Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (gba: 2002): Reviews

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


7.7

based on 11 reviews
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Be Harry Potter in a new adventure with more magic, friendship and danger. Learn new spells, undertake new quests, make new friends and challenge new adversaries to confront the powers at the heart of the Chamber of Secrets. Do you dare take the chance that you might face You-Know-Who again? [Electronic Arts]

PUBLISHER:	Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER:	Eurocom
GENRE(S):	Action, Puzzle
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE:	November 15, 2002

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TotalGames.net

Played at leisure, though, this remains a bewitching adventure, and one that true Harry-maniacs will want to return to again and again.

Pocket Games

Visually, it's among the best games available on the GBA, with superb animation and attractive environs. [Spring 2003, p.33]

Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)

Looks great and, while it can be a bit easy, the new sneaking skills, Quidditch and card collecting make Hogwarts a fun place to be. [GamesMaster]

Nintendo Power

New spells, a compelling story and tons of action-oriented puzzles. [Dec 2002, p.220]

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Nearly every aspect of the game impresses, except for the airborne Quidditch matches. [Dec 2002, p.272]

Cheat Code Central

While not as great as the console version, relatively speaking, Chamber of Secrets will certainly keep you interested - for a spell.

GMR Magazine

The best reason to get this is the ability to link with the Gamecube version to transfer items and spells. [Feb 2003, p.97]

IGN

It is a long adventure, though, with plenty to do.

GameZone

I enjoyed roaming around, but started getting tired of the dungeon crawling pretty quickly.

GameSpot

It tells a good story, and there's a lot to do within the confines of the Harry Potter universe. If you don't really care for the characters, you'll probably find the gameplay repetitive and dull, but then you'd have no reason to play the game anyway.

GamePro

While Potter fans will enjoy seeing Gilderoy Lockhart on their GBAs, uncompelling gameplay makes him just another pretty face.

The average user rating for this game is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jared C. gave it a10:
Its evenly better than the movie, I didn't have to profind the idea and excellence of the game, it is fantastic from begining to end. I can beat it many times and never get bored of it. As it should, it does flow with the film's and games, J.K. Rowling should be proud of this.

Wayne M. gave it a9:
It's one of the most challenging game that anyone can play. Will keep your interested for hours. But can someone give some codes to help with some of the hard parts?

George S. gave it a 9:
It is a good game but it could be more realistic because if you sneak past someone and then walk through a door they are standing there.but overall it is a good game!

Bo Go gave it a 0:
THIS GAME TOOK ME LESS THAN THREE HOURS TO BEAT AND I HAVE NOT PLAYED IT SINCE Then.

Owen gave it an 8:
I think that this is an excellent starter game for people playing on their gba's. its compelling but not too hard tha you'll get bored with it.

Super Girl gave it a 3:
It's way to short and easy.