- Publisher: EA Games
- Release Date: Jun 25, 2007
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360
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Thanks to the top-notch production values, this is an easy recommendation for fans of the books or movies.
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A treat for Harry Potter fans.
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It suffers from a couple glitches, but this is without question EA's greatest Harry Potter, as well as one of its best movie-based games.
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The experiment is a success and testament to the fact that EA really has been spending more time crafting these games as the movies and books become more ambitious. If "Half-Blood Prince" produces the same leap in concept as we've seen here, Potter fans will really be in for something.
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The mission objectives are mundane, but all the little secrets littered throughout give it a sense of discover that Harry Potter games have failed to deliver in the past. If you’re a diehard Potter fan then don’t think twice about picking it up, and action gamers will find a lot to like as well.
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Order of the Phoenix is without a doubt the best entry in the Harry Potter game series to date.
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No user interface creates a bit of a different feel to the game. The flow, though, is very nice and the game uses the school as a sandbox game mechanic, letting players move through the quests at their own pace.
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Sure, Order of the Phoenix is a little rough around the edges, but it's still the best Harry Potter game yet. Fans will get a huge kick over how well it recreates Harry's world.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKA top-notch sandbox adventure and also one of the finest movie tie-ins in years. [Aug 2007, p.100]
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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 a snitch is and what gillyweed does, you'll dig this game.
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The extreme care taken with reproducing the world, characters, and story of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix results in certainly the best Harry Potter game yet and a perfect counterpart to the film.
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Games Master UKFans will have fun with it, but the camera and controls could do with a touch of 'Reparo'. [Aug 2007, p.64]
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It really shows that EA not only took notes from the films and books, but listened to the fans to give them what they want.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 44
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Mixed: 8 out of 44
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Negative: 19 out of 44
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