For a game based on the Unreal Tournament engine, we expected at least a separate strafe command for sidestepping. Your primary means of motion are the arrow keys, along with one command for speeding up Harry’s movement, another for slowing it down, a third for casting spells, and a fourth for jumping. The gameplay itself is repetitive (how many times can you listen to Harry say “Flipendo!” without going nuts?), and the controls are oversimplified. Unfortunately, that’s where the excitement might end for some. The second is Quidditch, the wizard world’s version of Monday Night Football. (We won’t reveal them all here.) Two areas in particular offer notable excitement. The challenges include jumps over a deep abyss, avoiding manbiting plants, fights with a poltergeist, getting past a snarling three-headed dog, and a troll’s harrowing chase. In the end it’s not crucial that you locate every single one.
Throughout the game, you collect as many challenge stars, Bertie Bolt’s Every Flavor Beans, and Wizard Cards as you can find, but Potter then casts these spells to open secret doors, move obstacles, create magic staircases, and fight villains. He learns spells (such as Flipendo, Lugis, and Alohomora), which you practice by tracing your mouse over the onscreen paths of professors’ wands.
The game consists of Harry walking, running, and jumping his way around the Hogwarts castle and grounds. Harry must thwart the evil Voldemort’s plot, fighting other foes along the way. The game begins at Hogwarts, takes Harry through his wizardly lessons, and slowly unveils an evil wizard’s plot to steal the magical Sorcerer’s Stone. A series of storybook-style illustrations explains how Harry Potter suffers through his early years in the Muggle (ordinary human) world until he gets an invitation to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The story line of the Harry Potter game rings true to the original tale. It is great for kids and casual gamers, but its uninspired gameplay, awkward controls, and ho-hum graphics make it a snore for anyone else. We liked the book and the movie, but Aspyr’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone struggled to entertain us on its own merits. What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
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