After discovering that Harry Potter was leaving the care free adventure style of its previous games and abandoning Hogwarts to the dark, dangerous compelling world, I believed it was an appropriate move to make for the more adult audience. Reading the book, I had hoped it would turn to that and EA and Brightlight have achieved that. It is perfectly understandable for Harry Potter to take a turn which has made the game more compelling and exciting to play...
To catch gamers, readers, movie goers up to speed, The Deathly Hallows follows Harry's decision to abandon his schooling after Dumbledore's death and Lord Voldemort's second rise to power. The Chosen One and his friends Ron and Hermione embark on a more dangerous quest than studying for their N.E.W.T.s - looking for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. A Horcrux is an object used to store a piece of someone's soul to attain immortality, and Voldemort created several of them which need to be destroyed before he can be killed.
With Voldermort and the Death Eaters taking over, neither the wizarding nor Muggle is safe for Harry, Ron and Hermione. The game mainly shifts between first-person stealth sequences with Harry's Cloak of Invisibility and third-person shooting, but neither of them is particularly fun. Harry levels up and learns numerous spells like Confringo (causes massive explosions) and Petrificus Totalus (the body-binding spell), but it's fairly easy to stick with the weak-but-quick Stupefy. The spells are sort of categorised into weapons with Stupefy being the standard pistol shot whereas Confundo is your sniper shot.
Although you have spells, Harry's armory isn't restricted to spells - he can also throw potions like Garroting Gas (to make foes gag), though if he's behind cover he'll usually toss it at his feet instead of at his enemies. Death Eaters and Snatchers drop these potions randomly, and while you can pick up offensive ones to use in battle, all health or boost potions like Strengthening or Felix Felicis (the good luck potion) must be consumed immediately. This isn't usually a big problem, but it can get really annoying when you're surrounded by Death Eaters and all you can do is pray that one of them will drop a health potion.
Toward the end of the game you will literally just travel from one end of a level, watch a cutscene, then head back to where you started, fighting some combination of Snatchers, Acromantula, Doxies, Dementors, and Death Eaters as you flee.
The design of the game has changed throughout the years. It has become more realistic and made it more pleasing to watch whenever a cutscene occurs. Few actors from the movie itself made an appearance voice wise such as Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and Geroge Weasley, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy and many more! It certainly got me wanting the game.
For those who have a Wii or Xbox 360, you're in luck! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is Kinect compatible which, after a few goes with my 8 year old cousin, is a very vigorous play which can be enjoyed by children even under the age of the game. (not that I recommend it)
In short, I find this to be a game that can be enjoyed solo and with the family. If this was to be given a number I would put it in this:
Presentation- 8/10 - The lack of user interface brings the attention back into the game but can make it more difficult and confusing to figure out how to select and use potions.
Graphics- 9.5/10 - The graphics have evolved over time and they certainly captured the characters extremely well and made it look fantastic!
Sound- 7/10 - Expect a lot of voice based spells with people yelling Stupefy over and over. The voices push past that and make it all better though.
Gameplay- 8.5/10 - Although the over-the-shoulder view is annoying and makes it difficult to shoot spells, it moves over with the spells and plot.
Overall- 9/10 - A good game to play and get some achievements and to share some fun time with the family.
To catch gamers, readers, movie goers up to speed, The Deathly Hallows follows Harry's decision to abandon his schooling after Dumbledore's death and Lord Voldemort's second rise to power. The Chosen One and his friends Ron and Hermione embark on a more dangerous quest than studying for their N.E.W.T.s - looking for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. A Horcrux is an object used to store a piece of someone's soul to attain immortality, and Voldemort created several of them which need to be destroyed before he can be killed.
With Voldermort and the Death Eaters taking over, neither the wizarding nor Muggle is safe for Harry, Ron and Hermione. The game mainly shifts between first-person stealth sequences with Harry's Cloak of Invisibility and third-person shooting, but neither of them is particularly fun. Harry levels up and learns numerous spells like Confringo (causes massive explosions) and Petrificus Totalus (the body-binding spell), but it's fairly easy to stick with the weak-but-quick Stupefy. The spells are sort of categorised into weapons with Stupefy being the standard pistol shot whereas Confundo is your sniper shot.
Although you have spells, Harry's armory isn't restricted to spells - he can also throw potions like Garroting Gas (to make foes gag), though if he's behind cover he'll usually toss it at his feet instead of at his enemies. Death Eaters and Snatchers drop these potions randomly, and while you can pick up offensive ones to use in battle, all health or boost potions like Strengthening or Felix Felicis (the good luck potion) must be consumed immediately. This isn't usually a big problem, but it can get really annoying when you're surrounded by Death Eaters and all you can do is pray that one of them will drop a health potion.
Toward the end of the game you will literally just travel from one end of a level, watch a cutscene, then head back to where you started, fighting some combination of Snatchers, Acromantula, Doxies, Dementors, and Death Eaters as you flee.
The design of the game has changed throughout the years. It has become more realistic and made it more pleasing to watch whenever a cutscene occurs. Few actors from the movie itself made an appearance voice wise such as Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and Geroge Weasley, Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy and many more! It certainly got me wanting the game.
For those who have a Wii or Xbox 360, you're in luck! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is Kinect compatible which, after a few goes with my 8 year old cousin, is a very vigorous play which can be enjoyed by children even under the age of the game. (not that I recommend it)
In short, I find this to be a game that can be enjoyed solo and with the family. If this was to be given a number I would put it in this:
Presentation- 8/10 - The lack of user interface brings the attention back into the game but can make it more difficult and confusing to figure out how to select and use potions.
Graphics- 9.5/10 - The graphics have evolved over time and they certainly captured the characters extremely well and made it look fantastic!
Sound- 7/10 - Expect a lot of voice based spells with people yelling Stupefy over and over. The voices push past that and make it all better though.
Gameplay- 8.5/10 - Although the over-the-shoulder view is annoying and makes it difficult to shoot spells, it moves over with the spells and plot.
Overall- 9/10 - A good game to play and get some achievements and to share some fun time with the family.
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