Lego Harry Potter: Episodes 1-4 (PS3)

Ah, Harry Potter. The character that began as a roughly formed idea that a certain Joanne Rowling came up with on a train journey from Manchester to London in 1990 has come a long way. In twenty short years the spectacled young wizard has become the star of seven books (not counting the extra spin off), seven going on eight films, and a theme park. In addition, the obligatory lines of toys and memorabilia continue to dominate markets, and it is in this group that we can include computer games. Somewhat predictably, every Harry Potter film to date has been released with a computer game not long ... more

I’ve never really played much of the Harry Potter games and I was never a big Star Wars fan so I’ve not really ever given the Lego games a chance but then I thought why not give this a go, as the whole franchise of Harry Potter is coming to a grand finale with the final movie hitting our screens in the summer I wanted to dip into a bit of nostalgia. I apologise if I reveal any spoilers, however, as the Harry Potter series is so popular, I'm sure you'll be familiar with the plot outlines, twists and turns. First Impressions Like I said, I’ve never played any of the Lego games before so I was a ... more

The Lego series of video games that began with Lego Star Wars in 2004 has slowly moved from a charming novelty to one of my favourite series' of games. Each has taken a source material, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman, and crafted an intelligent, family friendly game around it. Using familiar Lego pieces to act out your favourite moments from your favourite films, it will win over your kids while the gentle satire is great for grownups too. Lego Harry Potter is the latest in this series, based around the first four Harry Potter films, it is also probably the best. The game is centred around ... more

Having pretty played our way through several other Lego games, it's fair to say that the 6 year old and I were awaiting the release of the latest Lego game - Harry Potter Years 1-4 with great anticipation. The trailer, which we first saw at Legoland itself in 3-D looked promising, but having heard mixed things about the previous lego game to be released before this one, Indiana Jones 2, I did wonder if it would be as good as it looked. Having played our way through a fair bit of the game already, which as you might expect is in 4 "years" and follows the stories as far as I can tell, I have to ... more

My review on this product - lego harry potter 1-4 years Currently 30 odd pounds in the shops, if you search online, should definitely be cheaper. It really is a funny game, - as always - lego games are ment to be with some humour, and in this one its been done excellently. Its definitely a charming game, and it has a really great gameplay. Theres a loads of variety of things to do in gameplay, I wont spoil to much for you, or it wont be fun if you buy the game. Theres loads of hidden stuff through out the game which over time you will find out more faster. They are usually secret man holes to ... more