish it was more like the other games where you had more freedom
I don't even like the captions in between the levels.

sorry I can't help...only played the games for GameCube.

(and PS2 for OotP and CoS)

hahaha its alright, i ended up beating the game that night anyhow :)

[with help from a prinitable walk through, of course] hahaha

but yea i do prefer the cos a lot more.

Walkthroughs FTW (literaly)

Walkthroughs FTW (literaly)
:lol: So true.

I've played a few of the HP games for GC, PC, and GBA, plus GoF for DS I think. My favorite is Quidditch World Cup for Gamecube though...though I kind of found a rhythm where the opposite team ends up scoring next to nothing and I get a goal about every 10-15 seconds...kinda takes the challenge out of it. I really liked the graphics in that one though, all the different stadiums were interesting...I especially liked Spain's stadium...all old and antiquated-looking.

:lol: So true.

I've played a few of the HP games for GC, PC, and GBA, plus GoF for DS I think. My favorite is Quidditch World Cup for Gamecube though...though I kind of found a rhythm where the opposite team ends up scoring next to nothing and I get a goal about every 10-15 seconds...kinda takes the challenge out of it. I really liked the graphics in that one though, all the different stadiums were interesting...I especially liked Spain's stadium...all old and antiquated-looking.


I agree you can find a rythum with that I only play it now (well not NOW as I have no GC but when I can :P) to BEAT it as in 100%.

That to me it THE POINT to ANY game to beat it 100% in every way possible with every Character you can play. Yes it gets tedious but that's what month-year long Hyatuses are for :lol:

I played a little bit on my niece's game - I guess it was POA. It was ultra easy, but I suppose if you've nothing else to do then you could enjoy running through the storyline of the book. I need massive enemies, gun power and sneak attacks myself, plus numerous puzzles/tricky movability or else I get bored quickly.

i thought the games were average, really dissapointed... they could do soooo much more with harry potter! make it into an rpg like monkey island.. or give us an MMO!

I have PC games for books 1-3 and for the Quiddich World Cup, and we have OotP on Wii and PC (which I don't care for so much, since the idea of duelling kids around the school just doesn't appeal to me). I like the first three games very much -- except for the flying parts, which I simply cannot get the hang of.

I have GoF for Xbox, but I can't pass the level when you're in the Forbidden Forest and Hagrid shows you the dragons. It's very frustrating! I feel like doing this: :argh: except to the TV screen. I bought OotP for the computer, but I haven't tried to play it yet because my mom said it stinks. The graphics are all messed up and it's very hard to play. I'll have to see for myself. I've played PoA for PC, but it just wasn't that great. The quidditch stank and so did the graphics. The games are much better on Xbox.

My favorite HP video game so far has got to be CoS.

I bought OotP for the computer, but I haven't tried to play it yet because my mom said it stinks.

Haha...my mom is the last person on Earth that I would trust to review a video game.

I think OotP maybe wasn't amazing but it set a good foundation for HBP to build on. It can only get better. It's pretty good compared to other movie games already, anyway.

i never really liked the harry potter video games, they were a bit too easy.
it was cool how they added more parts that werent in the movie tho.

I just hope the Quidditch in HBP is a lot more involving and that you can play it when ever you want and not just when it happens in the story. Also, I would like the games to be a bit more challenging and that you can actually explore the pitch and locker rooms and the surrounding areas of the stadium for special items and maybe frog cards and basically make the Quidditch parts more involving and worth the exploring.

I wish they'd make a hard level game - maybe not so strictly based on the books, more in line with RE or something. That would be kick. All of the differing spells could be a bit of a trick, but I think that there could be some core spells you use mostly or something to solve that problem.

Yeah, I got PS/SS on PS1 and i still haven't beaten Voldie at the end!!
I finished it on PS2 which was weird but...
OotP has to be my favorite out of all them! Its cool how you have to find the DA members but annoying when you're in the grounds then you quit and then you end up back in the Room of Requirement - arrgh! That's so annoying!
I didn't really like GoF because you couldn't explore anywhere, and i found that i really needed another player with me other wise i would die or Harry, Ron or Hermione wouldn't help me!! So i never finished that one... :hmm:
PoA is my second favorite though - flying buckbeak is SO fun - even though if it replaces quidditch :sigh: That dementor thingy at the end took me so long!! i thought you had to kill all of them!! :D
Oh! and in CoS i was SO scared of being caught by a prefect!! They were everywhere!! i must have lost like 1000 points for Gryffindor!! :sigh:
I hope they briing the 6th one out before July...

