Customer Reviews

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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I've played plenty of video games over the last decade and if you asked me to give you an honest appraisal of Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone compared to other current Gamecube games, the game probably wouldn't rank that high. But... you're talking to a hardcore Harry Potter fan who read each book at least three times and viewed each movie just as often. In other words, you're talking to a Potter fanatic so it's difficult to give an honest opinion of this game. Truthfully, it's probably an average title with gameplay similar to an easier Tomb Raider, only Hogwarts castle replaces Lara Croft's latest ancient ruin. In the Sorcerer's Stone, you control Harry Potter as he explores Hogwarts in a linear story that allows him to meet all his professors, train in all popular spells from the books and movies, practice plenty of broomstick acrobatics and quidditch heroics, and still follow the course of the original story. It sounds like some of the actors in the movies voice their video game characters, but not many, and all famous Potter characters look like their movie versions although the game does draw a little bit of story and scenery from the books as the movie probably didn't provide enough content. Popular movie franchises such as Star Wars and Star Trek have seen plenty of poor gaming spin-offs so I'm sure Harry Potter will see it's fair share of subpar games. Hopefully, one day we'll get a super Harry Potter game, but this will have to do for all Potter fans until the next book or movie.

This game is sooooooooooooooo awsome! This game turns Harry's world colerfull and exciting. So many different challenges it will keep you buisy for a very long time. This game is perfect for any Harry Potter fan out there. If you are a fan put it in your collection. Most of the words are the same from the book and the movie in almost the same places too. This is a must have game!

I liked this game better than Chamber of Secrets, which, by the way, was made before Sorcerer's Stone. They seem like they're very similar at first glance, but once you actually sit down and play them, you'll notice big differences.

In the beginning of Chamber of Secrets, you feel a little lost. But in the beginning of this game, you are introduced to Harry, know who he is, know what is in store for him, and what have you. The game has better lighting effects than Chamber of Secrets, which was very dark. There are new spells to learn and cast. When you went outside the castle in Chamber of Secrets, you could only explore certain areas unless you were on the broomstick, but in this game, you can walk around pretty much the whole Hogwarts campus.

However, this game still lacks certain qualities that made the book and movie a success. The game doesn't seem as magical as it was meant to be. Harry's and Ron's voices still sound like girls. The Spell Challenges are a little frustrating. And the ending scene felt a little incomplete.

Overall, I am very pleased with this game. This game was better than Chamber of Secrets, but I still think that they could do better than this.

this game is really fun if you lovew hary potter. I love it becuase there is more to explore and more to do and you can do the tasks again and keep trying until you get it all right. I love it and its a great game is is defintely worth the price. I haven't beaten it yet but i know i have spent quite a bit of time on it i really love it. Only get it if you are a harry potter fan.

This game is pretty fun. It's kinda difficult in places so I wouldn't buy it for a young kid.

this game is AWESOME. Its very true to the book and very interesting and difficult at times. It even has the midnight duel witch was excluded from the movie.

I am a big Potterphile, so I really liked this game. I have it in the PC version, which is mediocre. It's way better, way different in the Gamecube version, as are all the HP games until you get to Order of the Phoenix. At that point, there's no difference in the various platforms. I think that most games based on movies are not that great, because they are limited by being tied to the source material so no HP game can compare to the best of video games. Nonetheless, it's fun. Any HP fan would enjoy this, although there are some parts that get too hard for very young ones, since certain scenes require a great deal of fast dexterity. That's always a concern when using a controller.

I reccomend this Harry potter games and likes action and adventure games.This game is very eazy to control the graphics are perfect The sound is also perfect

5 stars

I absolutely love this game, not only on a Harry Potter fan basis, but even on it's own merits it's a really good game. The graphics are about the same as "Chamber of Secrets" but that's excusable considering they were okay in the Chamber of secrets. The only negative thing to say about it is that some of the faces look a little bit weird in certain lightings. However, that being said, the lighting can be visually appealing at times especially outside in the grounds. If you look at Hogwarts the castle can look really cool sometimes especially at night.

There was a very weird level where you had to meet Malfoy for a wizard's duel then he drops you in a hole that lands you in the forbidden corridor. In order to unlock the door you have to take a secret passage into the library to learn the alohamora spell then take the passage again and unlock the door...why don't you just avoid Snape by going from the Library to the grand staircase? At least the logic behind the rest of the game makes sense.

Other than that one level with the stupid logic the entire game was cleverly set up and it's very fun to revisit the classes to get a better grade and as always flying around Hogwarts grounds is extremely fun the only complaint about it that I have is "Why didn't Harry get his broom sooner?"

The best parts of this game are definately in the exploration. It's really cool roaming around Hogwarts castle's various floors and secret passageways. It's also very entertaining fighting some challenging enemies such as the Venomous tentacula, the Troll, and of course Lord Voldemort. If you want a game with stunning visuals, challenging opponents, fun exploration, and an interesting story, (which should be about...all of you) then this is definately the game for you.

I highly recommend this game. It was fun and entertaining. The disc game itself was "like new" when I played it. I didn't encounter any problem while playing it.