Product details: - Product group: Video Games
- Edition: Video Game
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: 2007-06-28
- Studio: Electronic Arts
- Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
- Brand: Electronic Arts
- Platform: PlayStation2
- Package Dimensions: 7.4 x 53 x 75 inches
Customer reviews:  Harry potter - An ok game, 2008-06-29
I bought this game close to when it was released and i thought it would be as good as the third harry potter game but not the same lay out as the fourth. It was great at first while in grimuald place as i like the way you get to cast spells because it's different than just pressing one button to cast. What i didn't enjoy about this game is how you spend alot of time running around the castle doing jobs for other people which can be pretty boring as the castle is so huge. There is not really much to do and i hate the fact that when ever you make a discovery and go up a level Murtle keeps appearing and stopping you from what your doing.
The game is overall a good game but the dueling is pretty hard and frustrating as you have to use protecto everytime you cast and keep getting hit without a chance to cast yourself.
If you enjoy doing tasks and quests and love harry potter than this game is good for you.
 One giant item recovery quest., 2008-06-20
Having played previous Potter games, and loving them (until the 4th one) i was looking forward to playing the game, especially after all the good reviews.
However, the game had none of the action and adventure of it's predecessors. No class challenges or puzzle solving. No sneaking around at night or flying around on your broomstick playing Quidditch.
The game has none of the spirit of the books, and there is basically no day/night format or storyline which makes the game hard follow.
The Hogwarts campus, although magneficent in itself, is huge. It is impossible to find your way around, and you have to put all your faith in the Marauder's Map, which incidently takes away all the fun of discovering new places in Hogwarts, because all the areas are mapped down for you.
The game is pretty much hours of wandering around, talking to characters and completing minor tasks for them. The spell casting is fun at first, but after a while it gets tedious and fiddly. I would much prefer challenges that require me to think about which spells to use as opposed to easy tasks that require frustratingly intricate wandwork.
One of the upsides of the game is the duelling, but it only takes up about 5 minutes of the game, and even in that short space of time, it failed to deliver all the anticipation and enjoyment that even just sneaking past a prefect did in the 2nd game.
The game also barely lasts long enough to be worth the money. It could easily be completed in under eight hours, leving the player with nothing but unfulfilled expectations. the ending is also quite useless. It doesnt matter whether you win or lose the final duels. the game still goes on, which kind of takes out the point of it.
however, the sound is truly magneficent and the graphics are very decent. I will still hold higher hopes for the next game, however.
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