This is probably the best Potter game yet, as it takes full advantage of the magic and wonder of the Harry Potter universe. While it's still fun to explore Hogwarts, it's just not as exuberant as the main story. Once you've completed the main game, you can still aim for a one-hundred percent completion by unlocking all the secrets. EA got many of the actors to do voicework in the game, which means you will listen to Ron's biting sense of humor and the Weasley Twins up to their usual hijinks. While this is not the most original choice, it is somewhat amusing hearing music in a five year old game return here. Even that which is not done by Williams can be found in the past Harry Potter games, going all the way back to Chamber of Secrets. Luckily, you will be able to take control of other characters, such as the Weasley twins, Sirius Black and Dumbledore.Īs you travel through the adventure you will be treated to the orchestrated music of John Williams, including Hedwig's theme. The basic storyline consists of just recruiting members to the DA (a group against the malicious teacher), upsetting the new teacher by pulling pranks and the final battles in the Department of Mysteries. While the book is over eight-hundred pages, the video game's story is very thin. He got attacked by dementors, disallowed in joining a group known as the Order of the Phoenix, and has the biggest bitch of a defense against the dark arts teacher.
Anyone who read the books will know Harry is not having the best year. There is so much to do in Hogwarts, you may even forget there is a story to all this. Harry can also use secret passages through portraits, by undertaking the quests they send you on. Harry can participate in games such as wizard's chess, gobstones and exploding snap. If the castle's size doesn't satisfy your needs, the content inside certainly will.
The castle is so immense that you will need to utilize the Marauder's Map, creating an itinerary of footsteps to guide your way from point A to point B. Harry can travel from the Great Hall to the Clock Tower to the Owlery all the way to the Boat House with absolutely no load times. This time around, the team at EA did a fine job of including just about everything. Avada Kedavra, the fan-favorite spell was nowhere to be seen, as it would turn Harry Potter's experience from magic to collecting five stars.Īfter a few tutorials, Harry is placed in a very wide and immersing Hogwarts. These include the always timely expeliarmus. Sometimes I wondered if they should have named this game Harry Potter and the Drunken Wizardry.īesides the basic charms, the game includes dueling spells. While casting the spells is feasible, aiming at certain targets can be very frustrating. The basic spells are all here, including accio by raising the wiimote upward, depulso by pushing forward, and wingardium leviosa by lifting both the nunchuck and wiimote upwards. When starting the game, Harry will quickly jump into casting spells. But will the magic satisfy even the gung-ho born again christians who despise Potter? With the remote used as a wand, this is definitely the most intuitive and authentic game in the series. Whizam! With the flick of the wrist, Harry Potter is on the wii, all magic via the wiimote.