Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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.

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.

IGN

Worst of all, the game's general lack of polish also means that it's buggy and sometimes employs questionable character artificial intelligence.

TeamXbox

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?

Next Level Gaming

Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.

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]

GameSpot

A weak follow-up to Chamber of Secrets that seems like an awkward fit for anyone who already owns last year's game.

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.

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]

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.

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.