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Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

  • Summary: Build the adventure from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament and experience the fun of the first four Harry Potter stories – Lego style. Explore Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learn spells, brew potions and relive the adventures with tongue-in-cheek humor and creative custotomization that is unique to LEGO videogames. Expand
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  1. Positive: 47 out of 58
  2. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. It's often funny, addictive, and surprisingly good to look at, and the wide appeal that this franchise has tacked on with the already wide appeal that LEGO in general has is sure to make this something that fans of either property won't want to pass up.
  2. While LEGO Harry Potter doesn't pull any punches with the cut and paste LEGO formula, the world surrounding it has been wonderfully imagined culminating into a fantastic experience for anyone who can hold a controller.
  3. 85
    The comedic cutscenes toying with canon, the hundreds of hidden things to find, and the general sense of a great LEGO game paired with a great series really makes this game a standout.
  4. While Harry Potter doesn't offer much innovation for the LEGO franchise, it at least puts it back on track.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Fantastic game, for all ages. This game successfully blends Harry Potter and Lego's into a fantastic, fun, and addicting game. This is by far the best Lego video game, as well as the best Harry Potter video game. As a fan of the series, it is awesome to be able to explore Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. This is a fantastic, well made game. Expand
  2. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My brother and I are ages 21 and 19 respectively, and we have beat LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 on the Xbox 360. After we beat Indy 2 we were pretty excited for the release of Harry Potter. Harry Potter brings back the notably improved engine that Indy 2 introduced, as well as the innovative moving split screen. Harry Potter is a HUGE game, and you will be spending plenty of time in each level and area of Hogwarts in order to get 100% in the game. It's my favorite LEGO game that's been released so far and I can't wait for years 5-7. There's an incredibly fun bonus level at the end of the game which takes place in 1981, the night Harry's parents were killed. You play as Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew running around London destroying everything in your path (including murdering muggles!) buy the game, don't rent it. You'll need the time to get 100%. The game is fun and the achievements are awesome (scare x amount of students as a ghost!) Expand
  3. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is easily the best lego title so far,is a game for all ages has very good graphics and gameplay is also very funny,offering many moments of laughter the only drawback it has is that in some places is very easy!!!!!! Expand
  4. What was fun and enjoyable at first quickly becomes dull and boring. So many pointless collectibles (such as the 3 main characters, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, having 6-7 different outfits) that it takes all the fun out of the game, Sort of ruining it imo. Gameplay is classic lego style and enjoyable. Graphics are good but suffers from numerous glitches such as the game freezing on you, Which is very annoying. The soundtrack is great, a few scores taken from the film series, and it really sets the mode for the game. They do a good job at recreating the universe of HP but the campaign is over a little too quickly imo, I was a bit annoyed when important missions were not only boring but incredibly short. Multiplayer adds a little fun to it but not much. If you are buying this for your child then I'd recommend you play with them because it can get rather confusing at times. Overall, It's an ok game, I think if they cut down on collectibles and actually patched the game then it would have been a better experiance. Expand

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