Loved the books...hate this game.  Admittedly, I may not have given this game a chance.  The graphics are poor and movement is archaic.  What's up with using the arrow keys?  What ever happened to games which allow you to use a joy-pad or mouse (more effectively).  In their haste to release a video game to accompany the movie craze, EA has classified their loyal customers as well as the general public as idiots willing to spend money on any kind of "Harry Potter" junk. From what I can tell, this game isn't even worthy of release as freeware.  Perhaps the game improves later.  I wouldn't know because the flashing blue, red, green & yellow lights all over the Hogwart's castle walls gave me a headache.  I wasted my money on this game and made the conscious decision not to waste any more of my time trying to play it.
Loved the books... hate this game. Admittedly, I may not have given this game a chance. The graphics are poor and movement is archaic. What's up with using the arrow keys? What ever happened to games which allow you to use a joy-pad or mouse (more effectively). In their haste to release a video game to accompany the movie craze, EA has classified their loyal customers as well as the general public as idiots willing to spend money on any kind of "Harry Potter" junk. From what I can tell, this game isn't even worthy of release as freeware. Perhaps the game improves later. I wouldn't know because the flashing blue, red, green & yellow lights all over the Hogwart's castle walls gave me a headache. I wasted my money on this game and made the conscious decision not to waste any more of my time trying to play it.