Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 PC
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. PC Zone UK
    79
    Excellent recreation of Hogwarts. [Sept 2007, p.80]
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  2. PC Format
    76
    A surprisingly entertaining and rewarding experience. Amazing, I know. [Sept 2007, p.54]
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    74
    It almost seems as if those virtual barriers we often find in video games have disappeared in this game, as if magic had taken over and made this game endless.
  5. IGN
    73
    A non-Harry Potter fan is going to look at Order of the Phoenix and only see the flaws -- the music drowns out the dialogue, sometimes Harry has trouble opening doors, and there's a graphical glitch here and there -- but if you know what gillyweed does and you don't have one of the better console versions, you'll enjoy this game.
  6. ActionTrip
    68
    Despite its drawbacks, this is one of the better games in the Harry Potter series. Regrettably, it still lacks the kind of depth that would bring it closer to other competing games on the market.
  7. GamerNode
    64
    Order of the Phoenix is the first movie game of the year that would be considered solid for a game, period. For a movie tie-in, it's spectacular.
  8. PC Gamer
    59
    Die-hard Potter fans will thrill throughout to checking Hogwarts' huge and detailed environs, but Order of the Phoenix's repetitive gameplay will make many wish someone would cast an Avada Kedavara spell in their direction and put them out of their misery already. [Oct 2007, p.66]
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  9. PC Gamer UK
    51
    Hacky port that bleongs on consoles. [Sept 2007, p.80]
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  10. GameSpot
    50
    The video game version of Order of the Phoenix captures none of the magic in the Harry Potter books or films.
  11. VideoGamer
    50
    While the core mechanics of Order of the Phoenix are verging on excellent, the game that's been built around them is basically a series of chores in disguise.
  12. Boomtown
    40
    It's a shame really as EA could have done a whole lot better. The control system could be a lot better, the animation could be better and the cut-scenes could be better.
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#67 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#31 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 105
  3. Negative: 29 out of 105
  1. DomD.
    Jun 26, 2007
    10
    Very good game! Fun and entertaining! Get it!
  2. genji22
    Aug 18, 2018
    0
    Its actually pretty disapointing. Graphicly it looks ok but the gameplay is far too hard and annoying. Its not interesting as well and ratherIts actually pretty disapointing. Graphicly it looks ok but the gameplay is far too hard and annoying. Its not interesting as well and rather boring to play.… Full Review »
  3. Steeldude
    Jul 9, 2015
    5
    The thing is, this is a large improvement over the mess that the Goblet of Fire was, but compared to the first three games, this game is bad.The thing is, this is a large improvement over the mess that the Goblet of Fire was, but compared to the first three games, this game is bad.
    I have to say that this game has probably the second best designed Hogwarts in the whole series with the castle being really large and faithful to the movies but on the other hand it is WAY too large and it is not fun to search for every hidden secret like it was in the first three games because it takes forever in this game.
    Also, the major part of the game play revolves around doing fetch quests to gain members for the Dumbledore Army. These quests are all pretty boring and because they require you to run from one place to another, doing some sort of a short jumping sequence or something else that's largely unimaginative and then running back, followed by running somewhere else again, doing something little and running back and repeating this for like 28 times or so, you can imagine the level of BOREDOM yourself.
    Summary: Great looking castle, super repetitive and boring gameplay.    … Full Review »
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