http://games.kidswb.com/official-site/lego-harry-potter/
As a fan of both the books and the movies, I can say Ive only played 1 Harry Potter game and that was Harry Potter POA for my Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP! Ive never played any of the HP games released as they didnt have the RPG element that the SP version gave. But after playing the demo for Lego Harry Potter, I fell in love with it.
The LEGO games have always given a fun factor to whichever movie it was based on, such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Im not a big Lego fan (all the years standing on it!) but the game applied more to me due to the fun and comical actions I had witnessed so far. Lego have worked well with Warner Bros to bring Harry, Hermione, Ron and company to our console in traditional Lego form.
The game is Years 1-4, which has me thinking that the 3 other books may follow? Lets hope so. Achievements are not the easist to unlock, so dont go buying it for achievement unlocking because this is an easy 1000G that some gamers may believe. Theres completing each year, collecting studs of all colours, bricks, buying spells and all the characters in game, as well as completing the game as Siruis, Quirrel or a mere muggle! And even an achievement that involves the player turning down the volume on the TV when Harry is in the library! Genius.
The one thing the devlopers also used is the Replay mode in which you can go back to previous levels and try and get the stud count up and use new spells on previously locked areas. Specially good when you miss an achievement or just a couple of studs. So it will keep Harry Potter adult and children fans alike entertained for a few magical weeks.
Im only on year 2, yes the levels are that long, and so far Im enjoying it. The game stays true to the series with the odd comical random moment and some scenes have been altered to fit in perfectly with the games timeline. Hopefully Harry Potter fans will give the game a chance and enjoy every magical Potter moment with a good chocolate frog and a bag of Every Flavour Beans! And I will give this game a Quidditch-ing 8/10.