It always depressed me how mediocre these games are when you consider how rich and diverse the books are and that they are open to create totally different experiences for the video game platform. For all of the beauty of the OOTP game, the areas themselves were rather limiting and the storyline was not fully explored more like it was in the books and makes me wonder if perhaps they had bothered to include some of the aspects of the book itself into that game - Quidditch, the changing holiday seasons, classes, OWLS and so on - it would have given much more substance to the game and made it better replay wise.

I have stated this before, but the only game I have found to be worth the replay value and money well spent is the QWC game and I hope they make a new sequel to it with a greater aspect of team gameplay and difficulty levels made harder.

To me, the first three games (second version of SS/PS) were incredible when compared to GoF and OotP. The most fascinating aspect of the games is the ability to explore the Harry Potter world, but GoF excluded that. I thought GoF had the most substance to become a brilliant game, but they truly missed the mark with it.

I was disappointed with OotP, though pleased that they brought back the ability to roam around the castle. However, the new castle layout was very confusing and I never understood where exactly I was or how I could get to a certain place (the Marauder's Map was almost futile for me, though it was a great idea). I did not expect much for the OotP game until the Ministry scene, for the book is not filled with much action during the majority of the story. I found the retrieval of the D.A. members incredibly tedious and pointless. Before the film was released, I hoped the Department of Mysteries scenario would be quite enjoyable, replicating the action in the book. However, again, I was disappointed (being able to play as Dumbledore was anticlimactic, since it was incredibly simple). I had also hoped that the game might allow the ability to roam around the Ministry at the beginning, for it would be much more exciting seeing a new place and doing more interesting "mini-games," but that hope evolved into nothing.

I wish I could say HBP will be more promising, but there is just as little action (for a game format, at least) as OotP in the majority of the book.

To me, the first three games (second version of SS/PS) were incredible when compared to GoF and OotP. The most fascinating aspect of the games is the ability to explore the Harry Potter world, but GoF excluded that. I thought GoF had the most substance to become a brilliant game, but they truly missed the mark with it.

I was disappointed with OotP, though pleased that they brought back the ability to roam around the castle. However, the new castle layout was very confusing and I never understood where exactly I was or how I could get to a certain place (the Marauder's Map was almost futile for me, though it was a great idea). I did not expect much for the OotP game until the Ministry scene, for the book is not filled with much action during the majority of the story. I found the retrieval of the D.A. members incredibly tedious and pointless. Before the film was released, I hoped the Department of Mysteries scenario would be quite enjoyable, replicating the action in the book. However, again, I was disappointed (being able to play as Dumbledore was anticlimactic, since it was incredibly simple). I had also hoped that the game might allow the ability to roam around the Ministry at the beginning, for it would be much more exciting seeing a new place and doing more interesting "mini-games," but that hope evolved into nothing.

I wish I could say HBP will be more promising, but there is just as little action (for a game format, at least) as OotP in the majority of the book.

I've never played the first three, but if you reccommend them, I might have to try them out.

I liked some things about OotP but disliked more. I really liked the ability to roam the castle where you want, and the ability to play things like wizard's chess, exploding snap, and gobstones. I didn't really like a lot of the tasks, as I found a lot them long and tedious. I thought the Occlumency was just terrible.

I think the game could've been a lot better and I hope that they build on the successes they had in OotP for HBP.

I only ever played the CoS one and it was ok. I prefer the books and movies more though.

I don't play them that much, but i liked in Ootp how you could freely explore the castle, and i really liked the first and third games. CoS was okay, but not my favorite. But it was kind of weird how Hogwarts changed nearly every game...:lol:

The third game was by far the best and 4 i agree was a major dissappointment! I would have thought that you would have had more to do in the tasks' challenges.

I love all the Harry video games, I have them all.. I think. I have 3 copies of PS (by accident). I remember spending a whole night trying to do this one section. It drove me insane. I never completed it either because of that stupid bit with Quirrel. Well annoying.
My favourite one is the Qudditch world cup. it is so fun. But I love order of the pheonix too. It excits me that i get to use my wiimote as a wand!

