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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
PlayStation 2
Released On: Dec 9, 2003
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6.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
56
0% Positive
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71% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
56
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
71% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
29% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
But the core still involves lots of non-skippable cinematic sequences, a fidgety camera (and finicky controls), overearnest voice acting, and tepid platform-style action (any game where the first true action sequence takes place in a room full of crates set up for jumping puzzles is trouble).
Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.3
34% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
44% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
22% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
6.3
34% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
44% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
22% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
As a fan of Harry Potter books I had fun with this one even though the story is totally messed up. There are so many missing parts and if you didn't read the book you might be totally lost it this.
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I am a big Harry Potter Fan and i had some fun with this game but there was not a lot to it. Today in 2018 I would not recommend to play it again. But a reboot would be pretty cool.
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Two words keep this from being a great-playing game: menial tasks. The puzzles aren't clever, they're just silly, and oftentimes confusing because of the clunky controls and the sub-par camera.
Unless you're six years old and a mad Potter fan (who didn't play this game on PSone), don't go anywhere near this one. [Jan 2004, p.134]
Running around Hogwarts is a curiously flat experience, and not helped by the chronically jerky frame rate.
But most unbelievable is the fact that there's almost nothing here I would classify as fun. [Jan 2004, p.118]
Let's compare this to the PC version. It's a longer game, meaning that you'll get to experience many more moments from the movie. Overall, this is a bigger game, there are more cards to collect, more spells to obtain, more quests to accomplish, more items to obtain and help you on your journey and more interactions with the characters from the universe,
However, the areas are quite dull and because of that, the game feels boring. The Hogwarts Grounds are quite big, but for the most part, they're utterly empty making traversing through them a chore. The students have only like 7 different sentences that they repeat over and over again when you go talk to them. The school itself is nothing special either with most of the classes looking the same. Gone is the exploration element of the PC version, where you could explore each area and search for hidden pathways etc., here there are always set objects that you can use spells on, e. g. you can use Flipendo on glass jars and **** only on doors with yellow metal locks, so there is no point in experimenting. The Spell challenges are definitely better than in the PC version, but unfortunately require you to repeat them in order to find everything because except for the final one, in each challenge some shields are hidden in unreachable areas that only become reachable by gaining more spells.
Compared to the PC version:
+ Longer
+ More things to do
+ Better character interactions
- Prefects halting your progress at night
- Overall boring setting - empty school, school ground and student interactions, repeated classroom structures
- Large focus on backtracking
So, all in all, this is practically comparable to the PC version. The PC version had more exploration, but had limited areas, while this game has no exploration in large areas. Pick your poison, then.
I still think this game is slightly better because it's longer and more events from the book are in the game. However, only the main quest is interesting, the side quests and such are boring as hell.
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****
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A big request to the developers (if they still remain) to make a Russian translation of the game (text and voice-over)! I really like the game, but it's very uncomfortable to play without Russian translation.
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Unacceptable framerate issues. Poor quality port. There is no stupud glitches like in the GameCube version, but it feels so frustrating. Can't say more about it. I would recommend to try PC or Xbox version of the game.
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Better then PC version. I like a lot diagonal street - it was created with care to details
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Summary Be Harry Potter learning to master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger. Attend lessons, learn and cast spells, explore Hogwarts and its grounds, and take flight to play Quidditch. Interact with unforgettable characters such as Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, and Rubeus Hagrid. Overcome physica...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation
- Game Boy Advance
- PC
- PlayStation 2
- GameCube
- Xbox
Initial Release Date: Dec 9, 2003
Developer:
- Warthog
Publisher: EA Games
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