Product Description
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In the Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup game, Harry Potter fans
can fully experience the magical power, speed, and competition of
Quidditch, the favourite sport of witches and wizards.
The magical sport of Quidditch is an exciting and challenging
game involving two teams of seven players who fly on broomsticks,
four balls in simultaneous play (one Quaffle, two Bludgers, and
the elusive Golden Snitch), and a unique scoring system. In Harry
Potter: Quidditch World Cup, players can control all the
Quidditch positions and high-flying moves, scoring with Chasers,
defending with Beaters and the Keeper, and trying to capture the
Snitch with the Seeker. Gamers can choose any one of the four
Hogwarts House teams (including Harry Potter's Gryffindor and
Draco Malfoy's Slytherin) to triumph in the Hogwarts Cup, gaining
an rtunity to attend the Quidditch World Cup.
In the international World Cup tournament, players can choose to
play for professional teams, which include the USA, Bulgaria
(featuring Victor Krum), the hard-hitting Nordics, England,
Japan, France, Germany, and Australia. Sporting their own
Quidditch uniforms and unique stadium environment, each nation
has different strengths and tactics that lend strategy and depth
as players progress through a unique ladder system.
.co.uk Review
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Arguably the element of the Harry Potter books and films that
most lends itself to a video game, Quidditch is a strange sport,
and initially seems quite complicated. However, in the new game
Quidditch World Cup, it's both fun to play and a good choice for
all the family.
It's also more straightforward than you'd think. Much thought
has clearly gone into providing a gentle learning curve, and
picking up the basics of the game is supremely easy. It's helped,
of course, by having familiar faces from the Harry Potter world
all along the way, guiding you through what you need to know.
The ultimate is to walk away with the prize of the game's
title, but first there's the small matter of the Hogwarts'
tournament to win. You align yourself with one of the four
houses, and seek to win that before you can move on to the
international stages. And that promptly gets you into the heart
of the action.
The gameplay, as you'd expect, is frantic and exciting, and
while it's not going to keep the older gamer occupied for too
long, its target audience is clearly going to be in its element.
To keep things going that bit longer, you can earn Quidditch
cards as you progress. These are rewards given to you along the
way, and can unlock fresh elements of the game. With plenty to
collect, it's an added feature that helps prolong the game's life
span.
Quidditch World Cup is a game with obvious appeal to the many
legions of Harry Potter fans. Fortunately for parents the world
over, thanks to entertaining gameplay and its faithfulness to the
source material, it's not going to disappoint them. --Simon Brew
Review
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"This could've been a cynical money spinner, but it has been
produced with real care. Potter fans will love it." -- Official
PlayStation 2 Magazine
- The first and only way to experience complete Quidditch matches.
- Play as any one of four Hogwarts Houses.
- Play all the Quidditch positions and execute all the high-flying moves.
- Play as characters from the books, including Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and more.
- For 1 or 2 players.