Although the game based on the last Potter movie, Order of the Phoenix, won its share of praise from reviewers and the public, the just-released Half-Blood Prince isn't doing nearly as well.
Among the litany of complaints: mindless minigames, a voice cast that sounds little like the real thing, a plot that takes preposterous liberties with the book's story, a single-player mode that lasts a meager five or six hours, and a badly written script.