Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

 Xbox
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
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  1. GameZone
    80
    The gameplay borrows heavily from the Zelda games and it works to great effect here. The controls are simple and easily mastered, never getting in the way of the gamer’s enjoyment of the game.
  2. TotalGames.net
    70
    The best accolade Philosopher's Stone can receive is that it makes the events of the first story (published way back in the twentieth century) seem fresh for the fans, while hiding nothing from the uninitiated.
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  3. IGN
    64
    Worst of all, the game's general lack of polish also means that it's buggy and sometimes employs questionable character artificial intelligence.
  5. TeamXbox
    64
    One of those games which you know is going to grate the nerves from the get-go; a cut-scene to show a door opening?
  6. Next Level Gaming
    64
    Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
  7. Official Xbox Magazine
    62
    Games are meant to be played, not watched, and this one has more cinemas than "Metal Gear Solid." [Jan 2004, p.79]
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  8. GameSpot
    61
    A weak follow-up to Chamber of Secrets that seems like an awkward fit for anyone who already owns last year's game.
  9. Xbox Nation Magazine
    60
    Yep, this is basically a rehash of last year's Chamber of Secrets game for Playstation, with similar visuals, controls, and combat. [Mar 2004, p.82]
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  10. GameSpy
    60
    Yes, a lot of the gameplay is boring and clunky, but through books and movies we've come to think of Harry and crew as friends, so the true fan will be able to look past a lot of the game's quirks and have a relatively decent experience.
  11. 1UP
    45
    It's hard to even say what's good about the game, because every attempt to get at the fun parts is like swimming to shore with lead weights on both feet.
  12. Game Revolution
    33
    Other than a couple isolated bits HP and the SS is a mess. And I didn’t play crap like this when I was a kid, at least not for long. I played Sonic. So there ya have it: Harry Potter is better than a Vomit flavored bean, but a little worse than Grass, and on a level with Booger.

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. TsCxHunt3RZ
    Jun 29, 2021
    7
    I Prefer this Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone game to some of the other versions but there is still a few let downs for me. mainlyI Prefer this Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone game to some of the other versions but there is still a few let downs for me. mainly the health system, it is too hard to find extra health thus you die a lot. Also I found a few missions quite buggy, especially the last as there was chocolate front the first time I played it, I then died respawned and they weren't there, meaning I had to keep trying to play that mission with half a bar of health (which took ages), also on the final missions the dogs should die from the spell lumps but I found that they could jump through it which was really annoying. However all in all I do really like this game and think it is the best adaption of this film.… Full Review »
  2. MatthewJ.
    Dec 10, 2003
    10
    I love all of the Harry Potter games and this is no exeption!
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