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03 July 2009 | | Format
PS2, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC, Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 | | Developer
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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
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As always, the latest Harry Potter spin-off is slated to appear on every active gaming format on the planet. This time, though, it’s all about the Wii.
Developed primarily for Nintendo’s gaming gizmo as part of the blitzkrieg of merchandise heralding the release of the new movie – and ported across to other consoles that utilise more traditional controls to weave magic – Half-Blood Prince delivers some of the best Wii gesture-based action to date, with players using intuitive poses such as crossed arms, swings from the hip and shaking of the Wii Remote to cast spells, mix potions and steer a broomstick through furious Quidditch matches.
Motion-controls aside, the main meat of the game on all formats – where players explore a virtual Hogwarts that closely mirrors the flicks – is a vast improvement over previous editions, with greater freedom to roam and a wider variety of spontaneous magic battles that keep the action moving at a brisk pace.
At its heart, Half-Blood Prince is a kids’ game and older gamers will despise its simple challenges and familiar set-pieces. But for the fresh-faced Potter hardcore, this is the series’ finest console showing to date.
Reviewer: David McComb
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Average user rating for Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
| | | come on, it takes 2 hours to complete and all u do is run, mix potion,duel,duel,ru,duel,potion,potion,duel,potion, end ... Read More
| | | ivanahump About me | | 10:48, 25 November 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Really? | | | Empire, you're being very generous. I have enjoyed all the past Potter games (except Goblet), but this has to be the most soulless, empty and repetitive game of the lot. Harry is clumsy to control, duelling - too hard in the OOTP - is now far too easy and the plot is poorly dealt with.
More importantly - ALL THE EXCITING ASPECTS OF THE STORY ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE FOR YOU IN VIDEO CLIPS!! Agh!
Yes, Hogwarts is great, but where is everyone? The castle is practically empty and even OOTP made bett... Read More
| | | Pipkin3 About me | | 20:15, 10 August 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Is it really that good a game? | | | I have played harry potter and the half-blood prince on the nintendo wii and to be honest i found it far too easy and predictable and it sticks too much to the film and i was quite disappointed with it. Im sorry if i offended anyone with this review. ... Read More
| | | cell15 About me | | 22:20, 29 July 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | | | Even if past entries aren't any good, there's no reason why this one can't be. ... Read More
| | | jncorbett About me | | 20:52, 26 July 2009 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Game of the month? | | | I think i will choose Fight Night round 4.... not being funny, Harry potter games are generally shit ... Read More
| | | DJ Funktris About me | | 11:49, 09 July 2009 | Report This Post | |
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