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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $6.24
You Save: $13.75 (69%)
New (14) Used (19) from $6.24
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 2424
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15405
Model: 15405
UPC: 014633154054
EAN: 0014633154054
ASIN: B000O5RHZW
Release Date: June 25, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: DAILY SHIPPING!! The Game is in very good condition and may or may not have very light scratches, which in no way has affected the viewing and playing capabilities. Case shows little signs of wear. Daily Shipping!
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| Customer Reviews:
 So-So August 3, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have all the other games, my favorite of the 5 is the second one. This game, although Hogwarts Castle was AMAZING! to run around in and explore, there was not.... plo, so to speak. You couldn't loose either, or you could! Any duel that was initiated that you were supposed to lose, you lost. Even fighting Voldemort in the end, all I did was press random buttons, even put the controller down, and I still won. Because I was "supposed to". In the other games, you could fail, get game over, win the house and quiddich cups. This had none of that. All we did was run around 50% of the game, find DA members and complete their silly, easy quests. All of the other games were more challenging, and much more content filled. I beat the game at 70% of the way thru. It seems like the main point of this game was for the "Room of Rewards" to show you scenes from the movie/video game creation. Yes, that's always nice to see behind the scenes stuff..... but cmon give me an interactive experience.
 Great game ! August 1, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm a great Harry Potter fan and I think this is the best Harry Potter game. I was disappointed by the Goblet of Fire game but I was really satisfied with this one. Hogwarts is so beautiful, so realistic, it really looks like the film's Hogwarts ! It is so immense you get lost in the many corridors and staircases at first, but you can also use the Marauder's map to find your way ! There is no load time between rooms, so you feel that Hogwarts is real. You have to fix things with your spells, you interact with the objects : armours, portraits, carpets, and even the golden snitch ! It's really nice to discover Hogwarts as if you were there ! And you earn points and rewards ! The storyline is OK, it's not great, but I think it's enough to understand the story. Spellcasting is really fun. You get to learn moves with the controller to cast spells.
It's definitely the best Harry Potter game !
Fun game July 28, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lots of fun. Great views of the Hogwarts. A little predictable in parts but overall a great game.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix July 23, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Kids would really like this game. I like that you can use magic that isn't introduced until a later book. It is really fun and I enjoy playing it a lot.
 Just like being at Hogwarts! July 17, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm a casual gamer, playing games that might interest me only, not really on the lookout for the latest and greatest. I'm also a big Harry Potter fan. In past years, I avoided the Harry Potter games merely because of some of the other movie tie-in games that I've played were basically on the intelligence level of an eight year old and rather silly indeed. But with the new book coming out this week, and the movie as well, I was sucked into purchasing this game, and have been pleasantly surprised.
Order of the Phoenix follows very closely the book and the movie, starting with a quick Dementor attach, to learning spells in Grimmauld Place, to quickly landing at Hogwarts. In the game, you are required to assemble the new D.A. by performing tasks, and to train the army with Defence spells. Along throughout the castle, you are asked to use your wand to repair things, clean up things, and discover many secrets hidden in the castle to earn more magical power for Harry.
Now, as a serious, challenging game, this isn't it. I've been finding it fairly easy to complete the tasks. In some occasions which the game required magic to complete a task, I found it easier to hold the controller with one hand while operating my wand with another. It was great fun to use spells to make things fly across the room, make carpets shake, and set lights on fire. Again, not challenging, but fun.
Let me say that the visual representation of Hogwarts is magnificent. It really is very complex, many leveled and layered. The details put into each room is just like being on the movie sets. The Grand Hall is beautiful, the Gryffindor Common Room has lots of little details, and even the journey to Hagrid's Hut is long and breathtaking. It really does simulate Hogwarts beautifully, and with the amazing ability of having NO load times between rooms, you really feel like you are there!
The pitfalls I've found are thus. You do bump into Ron and Hermione frequently., especially if you are in a small room and need to get out. In several of the rooms. In one occasion, a student was stuck partially through the ground. The biggest issue is the sound. In several rooms, I keep hearing this grating, grinding noise that doesn't seem to have any part in the story. In some cases, it is so loud, I cannot hear the characters speak. Occasionally, characters voices would cut out or sound fuzzy or buzzy. I would restart the game, and most of the problems were solved.
But overall, I do feel like I'm really getting my money's worth. Just by feeling like you are in Hogwarts is an amazing feat. This will be one game, after I've finished the tasks, that whenever I feel like visited the old magical school, I'll return to time and time again.
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