Sunday, 19 May 2013

PPP1 Research: Lego Harry Potter


Like the other game in the franchise, Lego Harry Potter by Travellers Tales, this one is fantastically childish to play and wonderful if you are a fan of the books and films. This game adaptation take everything that is good about Harry Potter and makes it better in every way. It takes the humorous aspects of the films and exploits them without the characters ever having to speak which is something that works so well because as seen in Lego Lord of the Rings game the voice acting does not work.

This game is so fun and creative and is any Harry Potter fans must have due t how well the game actually runs and how cartoony and wonderfully brilliant the graphics and characters are. Like with other Lego games there are so many characters that can be played as; each having different outfits to choose from as well. Or there is the create your own character in which you can use bits and pieces from all of the other characters and make your own Snape with McGonagol's hair and Dumbledore's beard which is amazing to see.

Like most things in the Lego world throughout the different levels Lego studs can be collected and then used to buy characters, spells and also the last few Gold Bricks you need to get that all important 100% completion. This is another thing that always attracts me most to the Lego games is that they can be completed 100% and you can see where your at to that goal at any time, something I like to have in a game so that I cans see how far I am to completing it.

One of the best features about this game is the fact that once you have completed each level you are then able to go back to each level and gather any remaining items in the freeplay mode where you can play as your favourite character - providing you have unlocked them. Then once each of the levels are completed 100% you have the chance then to explore Hogwarts itself; finding secret rooms and unlockables that ensure that you get to that magic 100% completion. Otherwise whats the point in playing it?

Combining these details together creates a really fun game that is always so exciting to play and uses the original soundtrack throughout the game as well meaning that it is always very happy and colourful even in the darkest places of the game.





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