EA Games Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review

EA Games Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceExplain star rating

RRP $79.95

Review Date

Thursday, 2nd of July, 2009

Features

Game Genre : Adventure

OFLC Rating (Australia) : PG

Platforms : DS

Platforms : PC

Platforms : PlayStation 2 (PS2)

Platforms : PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Platforms : PSP

Platforms : Wii

Platforms : Xbox 360

The Final Word

Unfortunately, the Half-Blood Prince falls victim to the common pitfalls of so many movie-to-game tie-ins before it.

Review

I'll admit it: I'm a Harry Potter fan. I've spent hours in line for midnight releases for both the books and the movies, surrounded by fellow nerds (excuse me -- "fans") with their glasses, wands and drawn-on lightning bolts shimmering across their foreheads. I've even got a mini-poster of the first film as well, which came with a complimentary golden snitch when I bought the DVD at Tower Records. All things considered, I like to think I'm a well-versed fan of the series. In fact, I blame Harry Potter for my long-standing insomnia, as every book kept me reading from ten at night until the crack of dawn. So, in that sense, I may even have reason to resent Harry Potter -- but I don't. However, what has given me a sense of resentment is the lack of a truly engaging Harry Potter game, and unfortunately, The Half-Blood Prince for the Nintendo Wii didn't do much to change that opinion.

The Boy Who Lived