Never played them much except for the one on GameBoy Advance. I think it was the Chamber of Secrets. I've also seen gameplay of the Goblet of Fire on XBox. The only thing I didn't like was that most of the spells in the game weren't actual spells according to the books. Other than that, I can't really judge since I haven't really played them much.

3 and 4 were the best games so far think 3 was a bit harder 4 but 4 was like actualy being in hogwarts have all the games for ps2 execpt for ss. the half blood prince game sould come out before the movie which totally ****** me off the game should be realesed when the movie was oringly susposed to be realesed this nov

I love all the Harry video games, I have them all.. I think. I have 3 copies of PS (by accident). I remember spending a whole night trying to do this one section. It drove me insane. I never completed it either because of that stupid bit with Quirrel. Well annoying.
My favourite one is the Qudditch world cup. it is so fun. But I love order of the pheonix too. It excits me that i get to use my wiimote as a wand!

I have to agree with you here, Quirrel was the most difficult out of all the games. He's the only one I had trouble defeating. I actually just recently defeated him, after all those years of him haunting me on the computer. :rotfl:

I have to agree with everyone else that GOF was a big disappointment. The only thing I did like was the fact that you could be Ron and Hermione too. OOTP was too fabulous either. It really erked me to go find the DA members and the stupid tasks for was it Zacharias Smith or whomever just because he couldn't do the potions assignment! :grumble: The first two were my favorite, especially PS. Unfortunately I can't play it anymore, my computer doesn't seem to like it. :sigh: I'm hoping HBP will turn out okay, but I don't have my hopes up. :shrug:

i own and have played all of them. i HATED Gof, cause you couldn't really explore the world, but Ootp was amazing. I really hope the 6th game just expands on the world created in the 5th one, so you can explore more. Overall, the games are wayy too easy. There is most definately a market for the harder, more complex games that take place in Harry's world - think of the possibilites!! i want to be able to create my own character, and explore on my own time. RPGs are awesome, and a MMO would be cool, esp if it wasn't required in order to play it. I would love to be able to interact with the trio, instead of just being them. :D

i meant to say that 4 and 5 were my favs so far not 3 but they are all pretty good

the only game i've ever played is OotP for Wii. i think its pretty fun, but some things are so hard. like the task of finding everyone in the DA is wicked hard. but the scenery is really pretty and it is cool to see the layout of the castle

I was playing GoF again with my sister (using the mulitplayer thing) and I realised again how much I hated it :grumble:

I had the first two on PlayStation and the third on PC. I LOVED the third one, even though it was so easy. I just loved the atmosphere of the game, the graphics and how it kind of felt like you were at Hogwarts. The 4th game I was pretty excited about, and I think I played it for 20 minutes and haven't touched it since.

Hey guys, I was wondering, what is your favorite of the Harry Potter video games out thus far? Try not to think in terms of which book they coincide with, I'm just curious about the best overall playing experience i.e. challenges, action, re-playability, etc.

I guess i would take any fantasy type suggestions, but obviously Potter is my primary concern.

Thanks!

It always depressed me how mediocre these games are when you consider how rich and diverse the books are and that they are open to create totally different experiences for the video game platform. For all of the beauty of the OOTP game, the areas themselves were rather limiting and the storyline was not fully explored more like it was in the books and makes me wonder if perhaps they had bothered to include some of the aspects of the book itself into that game - Quidditch, the changing holiday seasons, classes, OWLS and so on - it would have given much more substance to the game and made it better replay wise.

I have stated this before, but the only game I have found to be worth the replay value and money well spent is the QWC game and I hope they make a new sequel to it with a greater aspect of team gameplay and difficulty levels made harder.

The video games are not meant for serious gamers and as such the effort is not put into them. EA simply sees these as nice ties ins to the films and not as titles that could be launched o their own. They know who they're selling to and how much effort is necessary.

As for QWC, even that game loses it's appeal if not dropped for a while inbetween. I should pick it up again actually, it's been over a year. lol

I've imagined how amazing it would be if you could have Quidditch done somewhere along the lines of a FIFA title but that's waaaaay out there and any serious programmer would be hard pressed to go into that without the financial reward. Anything serious is simply going to cost too much money and time, EA won't go for even a competitive title even though it would have a better than decent chance of crossing over.

The video games are not meant for serious gamers and as such the effort is not put into them. EA simply sees these as nice ties ins to the films and not as titles that could be launched o their own. They know who they're selling to and how much effort is necessary.


