Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

10 Hours or Less

The Bottom Line:

"Been there, done that"

Game Review-Gameboy Advance-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Review 129

Released: November 14, 2002
Publisher: EA Games
Developer: Eurocom Ent.
Game Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure
ESRB Rating: E for Everyone
ESRB Description: Violence

Story: 30%
Gameplay: 40%
Graphics: 20%
Improvements: 0%
Durability: 10%

Story (7/10)
As with most movie-based games, this installment of the Harry Potter covers the events that happen in the movie with a ton of skipping in between and not a lot of explanation.

Gameplay (5/10)
The controls are very unbalanced compared to previous titles. There's no other way to describe it. They're just awkward and hard to grasp. Enemies can quickly become frustrating because of this, and it's very easy to fall off edges and jumps are easily mistimed.

Graphics (6/10)
EA can do better than this. The graphics aren't even as good as they were in the first Harry Potter on the GBA.

Improvements (3/10)
Previous Games:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (GBC) (5.75/10)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (GBA) (6.25/10)

Durability (3/10)

Overall Score (5.6/10)
Rounded Score (6/10)

Final Thoughts:
A pitiful attempt at a handheld game. There are many things EA could have done to make it better.