- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Jul 12, 2011
- Also On: DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U
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Jul 12, 201176You play as Harry, Hermine or one of Harry's friends to defeat the dark lord, but with a total play time of 4 hours I would have expected a better gameplay.
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Jul 12, 201165Gamers will be bored by the mechanics and fans of the lore will be disappointed by the ham-fisted depiction of the series' climax. While saying goodbye to Harry in the final book was bittersweet, I felt nothing but joy as my time with this tedious exercise finished.
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Aug 4, 201160The game still falls far short of modern shooters, and the boss battles often fail to add new gameplay tactics to the mix. But when the game rises to the occasion - like during the battle against giants, and in a sniping section set on a bridge - it's a fine conclusion to the franchise.
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Aug 10, 201155A mere add-on to the previous game, short and without any improvements to the first game, even losing features like Kinect support.
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Jul 13, 201155The short development cycle still hurt the end product. Shooting can be fun, but it gets old when you realize that the game doesn't offer interesting level designs.
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Jul 21, 201154Part II has new characters and new enchantments, but overall the game falls short of all expectations.
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Jul 15, 201154EA's Harry Potter series unceremoniously bows out in this final game. While the previous games were also disappointments, this one sinks even lower to full-on cash-in status. What you're left with is a confused mess parading around as a barely-competent third-person shooter.
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Aug 19, 201150It's all just very basic and uninspiring. [Issue#75, p.78]
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Jul 26, 201150The shooting mechanics and levels are getting better but the encounters themselves are too repetitive. I hope someone takes the basic idea and does something more with it. The absence of basic storytelling and scene transitions make it hard to enjoy on its own.
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Jul 15, 201150Dull combat.
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Jul 15, 201150Harry Potter's latest adventure is basically a nice try to fix everything that didn't worked at Deadly Hallow's first chapter. The shooting scheme is nothing more than a waste of the original atmosphere, but nevertheless, it's still a worth-try-for-rental game if you're looking for something connected to the movies.
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Jul 12, 201148They made a few improvements, but overall the game falls short of all expectations.
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Jul 13, 201146Not a good game. It's sad that the last game to ever bear the Harry Potter name (well, until the inevitable MMO) is such a disappointment.
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Jul 15, 201145New characters and new enchantments aren't enough to save the second part of this sleazy tie in.
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Sep 18, 201140Rubbish. [Oct 2011, p.103]
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Aug 9, 201140Offers little variation and hardly requires strategic input, which leaves a mindless third-person shooter. The well-executed story and great looking characters make it a tad more interesting, but these elements can't hide the fact that the four-eyed magician often turns to his wands for simple and selfish needs.
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Jul 24, 201140The gameplay remains a weak imitation of a third-person shooter and the enemy A.I. is extremely poor. The lack of variety in the set pieces and the sheer number of dopey Death Eaters makes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 a tedious experience, riddled with repetition.
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Jul 21, 201140Devotees may still play along, through fandom obligation if nothing else, but there's no spell that can change the fact that Harry Potter's videogame saga ends with a whimper rather than a bang.
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Jul 21, 201140There's no exclusive content, just a new way to struggle with already poor combat.
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Jul 19, 201140Both Deathly Hallows titles are a disappointment, and it's abundantly clear that there was never enough quality content to fill two instalments from the outset. Again, the poor collusion between a game studio and official licensing channels has produced a weak platform to support such a vibrant fantasy as Harry Potter.
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Jul 18, 201140Sadly we'll have to do with this for now, a bland, unimaginative shooting gallery that lacks the thing that matters most: magic.
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Jul 18, 201140This is not a game worth buying for anything other than the amusing oddity of having a Harry Potter-themed cover shooter. It's a short game, but it still doesn't have the variety in environments that a shooter needs to avoid becoming unacceptably repetitive.
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Jul 12, 201140The Harry Potter film tie-ins end on a low note with this short, tedious, and conceptually vapid cover shooter.
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Sep 9, 201136Rather than end with a big bang, this videogame series goes out like a damp squib. [Oct 2011, p.92]
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Jul 15, 201135For fans of gaming, stay well clear. Even as far as movie-tie-ins go, this title is the biggest crime to the Harry Potter franchise since Emma Watson decided looking like a public schoolboy is sexy.
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Aug 18, 201130Harry's last venture in the realm of videogames is plagued by a game not only very short, but boring, repetitive and quite broken.
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Jul 29, 201130Terrible AI, boring levels and no finesse whatsoever. Avoid this one.
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Jul 18, 201130Quotation forthcoming.
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Jul 15, 201130Harry's film tie-in career ends with an inappropriately bland third person shooter, that is severely lacking in any kind of magic.
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Aug 6, 201125A stripped down version of the last game, which wasn't that hot either, and removing the pointless XP system and terrible Kinect experience just makes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 even more bare bones. Save your money, or spend it on seeing the film or reading the book as they would both offer a better experience and waste less of your valuable time and effort.
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Jul 22, 201110This is the absolute nadir of the series. Harry Potter has finally devolved into a total cash-in and we can't score it low enough. Honestly, if you're a fan of the movies, avoid this and just go to the theater. Don't spoil the end for yourself with this half-baked mess.