Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone

by Warner Bros.

Product Features

• Be Harry Potter in a magical adventure filled with wizardry, fun, and danger
• Explore Hogwarts while solving puzzles, casting spells, battling foes, and uncovering secrets
• Take flight to play Quidditch
• Attend lessons to learn the magical arts
• Interact with over 20 unforgettable characters from J.K. Rowling's world including Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Rubeus Hag

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• ASIN: B0009KS7H4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,270 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Learn to master all things magical in a world filledwith wizardry fun and danger.Product InformationPlay as Harry Potter In Harry Potter - The PC CDROM Game. Learn tomaster all things magical in a world filled with wizardry fun and danger. Theadventure begins at Privet Drive then moves swiftly to Hogwarts School ofWitchcraft and Wizardry. Attend lessons learn and cast spells and explorecharacters such as Ron Weasley Hermione Granger Draco Malfoy and RubeusHagrid. Overcome physical mental and magical challenges to defeat the evilplans of You-Know-Who.Sneak climb and jump as you explore 3-D environments based on Hogwarts and itsgrounds. Learn to fly on a broomstick and play fast-paced arcade-styleQuidditch and win house points for Gryffindor. Battle evil creatures using allof Harry's abilities while uncovering special items including the InvisibilityCloak wizard sweets potion ingredients Chocolate Frog Famous Wizard Cardsand broomsticks.Journey into the world of Harry Potter and interact with more than 20 charactersfrom J.K. Rowling's magical world including Hermione Granger Ron WeasleyRubeus Hagrid the Dursleys and Albus Dumbledore.Product OverviewHarry hates living with his Uncle Vernon Aunt Petunia and their spoiled-rottenson Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet beneath the stairs and the entirefamily treats him with disdain. What's more Harry keeps getting into troublefor making strange things happen -- things he seems to have no control over. Butthen Harry discovers the truth about himself when a determined messengerdelivers an enlightening message. It turns out that Harry's mother was a witchhis father a wizard. And not only is Harry also a wizard he's a famous one! Hissurvival of the attack by the evil wizard who killed his parents has marked himas a legendary hero -- as has the lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead.Soon Harry finds himself attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry where he recei

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game, although not perfect, May 22, 2011

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Omnes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone (DVD-ROM)

For an adaptation of the first part of a great series of novels and movies, I have to say that there was some good quality into this game. Sure if you play it today, some of the visuals will be outdated, especially when the characters don't use their mouths when they talk, but move their heads around as to follow the characters' dialogs. However, I felt the makers of this game managed to recreate the atmosphere of J K Rowling's universe. Especially with its gorgeous soundtrack, which I felt could have been even used in the movie series as it was eerie, mysterious, and gave a lot of depth and emotions to the characters.

Those that expect the game to follow the Philosopher's Stone story in its entirety will be disappointed because it isn't the case with this game. It simply starts around Harry's first day at Hogwarts and not at Privet Drive, which I felt was disappointing because they could have used that place, along with the zoo, the pier on the rock, and Diagon Alley as a way to make a great tutorial combined with great storytelling. That's why I still think that this game could have been more longer.

As for the gameplay itself, it is not a sandbox style, but more of an adventure game consisting of traditional levels in which you explore areas of Hogwarts that you never revisit again. So this is that you must really explore the levels well if you want to find the secret rooms hiding some wizard cards, officially written by J K Rowling, that enrich the history of her wizard world.

The only 2 mini-games that you can play outside of the main storyline are the flying lessons and of course the Quidditch Cup. Those two levels will be a treat for those that wish to make Harry fly on a broom or play seeker in a traditional Quidditch post. Though it isn't as exciting as the Quidditch World cup video game that EA released in 2003, which had better gameplay and better visuals.

As such, I think this game is a good way to explore the Harry Potter universe surrounding the events of the Harry Potter saga that occurred around 1991-1992 (according to the timeline), though I believe that certain parts could have been more detailed.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars harry potter, December 10, 2011

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sharilene a. bethel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone (DVD-ROM)

This is a terrible game, it has too many technical difficulties. My daughter worked really hard on a particularly hard part and did the save part, and it didn't save it.It also has strange controls.