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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone psx Game Reviews
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Critic Score
Metascore: 64 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.1 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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Journey into the world of Harry Potter. Climb, jump, and sneak as you explore 3D environments faithful to Hogwarts and its grounds. Attend lessons to learn spells and potions through fun puzzles and mini-games. [Electronic Arts]

PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER: Argonaut Games
GENRE(S): Adventure
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2001

What The Critics Said

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85
TotalGames.net
It’s not perfect, but Harry Potter is a sterling, fun play wrapped up in the magic of Hogwarts and it’s enchantments, making it a must have for muggles and wizarding folk alike!
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80
IGN
Potter fans will probably enjoy this more than others, but judging by the slim pickings of good games on the PS one these days, anyone who enjoys a little adventure probably could have some fun with this one.
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80
Games Domain
It opens a world of enchantment for younger players and delivers an interactive version, albeit scaled down, of the film.
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80
PSX Nation
A good one despite its dated appearance and wonky handling of the character's movement...captures the magical nature of its license quite well.
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70
GamePro
The Fun Factor directly corresponds to your level of Potter fandom: The joy of this game comes from experiencing Harry’s universe, not from the repetitive, trite gameplay.
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60
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Plenty playable, even for more experienced gamers. [Feb 2002, p.118]
60
Electric Playground
A PlayStation game that will disappoint Potter fans around the world with its bland graphics, blocky characters, lifeless locales, frustrating challenges, and uninspiring gameplay.
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58
GameShark
Next-gen games notwithstanding, HP's graphics are well below average. The textures are of the absolutely flat, glued-to-the-wall variety, there's tons of pixilation, and everything is generally ugly.
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57
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Poor Harry’s world slows to a coma-inducing craw whenever he’s running, flying or…well, moving. [Feb 2002, p.170]
55
Game Informer
For the very young, or serious Harry Potter collectors only. [Jan 2002, p.88]
40
GameSpot
A lesson in boredom. Without a jump command, the platforming elements are all but wasted, while the spell-flinging portions of the game are equally forgettable.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Joni P. gave it a10:
This is great game! It has got many, many places to explore, lots of good and evil characters and loads of fun mini-games. One of my favorite areas was Diagon Alley. Its replayability factor is pretty high and the game itself is pretty long. I didn't like quidditch very much, but it was created pretty well. Graphics were pretty nice for a playstation 1 game and controls were also pretty good. Thumbs up!

Chad A. gave it a 3:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was not a good game. It was not very fun. It has no replay value. It does not have good controls. It made Quiddich a chore. Most importantly, it butchered the original storyline. Simply put, more time should have been spent on it (it is obvious that they rushed the game as there is a room in the game which is impossible to use. . .among other glitches). One of the only good things about the game is that there are several mini-games. Unfortunately, most of these are easy and/or tedious. The voiceovers are classic though. Easily the best part about the game, the voiceovers are quite nice.

Harry Potter gave it a 10:
It is my game but I could give it a bad rank but the creators didn't do to bad.If anyone wants to talk to the real magic weaver no lie.

Jonathan F. gave it a 10:
The best game on god's earth! why don't you go out an' buy it, Metacritic, to see how good it is!

Michael F. gave it a 10:
This game kicks ass.

Cody gave it a 10:
I think harry rocks, you could say I'm obsessed. I read the books, I've seen the movie, and played the game, and collect trading cards. I woud give it a 100, but I can only give it a 10.

Jerky gave it a 9:
It is a little easy until you get to about 86% done with the game and also can you tell me the sequence of the tenticles??

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