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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
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Based on 24 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: November 15, 2002
Summary
Players enter fantastical free-roaming 3D environments from Harry's world. Players become Harry Potter and delve not only into Harry's world, but also into his personality, via an internal "voice." Conversing with unique characters like Moaning Myrtle, shopping in Diagon Alley, and exploring the convoluted corridors of Hogwarts, players make crucial and independent decisions within Harry's world. Additionally, Harry can, of course, cast spells against foes - but these spells must be perfectly executed, or they could be miscast with humorous or critical consequences! Mini-games within levels can be revisited, so players can help Mrs. Weasley with "de-gnoming" her garden, challenge other students in Professor Lockhart?s Dueling Club, or complete other mini-games again and again. [EA Games]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GameZone
EA did a great job on this game capturing all of the looks and voices of the characters from the film and books, and a superb job capturing the environments that look almost identical, even if a tad scaled down, to the film.
Read Full Review >IGN
A very well done 3D adventure game filled with a fun quest, challenging puzzles and an intuitive control scheme and magic system.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
Extra house points to the PS2 version for letting you zoom around campus willy-nilly on your Nimbus 2000. [15 Nov 2002, p.144]
Absolute Playstation
May not be one of the longest lived, gameplay-wise; it may not offer the most sophisticated or mature battles but it is certainly one of the more visually accomplished games to have been developed recently.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
It's incredible how accurately this game captures the look of the movies and the spirit of the books. [Dec 2002, p.204]
GameSpot
Offering a polished mix of strong graphics and solid gameplay, Chamber of Secrets is a marked improvement over its predecessor.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
If not for the loading, HP is a near perfect film adaptation. [Dec 2002, p.78]
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
The biggest deal is the opportunity to actually explore Hogwarts. [Jan 2003, p.124]
All Game Guide
Easily recommended to fans, as the game looks great, is easy to control, and offers minimal frustration for those who just want to have fun traipsing around the world.
Read Full Review >GamingWorld X
There is a glaring misbalance in the game progression, and additionally, the load times are almost grotesquely long, a fact that can lead to some unnecessary frustration.
Read Full Review >PSM Magazine
Another strange weakness is the storytelling, which glosses over key events and explains itself so poorly that if you don't know the story already, you might not figure it out. [Jan 2003, p.36]
Game Informer
It's boring. [Jan 2003, p.94]
GamePro
A too-straightforward, by-the-numbers Zelda-style action number that’s strictly for the younger Potter fan interested in playing an interactive storybook.
Read Full Review >PSX Nation
Not only did “The Chamber of Secrets” NOT turn me into a Harry Potter consumer (which I wasn’t prior to playing it), but it has made me shun away from playing any PS2 games aimed at children for a good long while.
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
It plays like a cobbled together collection of repetitive, below-par sub-games. Quite simply, it’s extremely boring, and the sensation of fun never once makes its presence felt.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 24 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Oprah W. gave it a 3:
It is really boring. I got bored of it in about ten minutes.
Martin L. gave it an 8:
This game is super fun. The loading can tick you of, especially for simple things, but it is very interesting and catchy.
Kyle K. gave it a 3:
This game is wicked. Yeah right it is so easy clocked it in 1 day. Little kids here's ur game. P.S. it made the movie look bad.
Andrew J. gave it an 8:
I enjoyed this game enormously. The loading times are a pain, but you really feel like you're part of the movie, when you're at Hogwarts.
Reggie W. gave it a 10:
I loved this game. I gave it a 10, because the graphics, are great, the gameplay is great, the music is great, and the voices were great. Bad Things: Loading Time Short Easy Good Things: Fun It's more real(Day and Night) Quidditch Controls are Easy Overall, the game was much better than the first, but much easier than the first. I want to tell EA Games: Make the next Harry Potter Game more harder than the first and the second combined.
Jordan K. gave it a 10:
It is fantastic.
Chris M. gave it a 9:
Possibly the best book adapted game I've ever played! It really gives that feeling as if you're really at a school, and the new stealth sections are really fun, and I love being able to cast spells ON people! Only problem is the loading screens.