I would agree with this up until OotP. OotP was clearly a project into which they poured time, creativity an energy in a desperate gamble to knock Spider-Man 2 from the position of "Best Movie Game." It's clear that OotP was constructed with care. The engine is fantastic (though the animation is awful), the music is the best yet, they actually managed to get the actors this time around, the castle is massive in scope and detail and yet authentic down to the letter, the spellcasting system is original and interesting, etc. Of course, the issues come from the "playing" aspect...suggesting that they spent all their time on getting the castle right rather than getting the gameplay right.

I've imagined how amazing it would be if you could have Quidditch done somewhere along the lines of a FIFA title but that's waaaaay out there and any serious programmer would be hard pressed to go into that without the financial reward. Anything serious is simply going to cost too much money and time, EA won't go for even a competitive title even though it would have a better than decent chance of crossing over.

Hey, you never know. QWC is a game that I never thought would ever get made in the first place, and yet it was.

the last game had incredibly fantastic level design taken directly from plans of the movie set. player models were sufficient. animation was atrocious. gameplay was lacking but it's more of a time filling task game than anything else.

real actor voiceovers were done well enough except for the glaring omission of emma watson.

i dont think quidditch works for a game to actually play. it's obviously fine to write books about as it can be described in a way that makes it sound exciting. but considering the rules it would never work as an actual sport or sports video game.

i dont think quidditch works for a game to actually play. it's obviously fine to write books about as it can be described in a way that makes it sound exciting. but considering the rules it would never work as an actual sport or sports video game.

I thought QWC had a pretty creative approach to it, considering you had one controller to maneuver an entire team. It really simplified things but it somehow still managed to be decently fun. I wouldn't mind seeing that system improved and eventually perfected.

Of course, I would prefer massive, 14-player games where everyone controls their own broom, but I don't think that would really work for game balance (because some roles are just so much more important than others).

I have to agree with you here, Quirrel was the most difficult out of all the games. He's the only one I had trouble defeating. I actually just recently defeated him, after all those years of him haunting me on the computer. :rotfl:


Yeah, my brother and I only managed to defeat him last month. :lol: I loved the first three games (mainly becacuse they are the only video games I can play well!) And we recently bought GoF for my brother's PS2. It's not as fun. I like being able to be different characters but we can't get past that sodding dragon!!!

http://snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/electronic-arts-confirm-half-blood-prince-video-game-release-date-64379/

HBP video game is coming out June 30!

http://snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/electronic-arts-confirm-half-blood-prince-video-game-release-date-64379/

HBP video game is coming out June 30!

Awesome!! :D Yay it's coming out on 360! But I bet it would be better on a Wii!

I guess it depends on what you preference. I think I'd like it on Xbox 360 than on Wii. Although with the Wii you can use the controller as an actual wand, I heard the graphics aren't as good.

I really hope they go all out with the last video game, for Deathly Hallows.

I thought it would be cool, if after you beat Deathly Hallows that you can go anywhere in the wizarding world. Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, etc. To be able to walk around freely.

And I hope the DH game is a big game where you do go everywhere as well.

Ya my favorite game is the Chamber of Secrets(PC) or the Sorcerer's Stone(PC) because they are a little harder than the next few. Prisoner of Azkaban was so easy i defeated it in about 2 hours without a walkthrough. I think i played Goblet of Fire on one of my friends game systems and it sucked to. I have no desire to play any more.

I like the difficulty of #2 best.
I don't think they are tho easy, but not to hard neither.

I remember playing GoF on my now broken laptop when it first came out and I enjoyed it. Since I no longer have the game (I misplaced it), I bought it for $11.14 brand new for the PS2. I played the XBOX 360 demo of OOTP and it was pretty cool but I didn't get to see much. Is it worth buying?

I was at Wal-Mart today and they had it, so I bought for the Wii system. Figure it will sell pretty quickly once word gets out it's for sale.

It looks like I could have gotten Cos, PoA, and GoF in a set brand new for less than $25. I just bought GoF new for $11.14. Is it worth it to return GoF for a refund and buy the three game set?

Edit: I just bought it and should be given a refund for GoF. It looks like I will probably receive the set the day I go see HBP. Bummer. I wanted something to do until then.

