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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube) | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy Used: £1.94
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 5011
Platform: Gamecube
Genre: action-games
Rating: Universal, particularly children
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Gamecube
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930031176
ASIN: B000069583
Release Date: November 15, 2002
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: NO MANUAL
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It was no surprise that the first Harry Potter games were a huge success, but what was unusual was that they were actually pretty good. Millions of fans will be pleased to hear that the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets game is even better. Taking its visual and audio cues from the movies but sticking closer to the book than a two-hour film ever could, the PS2 game begins as Harry starts his second year at Hogwarts despite an ominous warning from Dobby the House Elf. At its heart Chamber of Secrets is a 3-D platform game, similar to Super Mario or Jak & Daxter, with the same basic controls being used for the majority of the game. However, the nature of the story means the game is peppered with various mini-games and side quests, including Quidditch and Wizard duels. In between the major quests you get a chance to explore Hogwarts, which is impressively massive and filled with hidden secrets--the collecting of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans being of particular importance since they can then be traded with Ron's brother for everything from Famous Witches and Wizards Cards to upgrades for your Quidditch kit. If the game has only one fault it's the extremely long and unusually frequent loading screens that keep popping up, and which you soon get very tired of seeing. It's not nearly enough to ruin the game though, which must go down as one of the best book/movie conversions of all time. --David Jenkins
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Mixed opinions October 26, 2008
Mr. Oliver Tatlow (Bradfrod, UK)
My 7 year old daughter has just got into Harry Potter and thinks this game is brilliant. The graphics and game environment are well designed and look pretty good, the storyline of the game is fairly close to the book/film and it does capture the essence of Harry Potter.
On the other hand it's not one for serious gamers as it's too short, the game area is quite small and it's far too easy.
The controls are pretty awful too, which is not really a problem when exploring Hogwarts or walking between challenges/lessons however it becomes really annoying during the challenges.
There's major problems with the camera angle during these challenges especially when jumping between ledges. Often when you're near a wall it's impossible to spin the camera angle round behind Harry in order to line up your jump or it suddenly spins off to the side mid jump causing you to fall off.
When fighting enemies, pressing the R which is supposed to lock onto a traget works very badly indeed. Often when an enemy is standing right in front of you and attacking you and for some reason it simply won't lock onto it, or it targets a mushroom in the distance. Meanwhile you're getting a pummeling and can't do anything to retaliate.
The Quidditch matches are also pretty rubbish. Even my daughter found this part of the game boring. But guess that's JK Rowlings fault for devising a thouroughly pointless concept of a sport.
Would recommend this for young children who are already into Harry Potter, otherwise don't bother with it.
Great fun, but blink and you'll miss it... August 25, 2008
N. Preskey
On the upside, this is great fun, the levels aren't too challenging but require a certain element of skill, the grounds are very explorable and the side quests and items to collect will keep you very much entertained.
On the downside, the similarities to the book or film are tangeable, the graphics aren't groundbreaking (particularly now) and it is much, much too short.
Overall, if you are a Harry Potter fan, enjoy games which you can complete in a relatively short space of time without too much frustration and can pick this up cheap, then go for it. Otherwise, this game is not for you.
 Great Wee Game February 7, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good fun, light, a bit short but fun! I like the fact that you are able to explore the castle, you are not restricted to do the task set, you can wonder around. Not great if your up for a challenge.
Short but fun! January 9, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I didn't have high hopes for this game - in my experience, games based on films are usually dreadful but i actually found this quite fun! The graphics are good and the gameplay (although not hard) kept me entertained! It is however, really short and takes hardly any time at all to complete. This aside, the only thing which really annoyed me where the repeated phrases from the people you talk to....next time try getting a few more voice overs! Anyway, its a fun game for potter and non-potter fans alike!
Harry Potter lol September 11, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not a Harry Potter fan, but this game is great. It has some very nice ideas which work really well. The only downside is that the game is VERY VERY short and also quite easy. You could complete the game in a few days if u played it a lot.
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