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LEGO Harry Potter as good as the books/movies?
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Jul 14, 2010
Member since Jan 2008
18 out of 18 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
First it was Star Wars, then Batman, then Indiana Jones.
Now Harry Potter gets the Lego treatment in Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4.
This game plays out very much like the other LEGO games. Your character gets special abilities in the form of spells and small creatures that you use to blast things to pieces, put together LEGOs to make things, and solve puzzles at the same time.
There are four episodes in this game, and they somewhat follow the first four books of the franchise. But the cut scenes take the material more lightly and with more humor than the books do. The humor for the most part is on target, and it’s one of the best parts of this (and any other LEGO) game.
The layout of the game is complex: there’s a whole lot for you to explore, and if you get lost, there’s a ghost guy that will guide you back onto the main path and onto the next level.
But, some of the puzzles can get tough, and if you want to get all the secrets and all the golden blocks (there are 200 of them), you will most likely have to buy the strategy guide. A standard run through of all four levels took me about 10 hours, which is a lot given the lack of depth of other action/ adventure games.
When you get through the game, you have the option of playing any level with any unlocked character to get more goodies.
You can also take on one of 10 bonus levels.
And you can create your own levels with the level editor.
This is another in a long line of LEGO hits, and it makes me wonder who’s next to be (for lack of a better word) Legoized. But Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 will keep me satisfied until then. BUY IT.
Now Harry Potter gets the Lego treatment in Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4.
This game plays out very much like the other LEGO games. Your character gets special abilities in the form of spells and small creatures that you use to blast things to pieces, put together LEGOs to make things, and solve puzzles at the same time.
There are four episodes in this game, and they somewhat follow the first four books of the franchise. But the cut scenes take the material more lightly and with more humor than the books do. The humor for the most part is on target, and it’s one of the best parts of this (and any other LEGO) game.
The layout of the game is complex: there’s a whole lot for you to explore, and if you get lost, there’s a ghost guy that will guide you back onto the main path and onto the next level.
But, some of the puzzles can get tough, and if you want to get all the secrets and all the golden blocks (there are 200 of them), you will most likely have to buy the strategy guide. A standard run through of all four levels took me about 10 hours, which is a lot given the lack of depth of other action/ adventure games.
When you get through the game, you have the option of playing any level with any unlocked character to get more goodies.
You can also take on one of 10 bonus levels.
And you can create your own levels with the level editor.
This is another in a long line of LEGO hits, and it makes me wonder who’s next to be (for lack of a better word) Legoized. But Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 will keep me satisfied until then. BUY IT.
When will Lego learn?!
posted by jjohn2478 (OCEANSIDE, CA) Jul 9, 2010
Member since Feb 2008
1 out of 6 gamers (17%) found this review helpful
I was hoping to love this game as the past few Lego games were lacking and were just more of the same. Sadly as with the last few, this one fell very short as usual. The only Lego game worth playing in my opinion is Star Wars.
The controls are still wonky and awkward, the views are horrible as usual, and there in nothing exciting in this game at all to speak of. I honestly wouldn't mind just watching the whole movie series in Lego cut scenes as they are funny without any dialogue which is impressive, but the rest I can do without.
Skip this one (as well as the past few Lego games) and move on so the creators learn to end it here!
The controls are still wonky and awkward, the views are horrible as usual, and there in nothing exciting in this game at all to speak of. I honestly wouldn't mind just watching the whole movie series in Lego cut scenes as they are funny without any dialogue which is impressive, but the rest I can do without.
Skip this one (as well as the past few Lego games) and move on so the creators learn to end it here!
casting spells with ease
posted by trex6504 (HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PA) Aug 7, 2012
Member since Jan 2011
I had recently played this game and thought it was a great game. The game follows the first four movies hence the fact it is called years 1-4. The controls are simple and easy to use, with the nunchuk controlling movement and the z button used to cast spells and interact with things and the c button used to change characters. The graphics on this game are really good looking they look like the actually harry potter locations just in a lego world. The puzzles are challening but not so hard that they become frustrating. The only downfall I have with this game is the years are too long. There are two many levels between each year. If you are a fan of Harry Potter or just like the lego games I would recommend picking this game up. You will not be disappointed.
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