Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

this gamed was horrible. it was no fun at all. It was also way to easy. another thing i didn't like was how in some places in the game it zooms out really far and you cant see where you are going. It also doesn't follow the story very well. the one good thing was when you are looking for somebody you can go to the marauders map(magical map)and click on the person you are going to find and it guides you with foot steps on the floor. I wouldn't recommended it.

This game, based off of the movie and book of the same name, does not quite deliver on what you would expect from a title bearing the name of Harry Potter. For the most part, I found the game very disengaging. Most of the time you spend in the game will be walking from one mundane task to another. Some things about the game are 'ok' though.

There are what you could call 'side quests' which basically involve you interacting with the environment with your arsenal of spells. The only downside to this is your limited number of spells itself, and the repetitiveness of the activities. You are given tasks like 'move this here' or 'repair this' or 'clean this'. Most of the time I spent doing these things I felt somewhat like a janitor.

The duels are somewhat decent, although it seems odd at times that Dumbledore and Voldemort have the same spell casting ability as a fifteen year old kid.

Most fans of the books, or even the movies, will walk away wanting something more. The world of Harry Potter deserves quite a bit more than what it has been given. I give Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a 4.