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Friday, November 21st 2008
Harry Potter Store - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $32.91
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633149852
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: All the Magic of the Movie - Characters modeled after their big-screen counterparts, cinematic environments, captivating gameplay
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Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 14633149852
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2006-06-15
Studio: Electronic Arts
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Features
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All the Magic of the Movie - Characters modeled after their big-screen counterparts, cinematic environments, captivating gameplay
The all-new spell-casting system allows players to really feel the magic for the first time, as the controller shakes and reacts with every flick of the wand
Gamers can team up with friends in cooperative play to combine magic and produce more powerful spells
All playable characters are modeled after their big-screen counterparts
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun for a while... (Some spoilers)
Comment: This game is really fun, until you get to the final battle with Voldemort, then it starts to get annoying. First off, Voldemort is almost impossible to defeat,but it takes him about 2 hits to defeat Harry. Okay, let me make something clear. I have read all the Harry Potter books, and I know Voldemort is not supposed to be easy to defeat, but the makers of this game just made way to hard then it should have been. Second, this game is way too short. I could have beaten it in a day if it wasn't for that cheap final battle.
If you like Harry Potter you might like this game, but you should try renting it first.
Customer Rating:
Summary: At Least I Don't Have to Play Harry
Comment: When it comes to this game, it's pretty obvious that Nintendo DS was pretty new. The graphics are not as good as they are on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the player of the game, hardly uses the stylus. The only time the player uses the stylus is for fighting a creature. This is fun in prospective but when the player barely gets to use the stylus, it makes me wish I was playing Prisoner of Azkaban for GBA. At least the player gets to fight the creatures more offten and cast spells, even if the stylus isn't involved.
The most refreshing part about the game is the player gets to choose which Trio member they would like to play as. The player has the option of playing Harry, Ron, or Hermione throughout the whole game, except in the last task of the Triwizard Tournament and when fighting Voldemort since Harry obviously does those alone in the book and movie as well.
The most annoying part of the game was having to go back through levels to find badges because the player needed a certain spell in order to get to it. Some of the spells required to access this item, were not learned until later on. Also, some of the badges were hard to find and even the cards. I ended up turning to Fred and George to buy most of the cards because it seems like I didn't find that many.
Also, the individual games were pretty fun and interesting until the player gets to the Bertie Botts Bean Sorting. I found that one quite harder and was annoyed that there wasn't any check points until who knows when. Some of the individual games were too easy like the Candy Pairing, Feeding the Hippogriff, and Chocolate Frogs.
Overall, the game was pretty fun and time consuming. It kept me busy for a few hours but it's pretty obvious that it is an early DS game because of the graphics are like a GBA game and the stylus is rarely used. I'm not sure I quite liked the use of the spells either. It wasn't as fun as the Order of the Phoenix for DS.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Has its moments, but very repetitive
Comment: The game definitely has some good things going for it - the sounds are very good, the adaptation of the film and books are overall well done, and some of the mini games are quite enjoyable. All of which does not make up for the most annoying part of the game, the sheer mind-boggling length of the levels. Not length in a good way, length in a "enter a room, beat the exact same creatures in the exact same way, solve a puzzle the same manner again" way. There is a line between challenging and monotonous, and the game designers crossed the line a long time ago. Certainly, shorter levels would have literally made for a shorter game, which is usually a bad thing. but nobody playing the game can help but groan when you clear one screen and go to the next that is exactly the same, and then keep doing that over and over.
I also wish they had made more use of the touchscreen. The mini-games use it and are generally well done. You also use it sometimes when battling a creature. This part is actually pretty fun, and hints at the true potential of a Harry Potter game in which you do lots of things with the touchscreen, such as emulating wand movements. Unfortunately, the touchscreen creature battles happen randomly and rarely, and can be annoying - they take a long time for easy creatures that would have been defeated quite easily without the touch screen spell-casting mode. Conversely, they are quite handy when fighting some of the more tougher (or annoying) monsters, as you can always win fairly quickly in the touchscreen mode.
The graphics are not quite up to par with other DS games, and there are places where the controls are difficult and the characters can get stuck. The gameplay is very straightforward - make your way from point A to point B, by killing monsters and unlocking puzzles (mostly by levitating things around). You play as one of the three characters, and the other two are with you can controlled by the game. However, for the most part they are useless and only get in the way. The game would have been much better if the other two simply apparated in when you needed them for those times when a large object just happens to block your path and can only be moved by the combined power of three wands.
All in all, I cannot give this more than two stars, as its potential is more than overweighed by the glitches, the bad gameplay, and the annoyingly repetitive levels.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I'd rather read the books.
Comment: I purchased this game to go along with my new Nintendo DS, and at the same time purchased the GameBoy Advanced game "A Link to the Past/Four Swords." Well, I've only had the games for a few days, but while Link meets my every expectation, Goblet of Fire falls short of the mark.
I'm a huge fan of the HP series but don't expect perfect continuity when it comes to the movies and the games. However, based my forever-old GameBoy Color Harry Potter games, I *did* expect a certain amount of, well, plot, and I'm definitely disappointed there. The graphics are great, don't get me wrong, but who cares how good the graphics are when you're just shooting spells over and over at the same creatures? And really, EA, is it necessary to put seven of the same creature in one room? I think that's overkill -- pun not intended.
If you're a diehard, hardcore fan, you may like this game just because it's all about Harry Potter; however, I'd recommend spending your money on games with more sustenance, even if that means having to go backwards-compatible with old GB Advanced games. Sure, you don't get to use the fancy touchscreen, but at least you'll be playing something that gives your brain some sort of workout.
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Summary: Mediocre all around
Comment: I have to give them credit--the graphics are great. But that's the only thing. I liked the old harry potter gameboy games because there was actually a storyline and puzzles to figure out--in this one, all you do is wander around similar screens zapping things over and over. It gets tedious real fast. The controls also aren't very intuitive, and there are spots where the animation gets a bit choppy. I really like all the harry potter books, movies, and previous games, but I thought this was just plain boring.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire continues that adventures of Harry Potter. Harry is mysteriously selected as the fourth contestant in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Each competitor in the international competition must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate the twisting mysteries of a vast, dangerous maze. Players can experience the thrills of the movie from the Quidditch World Cup campsite to a heart-stopping duel with Lord Voldemort himself! Experience the thrilling moments of the movie and put your magic to the ultimate test in co-operative play with up to two friends.
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