![]() See, Hogwarts is one of those sandbox environments us videogame folk like to talk about so much. that will become your bread-and-butter. You'll learn six non-combat spells: push things backward with Depulso, smash stuff with Reducto, etc. The school's recreated hallway-for-hallway from the blueprints used to mold the movie version, the paintings in the Grand Staircase move, students mingle around the campus and react differently to Harry based on which house they're from, and there are no load times as you go from woods to classroom to Gobstone match on your PC.Although the movie's storyline is in the mix - there are more than 35 tasks for Harry to accomplish to keep the tale moving - the game is geared towards your personal exploration of Hogwarts. Rather than trying to create action, EA tries to focus on making you feel like you're living in Hogwarts. Over the years, game makers have had to figure out what parts of the franchise work in the videogame industry and what parts don't - the results have been mixed as gamers have been subjected to weak games of quidditch and lackluster fight sequences.Although it's flawed, Order of the Phoenix touches on what a Harry Potter game should be. These two-plus-hour movies aren't exactly packed with action what with Harry and his friends always talking, hanging out and going to class. Now, creating a game based on Harry's exploits can't be easy for developers. ![]() Harry's keen on the idea that He Who Shall Not Be Named is back and when the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor refuses to teach defensive spells, Harry and the Potter Posse take matters into their own hands. Sure, you've defeated a three-headed dog and a giant snake in your movies, but now, you're pulling off magic tricks in real life - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the first movie tie-in videogame of the summer that I've actually had some fun playing.Ten points for Gryffindor.In case you're a big lame-o and didn't know it, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix storms into movie theaters in July and follows Harry, Ron and Hermione through their fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ![]()
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