Originally Posted by Emma's Review

As far as appeal goes, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on the Wii will more than likely only satisfy fans of series.

The game touches on essential plot points but, by and large, these are cut-away segments rather than interactive elements. As a fan, particularly one who doesn’t like to be challenged (I’m likely to walk away from a video game if it takes more than three attempts to get past a certain point), hearing the cast voice-over contributions, and watching the characters re-imagined in much-improved graphic form, is enough for me. But the more sophisticated gamer and the muggles out there will be left feeling a little cheated.

That’s not to say there aren’t good bits. Duelling has been amped up a level, in terms of excitement, and is worked into the story rather well, even if it does get tiring to be stopped mid-mission to fight a random Slytherin, repeatedly. But after a while, the motions become repetitive and you find yourself flinging your arms any which way, simply to escape.

Mixing potions is similarly frustrating. Getting the movements and the ingredients right, in good time, is demanding enough the first few times, but again becomes boring; there just isn’t enough variety. And the much-talked about Quidditch is reduced to a simple ‘fly-through-the-shapes’ exercise.

Basically, your enjoyment of this game all comes down to the expectations you bring to it. If all you want is to revel in the world, collect items and get the pleasure of seeing the characters come to life, then you won’t be disappointed. Particularly since there are developments, in terms of subplots, that you didn’t see in the film and extra nuggets of comedy for the attentive fan. But if you want to be properly challenged, then I’m afraid you’re playing the wrong game.