I was just going through all my Harry Potter stuff, which I seem to do a few times a year, and came across COS and SS for the Game Boy Color. I hadn't played either for a while, so I did and I had forgotten how much fun they were! They are easily the best Harry Potter games yet: they were fun, the graphics were decent, the music was great, and they were even pretty funny. None of my other friends had every played these, so does anyone else here remember these great games? (I expect POA on the Game Boy Advanced was just as good, but seeing as I've never had a GBA, I never got to play it).

I hope that this doesn't count as thread necromancy...

I have Philosophers Stone on the Game Boy colour and you're right, it is a very fun game to play. HOWEVER it is nothing compared to the beauty of Philosopher's Stone or Chamber of Secrets on the Playstation 1. They were truly amazing games... well to me anyway.

By the way, if Prisoner of Azkaban is anything like the first two GBA Potter games it was rubbish.

PS has WAY too many bugs. It wound up permakilling both me and my friend's computers.

I'm not in on the most recent games, but I used to play Philosopher's Stone for PC and GBC as a kid. GBC version was as big at my school as Pokemon, I don't think it was that easy, about as easy as any other similar RPG-style game (final fantasy, pokemon). PC version was easier as the battles were action-based, but it had some harder boss battles. The gnomes scared me to no end though.

How cool would a HP-style MMORPG be? Where you could create your own character and reside at either Hogwarts, Beauxbatons or Durmstrang. That would be brilliant. :lol:

I'm interested in the Harry Potter games. Not a gamer by any stretch of the imagination and would appreciated any and all advice on how to get started! TY !! :tu:

I am thinking about getting the new half blooded prince DVD game that I saw advertised on Amazon. I have the oder DVD game that came out a few years ago and I don't like them because you can't save the info. But this looks fun. You can do spells and potions. Has anyone seen this game advertised? It comes out December 1st. BTW, I have all of the games either Gamecube or WII and I really enjoyed SS because you could go back to the challenges to find all of the shields. I recently got the chamber of secrets on ebay because I have never found them at Gamestop. It is fun but not that challening except for the darn ghosts part in transfiguration challenge. Even for a 42year old it is an escape for me and I love them all.

I'm referring to the two RPG games made for SS and CoS. These are perhaps my two favorite Harry Potter games ever made. PoA had a similar game made for Gameboy Advance, but I didn't like it as much (less depth, too easy, etc.) I was wondering if anyone else enjoyed these two games as much as I did.

I'm referring to the two RPG games made for SS and CoS. These are perhaps my two favorite Harry Potter games ever made. PoA had a similar game made for Gameboy Advance, but I didn't like it as much (less depth, too easy, etc.) I was wondering if anyone else enjoyed these two games as much as I did.

I love those too!

I only have two of the first ones for GBC, and then the first three for PC.

I always thought the computer games were harder than the gameboy games. In the handheld games, you can at least level up and be prepared with a superior level and skill.

Yes, and for the record, the Prison of Azakaban game always lagged somehow, for me as well. It's odd...:(

I thought that Harry Potter would be best suited as an RPG. I wish they hadn't done away with the handheld RPGs after PoA. And the attention to detail in those first two is surprisingly high (alluding to Muggle Studies and Divination and Runes class locations, Myrtles bathroom and at least Slytherin and Hufflepuff's house entrances appearing as early as SS, etc.) And I like how the Wizard Cards actually tie in to the game play. It actually makes you feel like you're accomplishing something. And there's also real replay value here as well.

I actually wrote an FAQ for the first Harry Potter on GameBoy Color. I absolutely love that game! I wish I had the second one, too, but I don't.

I loved PS on GBC, I must have completed it about 10 times just so that I could get all the Chocolate Frog cards :lol: Fortunately, one of my brother's friends had it as well so we traded cards. It was quite easy though once you had a tactic for defeating Quirrel and Voldemort at the end, especially when you're at level 99 or something ridiculusly high like that :p. That was totally unfair though - you had to beat both of them without a gap in between.

I had PS on the Playstation 1 as well and I loved that too. Except I remember Harry making a "huh" noise whenever he jumped, that always seemed a bit strange to me. I think he does that in all of the console games though :shrug:

I was disappointed with Cos on GBA though, I think having the viewpoint on an angle was really awkward because he still moved in straight lines up, down, left and right, And, as far as I know, you couldn't replay the main storyline on the same game file, so once you beat the basilisk you just wandered around Hogwarts with nothing to do.

