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06-23-2007, 05:06 PM
| | OotP Wii video game images & review
IGN has a full video review of the Order of the Phoenix video game on the Wii, as well as several new images. Quote:
Previous Potter titles have included virtual recreations of the mysterious school, but all of them pale in comparison to this one. In this game, Hogwarts is absolutely, positively enormous and you can walk or climb in most directions, whether that means traveling to the Gryffindor Common Room and beyond to don Harry's invisible cloak or to the Grand Staircase, Dungeon Corridor, Clock Tower, Viaduct, or even Hagrid's Hut.
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These locations look more life-like than they ever have before and there are absolutely no load times separating walkways or rooms, a real feat given the scope of the world. This latter truth means that the entire school feels like one connected entity and not a series of rooms linked together by load screens. However, the completely streaming world does not arrive without any drawbacks. Unfortunately, the fluidity of the entire package is sluggish; this latest Potter runs between 20 and 30 frames per second and the motion is sometimes inconsistent.
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The bigger problem is that despite the gargantuan make-up of the world and all the storylines the game juggles, you will too often find yourself on some random fetch quest. To the developer's credit, these quests are usually more interesting than the norm, but they aren't very original.
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The dialogue is generally well delivered and the story-driven cinematics are well choreographed. However, for some unexplainable reason, the transitions from gameplay to cut-scene are jumpy and jarring, which is unfortunate. As the storyline advances, you will see that major book and movie plot points are mirrored within the game and you will eventually be able to play as the Weasley brothers, Sirius Black and even as Dumbledore as he fights Voldemort.
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For me, this is one of those games whose faults are ultimately lesser than its strengths. I actually do sometimes become frustrated with the camera or the fact that my Marauder's Map footprints clumsily lead Harry, Ron and Hermione to some locations, but I find myself having a lot of fun with the complete package anyway. As a fan of the franchise, the school that EA has created is intoxicating, and you will want to explore its every nook and cranny, a feat that would surely take Dumbledore himself a considerable amount of time. I've rated The Order of the Phoenix 7.8 on Wii because it is a good game with some issues, but I suspect die-hard fans will be able to look past the inadequacies and embrace the accomplishments. If you like Harry Potter at all, give it a try. The full video review can be seen here. Ten new images from the game can be seen here. |
06-23-2007, 05:11 PM
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| Veela
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a fairytale
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Jillian McGuffin Sixth Year | Gryffindor Goddess That is so cool! *watches video* 1st to post! |
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06-23-2007, 05:18 PM
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| Jobberknoll
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mexico.
Posts: 4,063
Hogwarts RPG Name: Ginny First Year |
The game sounds quite interesting. I'm not much into them, but sounds good. I still insist the kids don't look particularily good, some work could be done there, but I also understand design limitations.
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06-23-2007, 05:36 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DRFC,EWFC,RGFC,TFFC, SBFC, DAFC
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Jill Garza Third |
Sounds fun. Except for those missions that aren't very original...
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06-23-2007, 05:36 PM
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| Tonks Is My Woman Billywig
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle of now
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sakura Maharene Salome Tamaka Lada | Awsome!
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06-23-2007, 05:41 PM
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| K.O DD's Love Minerva's Kindness Puffskein
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Abby Sumpter |
thats great!
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06-23-2007, 05:58 PM
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| Occamy
Join Date: May 2007 Location: London
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Cora Dredworth Sixth Year x1
| connoisseur of comfort ❅ Crayola's Wibby Mrs Alex Turner ❅ Netflix and meow
Sounds Amazing!!
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06-23-2007, 06:01 PM
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| Fwooper
Join Date: Jul 2006
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cool!
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06-23-2007, 06:36 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: neverland. ;)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Lyn Molinero |
some of the cast from heroes were there.
heroes and harry potter, *faints*
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06-23-2007, 07:28 PM
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| Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: (CDT) GMT-5
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Asher Stinson Second Year Ministry RPG Name:
Zoe Ladasha Ministry Specialty Area |
That would be fun to play!
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06-23-2007, 07:33 PM
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| Ashwinder
Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA
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| Ultimate Potterite Original original Sounds like a great game! |
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06-23-2007, 10:26 PM
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| Runespoor
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wonderland
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Logan Paton Gryffindor Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Gillyweed Beery Slytherin Third Year Ministry RPG Name:
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| Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch That sounds so fun! *Wants a Wii*
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06-23-2007, 11:48 PM
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| Billywig
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Sanrio store spending big bucks!
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Cocoa Third |
Sounds fun!
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06-23-2007, 11:59 PM
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| Imp
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Sandy Cartrite First |
Hey Harry is noit a winer but i want that game so much
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06-24-2007, 05:03 AM
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| Mooncalf
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 6,963
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cool! I have a Wii! although i don't want to play as harry... or ron.... or hermione......... ew.
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06-24-2007, 10:17 AM
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| George's Ear Jarvey
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southampton/England
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Narisa Carter First Year |
I agree, I don't want to play as one of the trio, I want to play a death eater like Bellatrix!
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06-24-2007, 12:52 PM
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| Jarvey
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Auror Headquarters! Signature and avator by Gemini Graphics.I am in luv with their work
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Daniel Sterling Third | I juss wanna get this game and start NOWWWWWWWW!!!
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06-25-2007, 12:16 PM
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| Romanian Longhorn
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Neverland
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Margaret Jacqueline Atkinson Morris Fifth Year | Potter’s Princess A+ FangGirl
I'm seriously thinking of buying a Wii...
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they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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06-25-2007, 03:10 PM
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| Pygmy Puff
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a pineapple. <3
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Emerson Gray. Fourth Year | G1GGL3R! *giggles* My GarBear Oh cool. |
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06-26-2007, 11:34 AM
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| Nogtail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hogwarts School of W
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Mindy Song |
I sooo wanna get it! If only I had a Wii...maybe I can afford one, not easily, though.
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