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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $19.99
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Used (3) from $19.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1443
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15531
UPC: 014633155310
EAN: 0014633155310
ASIN: B000O64LJ6
Release Date: June 25, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not the greatest...but still cool! May 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Of course when this game first came out I thought it would be the greatest thing in the world being able to use the wiimote to cast spells such as the famous swish and flick (wingardiumleviosa). Well, turns out your just tilt the wiimote and nunchuck upwards, :).
The basic premesis of this game is you use the nunchuck to guide Harry around Hogwarts (obnoxiously followed by Ron and Hermione EVERYWHERE) and complete little tasks assigned to you. One of the more major ones is trying to get everybody from the DA in the Room of Requierement which requires you to find everybody on your map and do things for them so that they agree to go.
You also do little things around the school like find secret passages to shorten your trips from place to place (it REALLY helps), play wizard chess and marbles, put paintings back in place, fix statues, find animal prints, etc. all to get magical points to increace the power of your spells and various other bonuses.
The spells are like I said, the simple motion of the wiimote and/or nunchuck such as a circular motion, a tilt, a shake side to side, etc. It IS pretty cool though because it's certainly more realistic than pressing the 'A' button a controller.
This game is probably better for younger kids who like Harry Potter and like the idea of magic or scavenger hunts. It's definitely not something for a hard core gamer or an obsessive Harry Potter fan, because you WILL be dissapointed.
Overall, the cons are that the spells are a bit difficult sometimes, especially wingardiumleviosa because you have to tilt the nunchukc and wiimote together so that it works on screen and it can be difficult. Also, when you want to go somewhere on the map, you have to click on that place and then little footsteps on the floor will lead you around. This can be a bit difficult to follow because they don't appear consistently and sometimes you can't tell which way they're facing. Also, you actually have to walk from one end of the castle to the other which could take up to a minute or two in the real world, which is honestly kind of annoying.
Anyways, the real reason I personally like the game, is because I get a feeling of accomplishment when I complete like a list of tasks, and that's basically what this game is. A list of people to see shows up on the Maurauder's Map and you go to them and do stuff and blah blah blah and it gets off your list.
Totally immersion April 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I borrowed my friend's Wii for a month when he went away and I bought this game because I felt that the Wii controllers would be fantastic for all the spell making. I was not disappointed! Exploring the grounds of Hogwarts was amazing and the the graphics were extremely detailed. It totally brought the story to life. Bear in mind that most of my gaming experience has been with the old NES and SNES so perhaps the graphics would not be so impressive to gamers today. My only complaint is that sometimes the controller would get a bit confused about my movements when casting spells, but apart from that I absolutely loved it!
 OKY game April 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Harry Potter for the nintendo wii is a pretty good game except for a few things. Anyway lts just get to the game play. In this game the gameplay is oky in this game but it could be better. First of all to cast a spell in Harry Potter on the Wii you have to move your wand a certin way or else it won't work. This is annoying becase if you are in the middle of a battle it could take you a long time to hit you enemy because you can't cast a spell corectly. The good thing about this game is that it is more realistic. what I mean by that is you get to actually wave your wand instead of just sitting on you butt using a playstaion controler. Also the game is fun at the begining but after you beat it it really gets boring because there is nothing to do.
The graphics in this game are about as good as the PS3 except malfoys face looks like a peice of crap.
The sound is also really good in this game to.
Overall I give this game a three out of fiv because its an oky game but its not the best Harry potter game.
 More puzzle/adventure than action March 19, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm the mom in the family and I bought this primarily for my Harry-crazy kids, but I've played through it myself and enjoy it quite a bit. I think it will appeal to casual gamers like me who like to think through situations. For example, you level-up in power by collecting points throughout Hogwarts. My kids didn't notice that the beds in the dormitories and the hospital wings all needed to be made. Poof! 200 points right there for tidying up. All the torches throughout the castle need to be lit, and there are clever nods to the previous books (hint: you can open the Chamber of Secrets in Myrtle's bathroom). When the story line is complete, you can enter "endless day" mode and try to figure out the hidden points you haven't discovered yet. Some are quite challenging.
I recommend this, along with "Endless Ocean" to those parents out there who bought a Wii system primarily for their kids and want to enjoy it without a lot of frenzied shot-em-up action.
Fun...Yet Tiresome. February 17, 2008
Pros: This is a great game it's fun and the makers of the game even added parts into the game that was in the book but not in the movie. The graphics are unbeleavable and the spellcasting is awesome.
Cons: Sometimes with the Wii remote as a wand can be frustrating. When your casting accio and depulso it is usually messed up. The dule between Voldemort and Dumbledore is lame. The Dumbledore is extremly boring to play as and Voldemort keeps repeating his lines over and over again.
That may seem like a lot of cons but overall it is an entertaining game for those who love the books and movies.
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