LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 brings the action, adventure and fun of the first 4 stories in the Harry Potter catalog to the video game screen in the way only the LEGO franchise can. Featuring all your favorite characters and story environments, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 lets players play as the wizard of their choice, combining them piece by piece as is only possible in the LEGO franchise of games. Play options include single player story mode, free-play and two-player co-op online and offline. Relive adventures 1-4 LEGO style.
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Connect the bricks from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament and experience the magic of the first four Harry Potter stories, LEGO style in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Explore Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learn spells, brew potions, and relive the adventures like never before with tongue-in-cheek humor and creative customization that is unique to LEGO video games. Key Game Features - Explore Interactive Environments - Explore iconic settings from the wizarding world including Hogwarts castle, Diagon Alley, the Forbidden Forest and the village of Hogsmeade. LEGO Hogwarts castle is a grand, immersive 3-D environment and the largest, most detailed LEGO game location ever built.
- Your Favorite Characters - Play as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger as well as other favorite characters with over 100 possible options.
- Be a Wizard - Attend lessons, cast spells, mix potions, fly on broomsticks, and complete tasks to earn points.
- Co-op Multiplayer - Conjure up fun with a friend and play through Harry's first four years at Hogwarts as a team with drop-in, dropout co-op play and online co-op available on PlayStation Network.
- Be Who You Want to Be - Be who you want to be anytime with character swapping and free-play abilities.
- LEGO Gameplay Experience - Experience your favorite Harry Potter moments through the proven prism of the LEGO video game franchise.
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 Celebrating a Return to Hogwarts by Lego |
| Review Date: June 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Hiller, Beaverton, OR |
I've been a big fan of the Lego games since playing my first "Star Wars" video game a few years back. At first, I really thought as an adult that the Lego games were just for kids, not challenging nor fun. Boy, was I wrong. The Lego video games are an engaging series infused with what I call a "Lego" sense of humor that permeates through the game. From Star Wars to the challenging Batman game, to my personal favorite, Indian Jones, they all have been pleasurable experiences. When I heard about Harry Potter coming out as a video game, I was elated. And truth be told, this game is as good as all of the others in the series. At first it seemed as if Harry Potter and Lego have somehow parted ways. There weren't any Lego sets released with the last movie, and nothing much on the Lego website about Harry Potter in general. However, the two have united again in a very fun video game, "Harry Potter: Years 1 -4".
Since I'm a casual adult gamer (I play video games but won't spend days playing a game straight without a break), my review comes from that perspective. First, the creators of the game have gotten so much right about this game. From the infusion of the magical components of the game to the story to the characterization of the people, it all works brilliantly. The game starts as Harry is whisked from his sad existence at Privet Drive to Diagon Alley, accompanied by a lovable Hagrid. This section is designed to teach you everything there is to know about the game. However, if you've played any of the Lego video games before, it's all very instinctive and natural. There are some specific controls that you need to learn to move things and cast spells, but it all feels very natural. Just in the first level alone, you can make things fly, move, and animate with a flick of the wand. It's all very entertaining!
When Harry reaches Hogwarts, I was impressed with the both level of detail in the design of the game, as well as Lego components that are infused in the place. It feels very natural and yet very Lego! For those of you like me who adore the coin collection part of the game (it's rather an obsession of mine), Lego has that back and allows you to collect to your hearts content as you smash your way to wealth! Another one of the better additions to the game is also the use of "Polyjuice Potion" to be able to change characters through the game play to make your way through the levels. The challenge of the game isn't too great (I made my way through the first movie on the first day, which was approximately six levels), and you are given spells to use as you need them. I like the gradual release of these spells because you actually remember them.
What are the drawbacks? For one thing, there doesn't seem to be an "area to explore" as in, an area to wander around. You are pretty confined to the "sets" to explore. While in Hogwarts, you can definitely not follow your ghost guide and try to accomplish other tasks, but it definitely isn't an open range. Another drawback is the broom flying feature is a bit weak and hard to get used to. You don't ride from the front on perspective, but from the side, making depth perception a bit tricky.
NEW SECTION: I've been reading the comments from players who are stuck in Professor Flitwick's dungeon. I just played that level in my game, and got out of the room without any problem. After I assembled the dragon, it threw my character up in the air and back into the classroom without any issues. However, I understand the frustration from others who haven't been able to leave that room. (It happened to me once in another game that wasn't working properly on my system, and when I wrote a negative review about the game, I was hammered with unhelpful feedback.) However, because I didn't have the glitch in my game, my review score will stand.
If you are a Harry Potter fan, you'll be purchasing this game immediately. I've played the other games and loved them for their realism and attention to detail. This one? It's just plain fun! |
How to escape the Dragon Room
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| Review Date: July 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Interesting..., |
To escape the dragon room glitch:
1) Play as Hermione and select her cat on the spell wheel.
2) Head over to the far left corner.
3) Jumping into this corner will kill your character, but while jumping into the corner, rapidly tap the "release pet" button.
4) It may take a few attempts but the pet will appear in the classroom area.
5) From here, the player can leave the classroom and continue the game.
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Just plan fun!
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| Review Date: July 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: drama, |
| Its such a great game! This is the first Lego Game I have played. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and its nice that they fallowed the movies pretty well. |
Extremely well done and very entertaining.
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| Review Date: July 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Josh B., Eastern United States |
Lego Harry Potter definitely shocked me. I've enjoyed the Lego games over the years (Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones), but I would never label them as unbelievable games. This, however, rings true for Harry Potter. It's very immersive and the environments are incredible. For a Lego game, it's extremely well detailed and the graphics are very smooth.
In all of the lego games you get a hub, or a headquarters, with which you base your "operations" from. You go here to purchase new Lego characters, bonuses, look at videos, or if you just want a break from the action. In Star Wars, it was the Tatooine Cantina. In Batman, it was the Batcave. In Harry Potter, it's the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley. Trust me the hub in this game makes it all worth it (especially if you're a Harry Potter fan). You can go in a room in the Leaky Cauldron, you can check out Ollivander's Wand Shop, Quality Quidditch Supplies, Madame Malkins (where you can purchase new characters or create one of your own), or Gringott's bank. This right here is truly what makes this a Harry Potter fan's dream.
The action in the game is all very fun. You can go to classes to learn spells, you can brew potions in Snape's dungeon, or you can play around on the Quidditch field. You do all of this while following the events of the 4 movies. The boss fights are fun and much better than previous entries in the Lego Franchise.
All in all this is a great family game. It is also (in my opinion) the best Lego game yet released, and by far the best Harry Potter game ever made. If you're a fan of either Lego or Harry Potter, you're doing yourself an injustice by not purchasing this game. |
Another excellent LEGO game!
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| Review Date: July 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Suzanne K., |
My 5 year old son has played all of the LEGO games and loves them. He was so excited about this game because it is a LEGO game (of course) but also because he has new characters, new abilities, and a new world to explore. I was a little worried that he might have to read to understand what to do - but he hasn't even asked me to help him through any parts yet (and he has been playing the game for 2 days straight). I did join in for a few minutes and had some fun - but my 5 year old is more skilled at video games than I am (I was just slowing him down).
I do highly recommend this game. If your child loves the other LEGO games, this one will not disappoint! |
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