Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Freely explore Hogwarts and its grounds
• Encounter thrilling moments from the book
• Attend classes and learn spells
• Engage in another season of Quidditch
• Uncover special items and secret areas

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00008J7P1
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,346 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The famous young wizard Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling... and you'd better believe that he's got adventure in store for him. Defeating your enemies won't be possible unless you pay very careful attention in your magic classes, and master a series of mini-games designed to test your knowledge and skills. Are you worthy of being called The Boy Who Lived?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Upcoming Awesome Game. Can't Live Without It. Can Live With., June 25, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Video Game)

My opinion is this game's going to be the better than the two first Harry Potter video games, even at the risk of combining the first two.I've heard from other sites the game's going to follow the book more closer than the movie. I also hear the game will be released in Q2 of 2004. You will be riding Hagrids pets, including Buckbeak. You will be learning 10 or more spells than the second Harry Potter, and possibly more than one class a day. EA's adding much more to the game, than the second and first. The game will also be longer. This time possibly a few months to beat. It will be realistic just as the second, as in day and night. It is even a rumor there will be more than 30 days in Harry third year! Keep in mind it's only a rumor. Little is still known about Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, because the game has yet to come out. I'll keep you updated with the third Harry Potter Game. B-Bye!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello again, Just a Shape Up, March 13, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Video Game)

Okay, we've gained more information.
The follwing are spoilers to the game, so if you wanna not know stuff about this game turn your head.

EA seemed to visit places and release some info. In a video, the company was shown by EA that Ron, Hermione, and Harry, along with the sleeping Professor Lupin rode Hogwarts Express. The mission began where you got to explore the train in control of Ron. You encounter a book that suddenly attacks Ron and you get the first taste of the fighting system. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are all used for different things and can be switched anytime during the game as long as you're not doing an alone mission. For example, since Ron comes from a wizard family he can sense secret walls or passagewalls that is impossible for the others to sense. Hermione, since she is smaller than Harry and Ron can fit into spaces that Ron and Harry cannot, and since she is so smart she has a lot of useful spells. Harry, on the other hand, through the game takes Professor Lupin's personal class and learns the Patronus Charm which can drive off dementors.
Anyways, after the montrous book is defeated soon after you'll encounter Draco Malfoy who wants to duel Ron. But as the duel begins, it is said that something is wrong, because the train door is slowly opening letting a dementor into the train. He floats at least two feet off the ground, and Harry faints from the sight of them. Ron is to drag Harry to safety while Hermione goes to get help from a teacher. If a dementor is to catch Ron in the process you'll actually see the dementor sucking the soul out of Harry. A wriggle of the analog could release you from the dementor, though. (whew)

I also have this little feeling of the stuff that I've read about this game, that if you're far in the game, you have the opportunity of combining their stregnth by pressing certain buttons at a certain time and it is also impossible to win some boss fights without doing so.
There are sadly, some downsides. The loading time again is interferring with the game. One minute was what the team said it took to load AT THIS POINT. They're fixing it to around twenty seconds and even less for Xbox and GameCube.

All in all, this game sounds awesome doesn't it? Make sure you buy this at your local game store when it's released or pre-order it today, ah?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked game, April 11, 2004

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bob jane t-mart (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Video Game)

Hey everybody
This game is soooooooooo kool, u get to play as ron and hermonie as well as the usual HARRY POTTER, from the openin scene on the hogwarts express til the final mission down by the bank of the great lake where u fight off all those dementors with ur expecto patronim (patronus) spell u get to have another season of QUIDDITCH and it has been confirmed halfway through 1 of the matches in a big strom u fall 50 feet off ur nimbus 2000 and it gets blown into the womping willow and gets crushed, then later u get ur brand new FIREBOLT!!!!!!!! of ur godfather.......wait i won't say who harry's godfather is hehehe yer but u get to fly on a firebolt!!!! i'm gunna get dis game right away wen it comes out i already have wat like 100 dollors saved up cya's all l8ter