My brother Corey gave me Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on the Cube. I am not a true connoisseur of the Harry Potter games, as I’ve only played Chamber of Secrets and Quidditch before this, missing Sorcerer’s Stone. So I missed one game, eat me.
In Chamber of Secrets you controlled Harry around the castle, going to classes, collecting Bertie Bott’s Beans, killing bad creatures, playing Quidditch, etc. It was pretty cool, but the controls weren’t great. The game was very linear. There wasn’t as much area to explore as I would have liked.
Prisoner is very different. It’s almost reminiscent of one of the 3d Zelda games. You control Harry, Ron, and Hermione through the castle this time. Sometimes you can switch between the lot fo them, just two, or you are forced to get through an area with just one of them. They each are learning different spells (Hermione faster than the other two, of course) and have different built in abilities, so you do have to switch between them pretty regularly. For example, Ron can open secret doors (he is a Weasley, after all), so using him to walk around is ideal.
I’m not too far in the game at this point. I have yet to play any Quidditch, and don’t know for certain that it’s even in the game. The controls are a bit better, flying on Buckbeak is pretty nifty, and hearing the three of them talk to eachother is pretty funny.
I have yet to finish this game, so I feel hesitant in writing any kind of real review, but it has already left a very positive impression on me. I mean I’ve ridden on a Hippogriff. It’s awesome. The last game had gnome tossing as a side game. Gnome tossing. Anyway, the real deal is that it’s distracting me from buying the game I really want to buy.
Zelda Four Swords. I’m giddy thinking about how awesome it could be, and I don’t even know half of the greatness. I’m putting together a foursome to play. I know that I’m going to lose hours of my life to this wonderous game. 4 Links on one screen kicking ass. I’m beside myself.
Oh, and yer mom.