Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

This game is awesome. You may not want to play it again and again after you beat it, but it sure is a heck of a lot of fun the first time you play it. I personally don't like the fact that there is no Quidditch in it, but getting to fly around
Hogwarts with Buckbeak almosts makes up for it.

Story 4/10 - There basically is no story to the game except what you already know from previews. Sure you know Sirius Black is out to get Harry and there are the new creatures, but other than that there are just made up obstacles that keep you busy until the end where you get some of the real story.

Graphics 8/10 - One word describes the graphics. Wow! Graphics are about 40 percent of what makes the game so good. They are way above standard level which makes the game very enjoyable. Hogwarts is at a completely different setting but it is still amazing sites wherever you go.

Gameplay 10/10 - The gameplay is awesome. There are challenging puzzles you must overcome. Amazing creatures to defeat. And it is glitch-free except the one part of the game where it is snowing in Hogsmeade. The gameplay is the best part of the game.

Sound 7/10 - The sound in this game is pretty good. Most of the characters' voices match up except select few. The only bad part about the sound is that the things the students say get pretty annoying after a while. For example, the kids that go "Theres more to life than quidditch don't cha know." get really annoying.

Replay 3/10 - The minigames in this game get really boring after a while. Not only do they get boring but they are very unrealistic. For example, in the Hippogriff Flight Challenge when you fly buckbeak into the flying bats it nabs about ten at a time which is physically impossible. I give credit to the Dueling Club though because it has some funny spells, but I wish you were allowed to use the same spells as everybody else instead of the two basic ones.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 06/21/04, Updated 06/27/04