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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone xbx Game Reviews
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Critic Score
Metascore: 59 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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The next generation versions of Sorcerer's Stone not only use story elements from the first book and film, but also include content exclusive to these versions of the game. This brand-new Harry Potter experience includes new characters, locations, and gameplay, plus a new ending and a day/night format that highlights game-specific story elements.

PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER: Warthog
GENRE(S): Third-Person Action, Adventure
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: December 9, 2003

What The Critics Said

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80
GameZone
The gameplay borrows heavily from the Zelda games and it works to great effect here. The controls are simple and easily mastered, never getting in the way of the gamer’s enjoyment of the game.
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70
TotalGames.net
The best accolade Philosopher's Stone can receive is that it makes the events of the first story (published way back in the twentieth century) seem fresh for the fans, while hiding nothing from the uninitiated.
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64
IGN
Worst of all, the game's general lack of polish also means that it's buggy and sometimes employs questionable character artificial intelligence.
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64
Team Xbox
One of those games which you know is going to grate the nerves from the get-go; a cut-scene to show a door opening?
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64
Next Level Gaming
Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
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62
Official Xbox Magazine
Games are meant to be played, not watched, and this one has more cinemas than "Metal Gear Solid." [Jan 2004, p.79]
61
GameSpot
A weak follow-up to Chamber of Secrets that seems like an awkward fit for anyone who already owns last year's game.
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60
GameSpy
Yes, a lot of the gameplay is boring and clunky, but through books and movies we've come to think of Harry and crew as friends, so the true fan will be able to look past a lot of the game's quirks and have a relatively decent experience.
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60
Xbox Nation Magazine
Yep, this is basically a rehash of last year's Chamber of Secrets game for Playstation, with similar visuals, controls, and combat. [Mar 2004, p.82]
45
1UP
It's hard to even say what's good about the game, because every attempt to get at the fun parts is like swimming to shore with lead weights on both feet.
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33
Game Revolution
Other than a couple isolated bits HP and the SS is a mess. And I didn’t play crap like this when I was a kid, at least not for long. I played Sonic. So there ya have it: Harry Potter is better than a Vomit flavored bean, but a little worse than Grass, and on a level with Booger.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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Matthew J. gave it a 10:
I love all of the Harry Potter games and this is no exeption!

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