For entertainment alone, PS and even more so COS would be my favourite games of the series yet, the dialogue with the charachers really made me laugh, great fun. I liked POA on the pc as well, but it was never anything amazing. HBP was very average.

First look at Harry Potter – The New EA Videogame here: http://www.harrypotter.ea.com

I have to say - I don't like the fact that you need to use facebook to see any news on it. :grumble: Not everyone is on that site.

I hope they update it with something more than a teasing background, soon.

Wow - that's been up since Monday and basically no sites have reported it? :err:

I am so getting that DH game!

The full picture - http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/default/fullpic/263385

The full picture - http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/default/fullpic/263385 If they put as much effect into the game as they (always seem to) do into graphics we may actual get decent game.

More pics at MuggleNet.com - http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/3543

Please tell me that isn't the final look. Why can't EA just try and make the graphics look good for once, but I guess this is what happens when a game goes multi on all platforms :grumble:

I've never been a huge fan of the best graphics; I've always felt that gameplay is the most important thing. I know lots of people were disappointed when LoZ:TP came out due to the fact that the graphics weren't exactly leaps and bounds from previous games, but the gameplay more than made up for it in my opinion.
I hope they do this with HP games. Also, I think the level of polish on graphics would depend on the platform; the Wii is definitely not as high up on the scale as the PS3, for example, but it doesn't make a game any less fun to play, I think.

It's been announced that we'll see a trailer for it during this week. It'll be released on Wii, PS3, Xbox, Windows PC, DS and Mobile.

THE TRAILER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsYpFbLo5g0

More screenshots http://uk.media.ps3.ign.com/media/061/061055/imgs_1.html
and a game review http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1093780p1.html

First official Game Trailer

I NEED the movie trailer now!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsYpFbLo5g0

Do you think some of these scenes happen in the movie too ?

Do you think some of these scenes happen in the movie too ?

I was wondering the same thing as well. That dragon really surprised me and I'm almost sure that is just for the game. The Dementor attack as well. That would be really cool to see in the movie, but it is very much like Prisoner of Azkaban.

I'm just thinking some of that is for the game, since it relies on a lot of action.

The game trailer looks amazing! I didn't expect the dragon and dementors, that part really surprised me.

I'm beginning to wonder if they are doing a lot more in the video game so it doesn't spoil the movie.

Yes, I just saw that WB said that the game includes previous creatures from the past films. So I doubt we'll see Inferi and the Horntail in DH Part I film.

Some of them may happen, but the HBP video game had stuff that wasn't in the movie. Some of it was even from the books, but didn't make it into the movie.

I thought having Voldemort's face fade in at the end was interesting. It's like the old Empire Strikes Back trailers. :)

Wow! I think the game looks awesome!! And at the end it says deathly hallows part 1, so does that mean 2 games?

Wow! I think the game looks awesome!! And at the end it says deathly hallows part 1, so does that mean 2 games?

Yep, there will be 2 games. One reason is for the money obviously, but they also probably wouldn't want to spoil the 2nd half of the movie with a full video game.

I was wondering the same thing as well. That dragon really surprised me and I'm almost sure that is just for the game. The Dementor attack as well. That would be really cool to see in the movie, but it is very much like Prisoner of Azkaban.

I'm just thinking some of that is for the game, since it relies on a lot of action.

I don't think the game will be that accurate. They use exactly the same Ministry atrium set from the fifth film, but it has been confirmed that the set will be redecorated for DH (maybe that will look different in the finished product though).

BTW, I love that snowy village set. Seeing Harry firing spells and ducking behind muggle cars feels really different. I hope there is a similar scene in the film.

Not too impressed by that trailer, I know graphics isn't anythhing but a game for a this gen console should not look like a game for the last gen console. Still it's a long way to go until the finished game so they will hopefully brush up on the graphics a bit. Not too happy about the game being a Third Person Shooter but we'll see it might just be the beginning.

The graphics aren't finished yet. See the game review on IGN.

The graphics aren't finished yet. See the game review on IGN.
I know but now when I think of it the graphics in the HP games have never been that good so I'm not expecting a masterpiece.

THe good thing about the game being a Third Person Shooter is that the camera will be fixed behind Harry so I don't have to worry about another OotP where I had no idea of where I was walking most of the time plus it will probably work great on the wii.

I just wish that the they would make the spells work the same as in the books.

