Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Review

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(More customer reviews)It has been a while since a decent Harry Potter game has been released, the last note worthy game that came out was back on the xbox, Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets, the game played full out like a Zelda style of an adventure game, and had alot going for it in the fun gameplay department, Now we fast forward 3 years later to Potter's 5th year at Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix (which i will refer to from here on as HP:OOP) has taken a new step into the HP gaming franchise, the developers of the game EA have gone full on to make a virtual and near perfect rendition of the entire school of Hogwarts. Yes you can explore everything from the Library, to Hagrids Hut, or even Mertels Bathroom. There are loads of secrets to be found i the game through what is known as Discoveries. By simply using your Non combat magic you can clean up messes, fix things, move around furniture, start fires etc, there is so much stuff you can do its not funny.
At any point in the game once you start learning your Defence against the dark arts magic, you can approach certain characters and challenge them to a duel so to speak, you can recruit lots of people and have them trained into Dumblerdores Army, Which goes into the story line of the Order of the Phoenix, You can attend classes and learn lots of HP universe stuff, you can play HORDES of mini games, from Chess, to Memory Cards etc... The list goes on, Not to mention this type of game is PERFECT for the Xbox 360 Achievments, there is alot to do and achievments to push you to do them.
Graphically the game is quite impressive, there is excellent use of architecture throughout the game, the lighting and character models are top rate, and not to forget Its all in HD (1080p for me), The game has no loads times what so ever and never really has any problems with the framerate ever.
Sound is well produced with the already famous HP themed music, and all the voice acting is done professionally by the actual Movie Actors and Actresses. A very nice touch to the game original Authenticity. Everything is produced in a loud bass pumping Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, so crank it up and enjoy.
The games overall lasting value is quite high if your a Potter fan because you will want to collect and find everything the game has to offer and unlock all the extra content which is load upon loads of movies, story boards, pictures, interviews etc.. Now i see why they didnt' release a Special Edition of the game because they were smart and kind enough to load it all in the game as part of the accomplishments pursued in the game.I highly recommned the game to anyone that enjoys a solid adventure style of game, as well as a great story telling or fantasy style of story.

Of course if you areaPotter fan passing this game up is like passing on reading the last book. So if you have any doubts get it, if you see the movie and then play the game it will make it all that much better. But remember the game does reveal the story so if you don't already know what happens then be fore warned.
Pros:

+Graphics are well suited for a HP game

+The sound is Crisp and Well pronuounced in DD5.1

+Loads of things to do, Huge School to exlore

+Story holds true to the book and the movie

+No Load Times

+Lots of Unlockables

Cons:

-No Multiplayer

-No Xbox Live content to be found?

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Product Description:
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts. The wizarding community is in denial about his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. The Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the Hogwarts students

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