Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
- 1 Player
- Analog Control Compatible
- Vibration Function
- Win House Points for Gryffinder
- Lead Gryffinder to Victory in Quidditch
Product Description
Be Harry Potter in a magical adventure filled with wizardry, fun and danger. Magical puzzles and wizard sports meeting.Amazon.com Review
The history of video sports meeting is littered with translations of films–most of them terrible. This game, while decidedly based on the feature pictures revelation of the Harry Potter tale, is in fact very excellent in its own right despite being too simple for most experienced gamers. It’s a fun, colorful experience even for the few of us on the planet who have neither read the book nor watched the movie.
Electronic Arts thankfully bestowed a lot of production regard on this release rather than trying to cash in on a quick buck. Aside from the occasional pop-up conundrum that makes parapet vanish quite unmagically, the graphics are gorgeous and fun. Chocolate frogs (an appropriate shape potential-up) and other elements and characters from the book and film are wonderfully animated. The sound effects and, particularly, the voice acting are top-drawer, which helps suck the player into the Potter experience. Also, the gameplay is nicely varied throughout. Players go from learning a new spell in class to retrieving fire seeds for Hagrid to participating in magic fights against the Slytherin bully Draco Malfoy to riding the broom–which is especially fun. There’s even a Quidditch level early on, but there’s small to do and it’s over very quickly.
On the downside, the game suffers from some really odd controls. Like many adventure sports meeting, jumping is really vital, as many levels require you to clear obstacles or reach out-of-the-way items. But, unlike in nearly every other game in the genre, there’s no jump button. Instead, players automatically jump from the edge of a platform from either a full stop or while running. It takes a lot of getting used to; if you’re not at full run or full stop, it’s simple to just walk right off the edge and fall. And, like too many other sports meeting, you can only save your progress at predetermined locations.
Another fault of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is its lack of challenge for experienced gamers. It’s nice that the developers are trying to make it accessible to the entire cross-section of PlayStation-owning Harry Potter fans, but without varying levels of difficulty, it’s less of a game than a tour owing to Potter’s magical world. Still, it is an fascinating world, and even though it’s simple, the action is still varied enough to be fun. –gatekeeper B. Hall
Pros:
- Excellent use of characters and plot elements from the tale
- Varied gameplay
- Splendid production regard
- Broom riding is really fun
Cons:
- Very small challenge
- Odd control scheme
- Lethargic camera movement makes it sometimes hard to see what you’re doing
Amazon.com Product Description
What if you could leave the nonmagical world of the Muggles behind and enroll in Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft? Now you can find out in the PlayStation release Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Play as Harry, the precocious wizard, and adventure with him and incredible characters from the J.K. Rowling book that started it all.
Climb, jump, and sneak as you explore 3-D environments faithful to Hogwarts and its grounds. Master your wizardry skills, such as piloting a broomstick, casting spells, gathering items to mix potions, scoring points for Gryffindor, and more. Learn your lessons and uncover wizard sweets, broomsticks, chocolate frogs, legendary wizard cards, and even the invisibility cloak.
Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid, Albus Dumbledore, and many of the book’s other characters join Harry as he masters the sport of Quidditch, takes a 3-D roller coaster ride owing to Gringotts, and shops at Diagon Alley. Explore Hogwarts, its grounds, the Forbidden Forest, and more as you play owing to puzzles and minigames and battle evil creatures.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone uses colorful 3-D graphics to capture the daring and enchantment of Harry’s world, rendering it in spirited detail. And as Harry, you’ll experience the adventure and thrill of a young wizard’s first year at Hogwarts, as well as the awesome responsibility of finding the Sorcerer’s Stone and challenging He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named. But first you’ll have to complete your courses.
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Rating: 1 / 5
I just like Harry Potter.Im up to the third book and its really exciting.If you haven’t played it yet you really should. Catch ya!
Rating: 5 / 5
i reflect this game is the worst game ive ever played but im not exactly the best at playing sports meeting i couldnt get past the the 2nd broom challange and the worst part is if u dont get it wright the first time u have to do it over and over agin till u get it right i didnt like it but u might
Rating: 1 / 5
this game is terribly illmanered it passes gas i like this game
Rating: 1 / 5
I have in fact played the game at a conference I went to, and it is the BEST GAME EVER. How could you not like Harry Potter, unless you’re a muggle of course! Ha ha! But seriously, you get to play Quiddich, and it doesn’t get any better than that! It sure beats the Harry Potter Casting Stones game I bought this summer. And the Harry Potter puzzles I did when it rained. OK, OK, so I reflect there should be a larger like tale between Harry and Hermione, but that’s J.K.’s fault, and not Electronic Arts. BUY THIS GAME BEFORE VOLDEMORT RISES AGAIN!!!
Rating: 5 / 5