I don't think the game will be that accurate. They use exactly the same Ministry atrium set from the fifth film, but it has been confirmed that the set will be redecorated for DH (maybe that will look different in the finished product though).

BTW, I love that snowy village set. Seeing Harry firing spells and ducking behind muggle cars feels really different. I hope there is a similar scene in the film.

It's probably Godrics Hollow (judging by the snow, and the absence of Ron). I think they destroy the movie emotional elements because they just don't make sense in a game, and they grab every chance to insert action. I think the 'isolation from everything familiar and trusted'-feeling, really comes forward in this game, judging by the random locations such as those forest ruins and the construction site.

BTW, this also confirms the Death Eaters won't be flying a black smoke, but on their brooms during the Seven Potters (thank god!)

BTWWW, I'm really curious about the Inferi and whether they'll be in the final films, would be really cool

I like these images from the game:

http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1624

I hope there are some similar 'muggle' ruins in the film. It's kinda surreal to see the death eaters walking around muggle locations like that. It also fits with the gritty style Yates wants to include in the film.


BTW, this also confirms the Death Eaters won't be flying a black smoke, but on their brooms during the Seven Potters (thank god!)

I'm still not so sure about that. Harry's costume isn't the same as in the film (for that scene) so I suspect that this is the early version of the game and the game designers may come up with stuff on their own.

I agree, though, that they should use brooms in the film.

That trailer was....*insert genuine hyperbole statement here* :wow:

It's so different, action-packed, epic and dark! The wand duels resemble gun-fights now! That Wintery English village makes it feel like some British Mafia scene. All the magical creatures!! The Horntail, Inferi, Dementers, ARAGOG's family! The seven potters flight and battle in the air! The intensity, the darkness, it's just incredible. It almost feels like a movie trailer for godsakkes!!

You're right, Boush, that sinister shot of Voldemort at the end of the trailer reminds one of Darth Vader's elusive image that dominated most of the marketing for ESB...how fitting that this movie is coming out 30 years after The Empire Strikes Back. It very well could be the Empire of our time!

The filming is nearly done and the marketing floodgates will open very soon...

My mind is blown once again. I can't wait for the real trailer! I hope this trailer hasn't spoiled me in terms of quality. :lol: It will be hard to top! :tu:

I always thought it would be a cool idea to be able to invent spells in a potter game, like for example what it looks like and what effects it has on the victim. Hopefully the developers would spend more than 5 or 10 minutes on the graphics this time round, because the ootp graphics were so bad that they had me bursting out laughing.

more screenshots of the game here

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/61055/harry-potter-2010/images/harry-potter-2010-20100531075755677.html

I'm confused. There was no Horntail dragon in DH

I haven't played a single Harry Potter game all the way through! I tried to, especially the first four but I could never finish them alone and always required help from my brother or dad to get me through the hard parts and by then I thought "Well what's the point in continuing?". I'm not really much of a "games" person to be honest. I MAY get the last game though! I think that would be pretty cool!

I'm confused. There was no Horntail dragon in DH

EA are adding the creatures from the previous films as well as the stuff from the seventh movie, so that's why the Horntail is there.

EA are adding the creatures from the previous films as well as the stuff from the seventh movie, so that's why the Horntail is there.

I wonder in what context the dragon will appear ?

MuggleNet's review of the game -

http://www.mugglenet.com/index.php

Hi there. I've got a problem with the games Harry Potter SS and CoS. Harry's and Dumbledore's glasses look blocky(the transparency texture is not working)and the trees near Privet Drive at the beginning of CoS Have some green, sqare textures around them. It looks just like in this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CcgeFncJTQ

The trailer was abysmal, and that's ignoring the graphics, which was the worst aspect. But I'm not really worried about that, I'm more interested in seeing the previews and such. Hoping it's not just action piece after action piece...

I was just wondering. Apparently there are over 100 characters to play in Lego Harry Potter. Anyone have any idea which 100 they are?

i wish i owned a console that could play lego harry potter haha. it looks fun

i wish i owned a console that could play lego harry potter haha. it looks fun
It's coming to PC too :D

i have a mac :[

I was just wondering. Apparently there are over 100 characters to play in Lego Harry Potter. Anyone have any idea which 100 they are? i wish i owned a console that could play lego harry potter haha. it looks fun It's coming to PC too :D i have a mac :[
Well, wouldn't you know, we have a thread just for this game!
LEGO Harry Potter Video Games (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=120859)
It will be released on the Wii, PS3, Xbox360, DS, PSP, PS2, and PC.

