Metacritic Games

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameBoy Advance)

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]

Electronic Arts
Action, Puzzle
Players: 1
E (Everyone)
Developer: Eurocom
Released November 15, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

76 / 100

Critic Reviews

94 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.
85 Pocket Games
Visually, it's among the best games available on the GBA, with superb animation and attractive environs. [Spring 2003, p.33]
81 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]
80 Nintendo Power
New spells, a compelling story and tons of action-oriented puzzles. [Dec 2002, p.220]
80 Electronic Gaming Monthly
Nearly every aspect of the game impresses, except for the airborne Quidditch matches. [Dec 2002, p.272]
80 Cheat Code Central
While not as great as the console version, relatively speaking, Chamber of Secrets will certainly keep you interested - for a spell.
80 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]
78 IGN
It is a long adventure, though, with plenty to do.
72 GameZone
I enjoyed roaming around, but started getting tired of the dungeon crawling pretty quickly.
70 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.
60 GamePro
While Potter fans will enjoy seeing Gilderoy Lockhart on their GBAs, uncompelling gameplay makes him just another pretty face.

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