Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

"The Magical world is a happy world."

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: J.K Rowling's third addition to the Harry Potter books, for those of you that have read the books or watched the movies. You'd probably have enjoyed it, then your ready for the next step, the video games. Not hanging Harry Potter memoribilia all over your room, thats the next step. Anyway this is an excellent game for everyone to enjoy.

Introduction: Harry Potter isn't a normal boy to muggles, he is a wizard. So he doesn't go to any average school, he goes to Hogwarts, school for witches and wizards, makes sense so far. If you had seen the movie in theaters, you would find out that they are missing alot of things from the book. This is where the game comes in, you control Harry over the course of the whole book and his whole third year at Hogwarts.

GamePlay: Now I haven't played the first two Harry Potter video games, I wasn't even going to buy this game until my friend showed it to me. I was amazed, I think that the book and game is equal to each other. Both very good and enjoyable. After a while you really understand the story and you get really hooked into the game.

Story: At the risk of spoilers, I won't say much. The story is about Hary Potter's third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. When he was a baby, Voldemort, tried to kill him but couldn't. Thats why he's famous, for futher details about that read the first two books. he had two showdowns with him in the his previous years. Now part 3 doesn't include him. It include some guy named Sirius Black, he escaped from Azkaban, (Wizard Prison) which is impossible to escape from they say until Black did. this ties to Harry because he believes that Black is after him.

Playtime: I did not beat this game yet, but I really like it. It's very good, the sense of adventure and exploration make this game alot longer and there is no set time for how long this game is. It's pretty long my friend says, how long? I don't know, never asked him, but I believe him, so you won't be able to beat this in a day and feel very bad you bought such a short game, I've been playing for 2 weeks.

Buy This Game: So now that you have read my review you would want to buy the game, or you will want to forget about it and spend your cash on something else. I really think you should buy this game. If you liked the movie, if you didn't then don't get it. And if you didn't see the movie at all, I suggest you do. I leave you with a decision, think about it, and Buy this game.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 06/30/04