Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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  • ESRB Rating: Everyone 10 and Older
  • Fantasy Violence
    Mild Language
    Mild Suggestive Themes
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Xbox 360

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  Poor storytelling
  Not enough content
  It's boooring
  Repetitive gameplay
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

The only reason i bought this game was because im a HUGE harry potter fan... ive read all 7 book atleast 3 times and ahve seen every movie, and own all of them... i even own all but one of the main harry potter video games... that being said this game is not very good...

since i cannot post my full review which exceeded the ridiculously small character limit, ill shorten it up a bit.... the game is a rent, and only that if you are currently obsessed with harry potter and cant wait for the movie... the cut scenes are dumb and pointless, and you are unable to skip them... the potion making is fun, quidditch is pretty good, and the dueling is much better than before...

but there isnt much to collect, and wandering the castle seems much more of a chore than before, and the castle seems smaller on the inside, less rooms to go into, and too many doors that dont open... as well as places that are pointless and have nothing in them...

in short, the game is playable but anyone new to the story wouldn't get it, and those who know it would be appalled by the way its been butchered... so unless you REALLY need to play a Harry Potter game, steer clear...

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  • Jun. 30, 2009 Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    I'll admit it: I'm a Harry Potter fan. I've spent hours in line for midnight releases for both the books and the movies, surrounded by fellow nerds (excuse me -- "fans") with their glasses, wands and drawn-on lightning bolts shimmering across their foreheads. I've even got a mini-poster of the first film as well, which came with a complimentary golden snitch when I bought the DVD at Tower Records. All things considered, I like to think I'm a well-versed fan of the series. In fact, I blame Harry Potter for my long-standing insomnia, as every book kept me reading from ten at night until the crack of dawn. So, in that sense, I may even have reason to resent Harry Potter -- but I don't. However, what has given me a sense of resentment is the lack of a truly engaging Harry Potter game, and unfortunately, The Half-Blood Prince for the Nintendo Wii didn't do much to change that opinion.

  • Sep. 16, 2008 Preview: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    The boy wizard is back for his sixth year at Hogwarts and we get hands-on with his new magic tricks.