I haven't played a single Harry Potter game all the way through! I tried to, especially the first four but I could never finish them alone and always required help from my brother or dad to get me through the hard parts and by then I thought "Well what's the point in continuing?". I'm not really much of a "games" person to be honest. I MAY get the last game though! I think that would be pretty cool!

I never bought the games and im not quite sure why, but i did get one of them for psp and it was awful. And im like a pretty decent gamer, im the illest sniper ever on cod :lol: i should buy a game soon.

No one knows the answer to the graphical bug?:upset:

No one knows the answer to the graphical bug?:upset: I would suggest looking for answers to this on a gaming board; I don't know that this one has enough people who have played this game to answer. :shrug:

OK.Thanks for the answer.

Hi there. I've got a problem with the games Harry Potter SS and CoS. Harry's and Dumbledore's glasses look blocky(the transparency texture is not working)and the trees near Privet Drive at the beginning of CoS Have some green, sqare textures around them. It looks just like in this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CcgeFncJTQ

Hey GothicFighter, I just dug up the CoS game from the depths of my bookshelf, and I think that as you describe is just how it is. After the cut scene though, ie. on the first level harry's glasses appear normal, but I didn't go as far as finding trees to look at. I tried this with the graphics set to both high and low, and the result was the same.

Hope this helps, Tim

Well, perhaps it's the game having a conflict with my ATI video card. Before, when I had the old NVidia, the graphics were alright. But I can live with it.
Thanks for the reply!

Yeah, it's not going to be the most graphically stunning game anyway, I reckon just enjoy it for now!

On a side note I was quite impressed by the Half Blood Prince game, it was far from perfect but still quite enjoyable, and somewhat addictive.

I've finished all games except goblet of fire. The games that I enjoyed the most were OOTP and HBP. DH looks awful. Call of Duty - Potter Ops

More pictures from the new game: http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-harry-forest-dementors-snatchers-deathly-hallows-part-i-video-game-photos-73728/

I have absolutely no idea WHERE Harry is at in this one...

http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/31522_134499729896984_126608720686085_378657_81488 01_n.jpg

That doesn't even look like HP to me, it looks like Harry Potter has been transplanted into a Tony Hawk game or something :err:

I have absolutely no idea WHERE Harry is at in this one...

http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/84186/31522_134499729896984_126608720686085_378657_81488 01_n.jpg

That doesn't even look like HP to me, it looks like Harry Potter has been transplanted into a Tony Hawk game or something :err:

:lol: I know what you mean. I was even more suprised when they said he was casting crucio. I mean, in the game do you think they'll actually show the guy hit by crucio on the ground in pain and agony?

Amazon has revealed the cover for the DH videogame: http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-wii/dp/B003R76AIE

What do you think? :)

That is not the cover. It is just a place holder until the real cover is released later in the year...

That is not the cover. It is just a place holder until the real cover is released later in the year...

Oh, since TLC announced it as the cover I thought it really was it...

Oh, since TLC announced it as the cover I thought it really was it...

Yeah, they made a little booboo :lol:

Lego HP was leaked on the internet. I'm Downloading it right now. I'm gonna play until I receive the one I bought from the shop

I've found that the next game coming out for Harry Potter will not be like all the other games, but instead be a full-fledged third person shooter with a cover system :drool:

For those who don't know this is pretty much a shooting game with spells, they even said crucio is a spell Harry uses regularly and is fired as a machine-gun like blasting. What do you guys think of this?

Well since it wasn't going to be in the castle there wasn't much to explore and I guess they had to change it

Is anyone hyped or disappointed about the upcoming Harry Potter game?

Please post your opinions! :D

Here are some videos of the gameplay:
E3Gameplay 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEyI5XM3WI&feature=related)
E3Gameplay 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vscs4z-x6eQ&feature=channel)
E3 Inside Look (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hEyI5XM3WI&feature=related)

It's a risky and unpredictable take, which is probably not a bad thing, but personally I'd much rather see a volume of RPGs based in the HP universe, both based on the books and presenting new adventures.

That, or having the seven years of the books folded into one single RPG about the length of Final Fantasy 7 or so, complete with intensive character development.