Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Review by GeneralGrievous2004
"Harry Potter and his friends are back... with worst graphics."
This is, as everybody must know, the third video-game for the Harry Potter series. I really liked the other two previous game, especially the second one, and this is no exception... even though its not as good as Chamber of Secrets.
Graphics - 6/10
Graphics in "Chamber of Secrets" were, in one word, AWESOME. In this game the graphics are average, definitely below the ones in the previous game. The characters are okay, but the thing that I liked the least were the backgrounds. (Especially the trees, which look like they are made of paper.) Good, but not as good the ones in the previous game.
Story - 9/10
This is one of the highlights. The story is practically the same as the book (or the movie) but with, of course, the obligatory sidequests, that, by the way, are a lot of fun. As said before, the story is very faithful to the movie and has no major plotholes.
Gameplay - 8/10
The gameplay is the average adventure/RPG game gameplay. (Very alike to the Ocarina of Time gameplay.) You know... talk to people, kill monsters, use spells with the side buttons... the average thing. The only thing is that, as previously said, its TOO alike to the OOT gameplay, but much simpler, which is good for the young players. Good gameplay.
Sound/Music - 5/10
What music? There's almost no music in the game, really... so thats the thing that made this score sink. In terms of sound, its okay. The footsteps... the growls... everything is okay. The voice acting is pretty good, especially the voice of Ron, which, for me, is even better than Rupert Grint's voice! (For Ron)
Final comments:
This is a good adventure game and is gonna entertain you for a while. (A SHORT while, because I finished this game in exactly 6 hours and 4 minutes....oh well...) Its a good game, but not as good as its predecesor.
Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 09/16/04
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