WorthPlaying writes: "Based on what was a flawed but earnest Order of the Phoenix game adaptation of the Harry Potter film of the same name, I am tremendously disappointed with The Half-Blood Prince. At least EA Bright Light doesn't beat around the bush: You'll know from the opening titles what misery you're in for. Right off the bat, the audio track stutters and skips in places, and this doesn't let up through the whole game, be it cut scene or actual gameplay. You're also asked to set your default language at the outset. It's typical enough for a multi-region release, but in The Half-Blood Prince, the setting is not stored; you'll get the option to set the default language every time you start the game. I suppose I'd be thrilled by this feature if ever, from one day to the next, I lost all my English. I could play in French. But as uncommon an event as this is for me, resetting the default language every session is just a superfluous annoyance amidst the common annoyance of waiting for a game to start. This kind of presentation oversight is an ominous sign of wretched things to come."
The perks of having an eight-movie franchise based on the Harry Potter books with a tie-in game for each movie is that you can tell a lot about the state of gaming at the time.
Hoping for a new Harry Potter game soon that's actually good. Hasn't been one in awhile. Really enjoyed the 2 Lego Harry Potter games though.
It doesn't even need to be Harry Potter. Just make a massive game about Hogwarts and you play as kid that has to work his or her way up through the years. If done right, it can be a really great game.
Harry Potter coop diablo style game please, or mmo please, anything but a phone game please
It's common knowledge that movie tie-ins come under much more scrutiny and criticism than any other type of game. Most would argue (perhaps justifiably) that this is thoroughly deserved, and that they can never replace such blockbuster titles as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War III. On this front PS3 Attitude would have to agree, but why exactly is this the case?
Planet Xbox 360 writes: "Harry Potter and his encounters with the Half-Blood Prince won't win over newcomers to the franchise but it may have enough juice to entertain longtime fans. Electronic Arts is not going to win any awards with this video game based on the hugely popular series that spans the globe. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is no different than the previous titles with gameplay that will be felt as overly repetitive. The phenomenon of Harry Potter is no mystery; it's able to grasp the attention of all demographics. As a novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was remarkable in its attempt to push its characters towards adulthood and their encounters with mature scenarios such as Harry's journey with Professor Dumbledore through Lord Voldemort's cave. As a film, Warner Brothers took the novel and put forth one of the darkest entries in the series to date."
