Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone PS1 Review Leave a comment

Magic. For me it is something unusual and mysterious. If they ask me to call any film where the main role of magic plays, then I would say: "Harry Potter!". Today we will talk about the game on the first part of Harry Potter.

Platforms

The game has several options: the version for the PC is designed by Knowwonder. The version for PlayStation 1 is designed by Argonaut Games. Versions for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance are developed by Griptonite Games. Versions for Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2 are designed by Warthog Games. There is also a simplified version for mobile phones.
The publisher is Electronic Arts together with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The publisher and localizer of the Russian -speaking version is Soft Club.

Development

Harry Potter and philosopher’s stone ”is based on the story of the same name, and thanks to cooperation with Warner Bros. The game also contains the scenery and environment from the film adaptation . The version for the PC was developed by the Knowwonder software developer and was built on the Unreal Engine engine, which allowed it to play both software and hardware modes. EA received the right to play Harry Potter in August 2000. The executive producer of the game Chris Graham said that the game is intended for children from eight to fourteen years old with its gameplay based on puzzles. PlayStation version of an argonaut was developed as an action – the Platform Game, which is integrated in 3D – the environment in its gameplay. In Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, the version was individually developed by Griptonite Games and Eurocom . The philosopher’s stone was first shown at a PC at the E3 exhibition in May 2001. The press release followed a few months later, on November 13, 2001, a few days before the release of films on November 16. The press release says that the game will be released simultaneously with the film adaptation of the same name. According to rumors, the “Philosopher’s Stone” Rome was released in June 2003 for the sixth generation consoles . In July 2003, it was officially confirmed that EA was developing a new game for GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox, based on a format of the Harry Potter and the Secrets game, released in 2002. The game was developed by Warthog Games and is designed to correct some problems that arose in the previous game, such as the boot time. The game uses the same scenery and graphics as in the game Chamber of Secrets and the consoles of the previous generation, making them three -dimensional . The game was released on December 12, 2003.

Tasks, locations, etc.D

Collection of yellow beans in exchange for the broom Nimbus 2000 . Includes training levels for climbing, jumping and flight, as well as the Charms class where you study the Wingardium Leviosa spell. It ends with a duel with a boss-wizard-outer with Draco Malfoy and the discovery of the territory. Mini-game includes shooting at flying items to return them to the student. Castle territory.

Collection of blue beans in exchange https://crystalrollcasino.co.uk/ for a map of the famous witch and wizard. Includes herbology lessons, where you study the Inkendio spell, and the Quiddich samples, where you will learn how to catch a golden snitch. The task of the boss halfway is to defeat animated Gorgul, and the racing task is to catch Malfoy and return the memories. Includes the Quiddich match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. It ends when you find the hidden brain of the sloth stolen from Severus Snape, and return it to him. Mini-games include bob collection on time. The castle dungeon .

Collection of patch beans in exchange for quiddidal armor. Includes the potion class where you will learn how to prepare the therapeutic potion of Wiggenveld, and the protection class from the dark arts where you study the Verdimillious spell. You get into the dungeons twice: once during a potioning lesson, which includes passing past trolls, and the second time after the lesson. The second time you need to destroy four dark curses around the dungeon to open the door. It ends when this door is open and you can return to the lock. Mini-games include sliding boilers on lattices so that they do not get stuck in the corner. Upper castle.

Collection of red beans in exchange for Flippendo Duo spell. Includes a class of transfiguration, where you study AVIFORS, the level of race against a beer in the attic to pick up your parcel, the level at which you must use the invisible cloak to slip past Filch and Mrs. Norris, the level of the race to avoid the troll, attacking Hermione to the girl’s toilet to defeat him. Includes the Quiddich match between the Gryffindor and the Cogstens. Kosoy Lane.

A side quest that requires you to collect the ingredients for the potion to cure the Dragon Hagrid, Norbert. Includes the collection of coins in the mines of Greengotts Bank by controlling the shafts for mines and using coins to complete the mini-games in three stores to receive ingredients. He is self -sufficient and does not have collection beans with maps of famous witches and wizards, which are awarded only for good performance in Greengotts tests. Forbidden. Side quest to find the missing unicorn in the forbidden forest as a conclusion. Red beans continue to collect at this level. Includes damage to magical creatures and the use of famous spells to solve puzzles. It ends when the unicorn was found, and Hagrid gives Harry a flute, which can make animals fall asleep.

Plot

The game is divided into two options, either it is an independent project, or a game on the film (book). Independent, because for all the passage the similarity with the film was not enough, mainly the tasks were invented. Differences: Race with a PIVZ, little appeared in the game of Ron and Hermione, Hagrid did not give us a flute, in the film we euthanized the warm dog with a tape recorder (probably), and in the game by flute, etc.D. And the similarity: the search for the blood of a unicorn, a meeting with the three chapter dog, a meeting with a giant (probably), chess, a fight with a vollash de Morta (sorry, if not correctly wrote), etc.D

Quiddich

Quiddich is a sports game in the world of wizards, two teams of seven players on flying brooms are playing it with four goals. Three hunters are trying to get into the rings, a red ball called Kvoffl. The goalkeeper protects these rings. Also, a pair of blue goals with the name Bloders are rushed over the field at great speed and try to knock the players from the snowstorms. Two beaters beat these blitches in enemy players. There is also a small golden ball with wings called Snitch (sneakers), a catcher should catch it. Faculty of Gryffindor Faculty – Harry Potter.
Directly in the game, in the course of the plot, the player takes part in two matches. However, choosing a “Quiddich” item in the game menu, you can play Quiddich outside the plot. The tournament for six matches is available, in which the Gryffindor will play twice with the teams of the faculties of Kogtevran, Puffendi and Slytherin. After which the final match will be held, with the victory in which you can get the Quiddich Cup.

In the game, we just have to fly through circles, thereby accelerating when we approached the shorter, we will have to quickly hammer the button. It seems boring in appearance, but in fact, it’s not bad, it fascinates. I can imagine how cool it was to fly in 2001 on a broomstick.

Remembering tasks and impressions of the game

I liked the spells in the game. At first, it is difficult to do as they ask, but then you get used to it and it becomes easy and the very feeling that you are conjuring, it is cool. It is cool to fly on a broomstick, at first when they teach this, it is quite difficult to control a broom, but like with spells, you get used to it, you study and you are already a master. You can remember the tasks in the bank, this is a trip on trolleys, and when you need to slide on the floor, collecting something. In tasks with a trolley, the trolley goes itself, but it can also turn into all 360 degrees, and you need to cope with this. There will be obstacles on the way, and we also need to collect coins in our path, when we collect the right amount, the tasks are completed. Total levels 3. There is nothing special to say about the second, but this must also be invented so that we glide on the floor, because it is raw or that it is like that, this is a task for a while. You can also recall the task where we must pick up three parrots (probably). There would be no just to come and take a feather from the store, no, it must be mined ourselves. We must chase the parrot and constantly knocking on the button and for a while. But what a game experience). There is also a level of parkour where we must catch up with a beer, walking along the thin planks and sliding along them. Even when we give, we must destroy the toilets from the hands of the giant (forgot what is called) with a magic wand so that he does not fall into us and in our friends.

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