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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DS
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51 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

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4.6 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community has been denied the truth about the teenager’s recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students. But Professor Dolores Umbridge's Ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends Hermione and Ron, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "Dumbledore’s Army," Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead. With the ability to play multiple characters, including Harry Potter, Dumbledore and Sirius Black, the videogame of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around Hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the Boy Who Lived. [Electronic Arts / Warner Bros.]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. Games Master UK
    71
    With trickier minigames and less wandering and this would have been a winner. [Sept 2007, p.80]
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  2. Nintendo Power
    70
    Order of the Phoenix delivers nice graphics and music, and some genuinely fun activities (including a multiplayer mode) but the endless tasks seem more like prepping for O.W.L.S. than playing a game. [Aug 2007, p.84]
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  3. Gamestyle
    30
    Gamestyle is sure that die-hard, DS owning Potter fans will buy this game, and maybe even enjoy it a tiny bit, regardless of what we say here. For the rest of us though, this is one to steer clear of. Repetitive, tedious wandering and only marginally entertaining mini-games do not a proper game make.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 9 out of 13
  1. KaiC.
    10
    I've played all the Harry Potter games and OOTP is by far the best handhelp HP game out there. Really fantastic.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. ChrisC.
    5
    Eh, it's a fun game, but most of what you do is just run around the castle, running errands.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. WilliamT.
    4
    Could have been a good game, but has too much running around (With the headache inducing camera), errand running and repetitive gameplay. But altogether it's just BORING. Avoid.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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