Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Includes Child Movie Ticket) | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $59.44
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 13232
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 014633167375
EAN: 0014633167375
ASIN: B000QY9C04
Release Date: June 25, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Immerse Yourself in Magic—Interact with magical objects, ghosts and portraits in every room, corridor and courtyard—all faithfully recreated from the movies. | | • | Perfect Your Wand Work—Cast spells to unleash powerful fifth-year magic. | | • | Lead Dumbledore’s Army—Recruit fellow students and teach them Defence Against the Dark Arts. | | • | Relive the Magic of the Movie—…from the Dementor attack in Little Whinging to the epic battles at the Ministry of Magic. | | • | Unleash Advanced Magic—Play as Sirius and Dumbledore as they fight Lucius, Bellatrix and Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Great game! December 28, 2008
It is a lot of fun playing Harry Potter with the Wiimote. The graphics are great! Sometimes you get stuck in a task that you can't figure out, but just take a break and come back to it; it's easy then! Have fun!
Only one kid can play at a time December 28, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My boys LOVE this game. The wand action is a lot of fun for them, and the booklet is clear in the spell explanations.
My complaint - only ONE kid can play. It would be A LOT more fun if two or three kids could play Harry and his friends...just like the movie.
Glorious game, functionality needs tweaking August 20, 2007
I absolutely loved this game, and most of the good stuff has already been said in these reviews. And incredible value for the money, with 40+ hours of game play and high replayability with all the quests and mini-games. Gorgeous, glorious, engaging, etc. etc.
So what's my gripe? It's mentioned in other reviews, and it's the Wii functionality. Spell-casting with the nunchuk and remote is imprecise and often frustrating. Targeting people and objects in any kind of timed activity drove me wild. The potions task for an OWL in Snape's dungeon classroom was made really annoying because I couldn't get Harry to change targets easily, and he would pick up the wrong potion. Also, the view is overhead and incredibly dark, so sometimes you can't even see Harry (or Snape, who you bump into) when trying to target from the head of the table.
Another frustrating task was the Herbology OWL with Prof Sprout, for the same reasons. Imprecise targeting meant plants were difficult to zone in on, especially those on the ends or in the very middle of a row. And Flitwick's OWL had the same problem.
Dueling with spells was also frustrating to target and control with any precision.
The odd thing is that you have clear B button selection of objects and targets most of the time, it's even taught to you that way in the beginning of the game. So to lose it when you need it most...well, I just know on other platforms this would be a non-issue.
But otherwise, it was incredible. And hopefully Wii will get better at porting or creating this type of functionality in the future.
Hogwarts Revealed!! August 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is hard for me to review because some elements I love and others I think are sloppy and things I'd rather avoid at all costs. Still, I can't stop playing this game and having fun and I think most any Harry Potter fan will too.
For the first time we can walk all around Hogwarts and explore it's every nook and cranny. That's a huge plus for me as walking around the castle and discovering new things and talking to students really makes the place come alive. I feel like I'm actually there. Thankfully, the castle is jam packed with secrets to uncover to encourage further wandering.
Waving the Wii Remote to perform spells is simple and something I think gamers of all ages can master rather quickly. For example to cast Reparo (to repair broken items) you simply wave your controller in a circular motion. The control scheme further draws gamers into the world and brings it to life. I even found myself saying the spells aloud as I cast them which was quite amusing. Wingardium Leviosa gave me the most headaches as it took time to maneuver items I had levitated.
My problems with the game are mainly mechanical. Ron and Hermonie follow you everywhere and constantly got in my way. To add insult to injury, they constantly remind you to head off to your next task in the story line but with the focus on exploring their constant reminders get very annoying in short order. The story scenes are ok, but they only make the sketchiest effort at representing the story. The game would have been much better without story at all. Also there are a few very difficult mini-games that you have to beat three times in order to get a 100% score in the game. I think mini games should be optional, not required.
The tasks you are given to perform are mostly collecting items but they remain mostly satisfying. I would have liked to see more varied tasks. Some interesting puzzles would have been great. All considered though, this Harry Potter game is the best of the bunch. It could have been much better with just a bit more thought and effort but there's no doubt it will bring many hours of enjoyment to Harry Potter fans.
Harry Potter 5 video game August 15, 2007
this game is awesome for my child and at sometimes the game wouldn't respond to the remote but then it would. i say get it if your a fan. and the free movie ticket is awesome too. my daughter saw the movie on her birthday with the ticket so get it.
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