 | Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (PS)
Platform: PlayStation | Category: Arcade and Platform
Maker: Electronic Arts | Released: 16/11/2001
List Price: £N/A
The history of video games is littered with translations of films--most of them bad. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, while most certainly created around the feature films visualisation of the Harry Potter story, is actually very good, despite being too easy for most experienced gamers. Its a fun, colourful experience even for the few of us left on this planet who have neither read the books nor watched the movie. Electronic Arts thankfully placed a lot of emphasis on production value for this release instead of taking the cheap cash-in option. Aside from the occasional pop-up problem that makes walls vanish quite un-magically, the graphics are beautiful and fun. Chocolate frogs (an appropriate health power-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 draw the player into the Potter experience. Also, the gameplay is nicely varied throughout. Players go... Read More |
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