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Lego Harry Potter: First Impressions (PS3)
AveryZoe
June 29, 2010
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Metacritic score: 80 Current Goozex Value: 950 points Released: June 29, 2010 Publisher: Mtv GamesWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: TT Games
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totally wanted to play Lego Harry Potter as soon as my UPS guy (hiya!) delivered it, but my six-year old wouldn't give me a turn. That right there though, is one of the great aspects of this and any Lego game: it is simple enough for even young children to play, yet engaging and fun for older children and adults as well. A game my whole family can enjoy? That won't turn my children into juvenile delinquents? Count me in!
The game starts out with a little background of the Harry Potter story--Lego style, of course. They do quite a good job of getting all the important parts and they throw some cute
humor in there too--all without using a single actual word. Nicely done. The gameplay is similar to the previous Lego titles with a few notable
differences. First of all, you need to use spells rather than weapons and you learn each of these during lessons at Hogwarts. Another new feature is
the game's use of split screen during multiplayer. In most other Lego titles if one of the players gets ahead of the other, the game will jump the
second player up to where the first player is at. In this game, however, when one player gets behind the screen splits until he catches up. This is a
notable feature for parents playing with their children. Kids tend to run ahead excitedly and this gives you the opportunity to pick up important
objects without reigning them in.
While it's too late to pre-order Lego Harry Potter (the game released on June 29!) you can, um, order-order it for $30-$50 (or 600-900 Goozex points) depending on desired console. It is currently available for PS3, XBox360, Nintendo Ds, Wii, PSP and the PC. I played on the PS3 version (in HD, baby!), and the graphics were awesome--like you could just reach into the screen and shake those little Lego guys yourself. As I said, the gameplay is quite simple, but you do need to figure out the little puzzles of how to continue in the game, and that makes it a fun and captivating play. Best of all, I don't have to wait till my kids go to bed to play it (well, as long as they give me a turn anyway). I give Lego Harry Potter a 10 out of 10 for playability, fun, and family friendliness.
Watch the gameplay video from the demo.
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