Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

"Do Not Buy This game unless your a child"

One of the worst games I have ever played! Not quite as I expected it to be when I paid 30 dollars for it at best buy. If I were you I would only buy it for very young ( Like 6-8 year old) Harry potter fans. the truth is it is a very childish game that can be completed in a couple of hours. Me, I completed it in about 4-5 hours. If you really want to check out this game, I would suggest playing it at a friend's house. I recommend this if you can find a friend who has it. If not, you shouldn't buy it. Hey, the other reviews for this game were overall all right, but I guess this is the bad one. Yet I truly feel this is a game for the youngest generation only.

Graphics- One of the few good things about this game, the graphics are overall all right, and the characters look like they do in the movie.

Sound- Also good, yet hearing Flipendo and Alo-homara a dozen times gets very tiresome. Yet it is kind of depressing to hear Hermione's kindly, high-pitched squeaky voice, not at all what you expected from this bossy female. And the rest of the characters, such as Proffesor Quirrel, are just annoying because of how he stutters. and Peeves because of his stupid, ''You belong in a zoo,'' remark.

Gameplay- Basically it is a platform game, where you do this, get that, over and over again throughout your adventure. Also, what I don't like is there is no room to do something diffrent, and always have to go straightforward into the game, step by step. When you go to class in the game, I thought I was pretty stupid when the teacher just takes you on this challenge while leaving the other kids behind. Come on, Harry Potters not the only one in that school that has a life! And also the Quidditch games and the quest to catch the winged key were very boring. You just zoom around on a broomstick trying to catch the golden snitch, which is just like trying to catch a bird flying a 100 mph. Also, when you are playing the chess game before confronting voldemort, all you do is dodge the pieces as they destroy each other. No chess, just a black and white board with pieces that resemble chess-pieces. Also, with the bertie botts every flavor beans, they have no reason in the game except to give a couple to Fred and George once in while for a wizard card, but what do wizard cards do? This game is lacking in fun and meaning.

Replayability- Would you even consider playing it again? It's just the same thing over and over and over again. It has no replayability whatsoever unless you want to get all the wizard cards, but what is the point in that?

So, you see. Do not buy this game! I bought it because it was Harry Potter merchandise. Unless you have a collection, it might be a nice addition to it, but do not expect it to be that good of a game. The book is better, and I really expected more from this game when I paid my money for it. Do not buy this game and make the same mistake that I did.

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 12/08/01, Updated 12/08/01