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| Game Details | Released
11 November 2005 | | Format
PS2, XBox, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC | | Developer
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
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J.K. Rowling’s fourth Potter novel adopted more adult themes to hook readers growing up with Harry, Ron and Hermione. Ironically, though, the console spin-off dumbs down Harry’s moody, magical adventure.
Unlike the free-roaming worlds of earlier Potter quests, Goblet opts for linear levels that steer players down a narrow route, preventing fans from exploring the worlds they grew to love in the books.
Worse, the clever puzzles of other Potter games have been ditched in favour of kid-friendly hack-and-slash combat and shallow broomstick-flying missions, and the spell casting — surely a crucial element of any game featuring wizards — is now context-sensitive, only allowing players to weave magic when the situation dictates it.
Reviewer: David McComb
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Average user rating for Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
| harry potter and the so called goblet of fire | | | i actually bought this game on playstation 2 couple of months ago and i say i must of completed the game in within a space of no less than 3 days, i think tht this game lacks the capacity of imagination because you can always tell when you play something similar as this sort of thing, tht the people designing and the rest of the people making haven't really got tht much imagination to come up with something brilliant. ... Read More
| | | IRON MAN About me | | 23:06, 26 April 2008 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: An efforltess game of what is a fun film | | I really wanted to play this eventually, but then I heard that they'd changed the game design from the previous game incarnations. I really love Philosopher's Stone and PoA on the Cube, as they're really good fun. Yeah, the lesson challenges are a bastard sometimes, but it's still great. ... Read More
| | | AgentGoth About me | | 14:29, 08 March 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: An efforltess game of what is a fun film | | that really doesnt suprise me! i played a demo of it and OMFG it was a waste of like 20mins of my life!! ... Read More
| | | Darth Sidius2 About me | | 10:41, 02 March 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: An efforltess game of what is a fun film | | I finished this game the same day I got it, probably the most disappointing game I've ever owned. ... Read More
| | | UrbanAngel About me | | 07:46, 02 March 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | An efforltess game of what is a fun film | | | Whats so disappointing about hte Potter games appears to be the lack of effort put into making the game. The level designs are good, but are so repetitive they become lacklustre. (The worst level award goes the The Black Lake)
Theres nothing completely original about them whatsoever, apart from a nice little sequence in the maze (Best Level Award).
Theres no room for exploration, which in a way, makes nice change, but inadvertantly makes the game feel even shorter.
And here we come to the cr... Read More
| | | Pipkin3 About me | | 14:10, 23 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire | | Could this game be any more average? ... Read More
| | | BobaJango About me | | 16:27, 06 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire | | seems ok but still not a game really based on the film i heard it was really crap 2?
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| | | Darth Sidius About me | | 10:52, 09 January 2006 | Report This Post | |
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