Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 3732
Platform: Gamecube
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Gamecube
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 14657
Model: 14633146578
UPC: 014633146578
EAN: 0014633146578
ASIN: B00009VE5I
Release Date: October 29, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Collect Quidditch Cards gained from challenges completed, moves made, and games won. These in turn unlock special moves, all of which help players achieve the ultimate honor of winning the Quidditch World Cup. | | • | Stunning 3D environments and special effects.The first and only way to experience complete Quidditch matches. Climb aboard a flying broomstick and take flight to engage in exciting competition high above the Quidditch pitch. | | • | Play as any one of four Hogwarts Houses and numerous characters from the books, including Harry Potter (as a Seeker on the Gryffindor team), crafty Draco Malfoy from Slytherin, and international Quidditch stars such as Bulgarias Victor Krum. | | • | Play all the Quidditch positions and execute all the high-flying moves: control the three Chasers to score ten-point goals with the Quaffle, the two club-wielding Beaters to control the two dangerous Bludgers, and the Keeper to guard the three goal rings |
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Product Description
Starting with any one of the four Hogwarts House teamsincluding Harry Potter's Gryffindorsplayers learn Quidditch basics with five original challenges and the Hogwarts House Cup competition. Once completed, players can enter the international World Cup tournament, choosing from a range of international teams including the USA, Bulgaria featuring Victor Krum, the hard-hitting Nordics, England, Japan, Germany, France, and Australia. Each national team sports its own Quidditch gear, has a unique
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Cool Game! February 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not a huge Harry Potter fan, but the franchise is well known and everyone loved the movies. But, how about a video game? I really like video games and this Qudditch game rocks. You can play on Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. Before the games you have training. Mostly to do with seekers or chasers. The game of course takes place in a great array of locations, such as the stadiums and fields and characters from the series are in this game as well. The game is 5 stars because it is a sport mixed with creativity. A sport on a broom.....an odd sport, but a real "Quidditch player" will like the game.
The game has real good graphics and will allow the new gamers and old ones like the game. If you have read the books, watched the movies, and saw the movie trailers, you will know the sport Quidditch. Now, what did I think of it overall? The game has it's up's AND down's, maybe it can require a Zoom In feature, because most of the graphics on screen are a ways away.
So, if you want to have a game that will last you long, I highly recommend it to any gamer, old and new. It is rated 'E' for Everyone.
 Not Quite Quidditch July 13, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very excited to see that EA was creating a "Quidditch World Cup" game. I'm a huge fan of their real sports titles, so I expected this one to be very good. J.K. Rowling has clearly defined the ins and outs of this imaginary game played on broomsticks in her books, and it seems like it would be a wonderful game to play if it were real. With that said, I'd love to give this game a four or five star rating, but I have to say that it only deserves three. Why? For many of the same reasons that others have given. The games do get quite a bit redundant and are very easy to win once you've mastered a few of the special moves. The celebration scenes by players when they've scored a goal and the special move sequences also become very redundant and boring after awhile. Also, the beaters and bludgers take some time to get used to. I must also agree with another reviewer that I was a little let down by the fact that Ireland didn't get a team on this game.
There are some good things about this game, though. EA took great care with the design and look of the stadiums and the individual players on each team. Fans of the books and the films will recognize Quidditch players like Harry Potter (obviously), Viktor Krum of Bulgaria, Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff, and a whole slew of other characters from all of the houses of Hogwarts and the international teams. Students from the individual houses, including Potter's trusty friends, Ron and Hermione, teachers, and others are spectators at each of the games. The stadiums look wonderful, and each has its own signature features such as the jack o'lanterns on the U.S. field (my personal favorite).
Everything is in place for a great "sports" game with "Quidditch World Cup," I just hope that EA goes back and refurbishes a few of the monotonous things about this game and gives fans of Harry Potter and Quidditch something to really get excited about. This one will suffice for now, but I'm sure that with the major success of this franchise, there will soon be an updated version of this game.
 Misses Expectations July 14, 2005
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Being a Harry Potter fan, I was thrilled when I heard a Quidditch game was going to be made. However, the game proved weaker than I thought. In terms of game features, the Hogwarts section was in my mind flawless, but the World stage had a lot of problems. First off, only nine teams(one of which has to be unlocked) are featured. World Champion Ireland(see Goblet of Fire)is strangely absent. The actual World Cup is a ladder tournament(not so in the books,)takes way too long to complete, and is simple to win(Just score as many points as possible.) The gameplay is easy, even though your teamates seem to have no idea how to play the game as they move away from the quaffle when you throw it to them. With how much it takes to be able to finally ride the Firebolt, you're already an expert at it. Every match plays the same and you easily get bored with the commentary, music, players, moves, goal celebrations, snitch catching, stadiums, teams, special moves, and of course, the two seconds per game you get to be the seeker, keeper, or a beater. The speed of the players is also monotonous. I think this game swings and misses, and the only reason my overall score is two stars is I've been hoping for a Quidditch game. Note to EA: Please remake and improve this game!
Very intoxicating June 12, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've played alot of video games and but there isn't one even close to Quidditch. It's not just playing in a quidditch match either. There are different challenges to complete that help make you a better player and gives you cards to get higher levels of play. I love the aspect that you can play all players. From watching the movie I thought the only interesting player was the seeker, but now I know that I would definately be a beater, but a chaser is very fun too. There are tons of places to play and every stadium is extremely different from one another. The first day I got it I played it for 8 hrs straight, but the only downside is that my thumb got a blister :( Otherwise this is one of the best games ever. I highly recommend it.
harry potter quidditch world cup October 29, 2004
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
this game is really cool you get to fight at different places like japan or france or many other places you get to chose your teams and you get to earn wizard cards to earn your broomstick or team like you can have a nibus 2000 or 2001 or even a firebolt the higher you are the harder it gets but its really fun this is like the best sports game ever well thats my opinion but this is better then harry potter and the prisoner of askaban or chamber its really cool. i hope this review was helpful enough.
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