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Has its moments, but very repetitive
The game definitely has some good things going for it - the sounds are very good, the adaptation of the film and books are overall well done, and some of the mini games are quite enjoyable. All of which does not make up for the most annoying part of the game, the sheer mind-boggling length of the levels. Not length in a good way, length in a "enter a room, beat the exact same creatures in the exact same way, solve a puzzle the same manner again" way. There is a line between challenging and monotonous, and the game designers crossed the line a long time ago. Certainly, shorter levels would have literally made for a shorter game, which is usually a bad thing. but nobody playing the game can help but groan when you clear one screen and go to the next that is exactly the same, and then keep doing that over and over. <
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>I also wish they had made more use of the touchscreen. The mini-games use it and are generally well done. You also use it sometimes when battling a creature. This part is actually pretty fun, and hints at the true potential of a Harry Potter game in which you do lots of things with the touchscreen, such as emulating wand movements. Unfortunately, the touchscreen creature battles happen randomly and rarely, and can be annoying - they take a long time for easy creatures that would have been defeated quite easily without the touch screen spell-casting mode. Conversely, they are quite handy when fighting some of the more tougher (or annoying) monsters, as you can always win fairly quickly in the touchscreen mode. <
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>The graphics are not quite up to par with other DS games, and there are places where the controls are difficult and the characters can get stuck. The gameplay is very straightforward - make your way from point A to point B, by killing monsters and unlocking puzzles (mostly by levitating things around). You play as one of the three characters, and the other two are with you can controlled by the game. However, for the most part they are useless and only get in the way. The game would have been much better if the other two simply apparated in when you needed them for those times when a large object just happens to block your path and can only be moved by the combined power of three wands. <
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>All in all, I cannot give this more than two stars, as its potential is more than overweighed by the glitches, the bad gameplay, and the annoyingly repetitive levels. <
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I'd rather read the books.
I purchased this game to go along with my new Nintendo DS, and at the same time purchased the GameBoy Advanced game "A Link to the Past/Four Swords." Well, I've only had the games for a few days, but while Link meets my every expectation, Goblet of Fire falls short of the mark. <
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>I'm a huge fan of the HP series but don't expect perfect continuity when it comes to the movies and the games. However, based my forever-old GameBoy Color Harry Potter games, I *did* expect a certain amount of, well, plot, and I'm definitely disappointed there. The graphics are great, don't get me wrong, but who cares how good the graphics are when you're just shooting spells over and over at the same creatures? And really, EA, is it necessary to put seven of the same creature in one room? I think that's overkill -- pun not intended. <
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>If you're a diehard, hardcore fan, you may like this game just because it's all about Harry Potter; however, I'd recommend spending your money on games with more sustenance, even if that means having to go backwards-compatible with old GB Advanced games. Sure, you don't get to use the fancy touchscreen, but at least you'll be playing something that gives your brain some sort of workout.

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Mediocre all around
I have to give them credit--the graphics are great. But that's the only thing. I liked the old harry potter gameboy games because there was actually a storyline and puzzles to figure out--in this one, all you do is wander around similar screens zapping things over and over. It gets tedious real fast. The controls also aren't very intuitive, and there are spots where the animation gets a bit choppy. I really like all the harry potter books, movies, and previous games, but I thought this was just plain boring.