Harry potter: quidditch world cup for pc reviews

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By Matt Cassamassina
Publisher Electronic Arts is no stranger lớn the Harry Potter universe.

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The company has already released a handful of console action-adventures which follow the Boy Who Lived through his first two years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft và Wizardry and there are more in the works. But in its latest title, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, EA makes the fictional thể thao of Quidditch a focal point for players.

As longtime Potter fans -- ones who have read all the books and watched their transformations into movies -- we know Quidditch all too well as a kind of intense, dynamic, and dangerous mutation of soccer which is played not on the ground, but rather in the air. Tác giả J. K. Rowling did a fantastic job of imaging this fantastical sport and Warner Bros. Commendably recreated it on the silver screen. The good news is that EA's interactive take plays well and looks sharp. The bad news is that it is neither as frantic-fast nor as unrestricted as Quidditch is in the books và movies, which is sure to lớn disappoint the Potter hardcore.

The Facts The first và only way to experience complete Quidditch matches. Climb aboard a flying broomstick & take flight khổng lồ 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 Bulgaria's Viktor Krum Play all the Quidditch positions và execute all the high-flying moves: control the three Chasers to lớn score ten-point goals with the Quaffle, the two club-wielding Beaters to lớn control the two dangerous Bludgers, the Keeper to lớn guard the three goal rings, & the Seeker khổng lồ capture the Golden Snitch to kết thúc the match và score 150 points Compete for the Quidditch World Cup, with professional Quidditch teams and stadium environments including USA, England, France, Germany, the Nordic Team, Japan, Spain, Australia, & Bulgaria - featuring Viktor Krum The first Harry Potter two-player experience -- two players can play head to lớn head on PC & all consoles 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 3 chiều environments và special effects

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Gameplay EA has done a commendable job of realizing the Potter universe in Quidditch World Cup. The trò chơi sparkles with crisp FMV sequences featuring Harry, friends và rivals, and a slick menu interface set lớn the backdrop of the sport itself enables a variety of play modes & options. In this way, Quidditch World Cup is -- fictional competition or not -- a lot like one of EA's many sports offerings lượt thích Madden. By the same token, players can pick from their favorite teams -- houses like Gryffindor và Slytherin -- for instance, and likewise earn wizardry cards which are great for viewing & for unlocking special moves & arenas. It's a very well balanced cài đặt with a tangible degree of depth. But whether gamers choose khổng lồ partake in an exhibition match against a friend or go through the Hogwarts Cup in an attempt to advance to the World Cup, it all boils down khổng lồ the same gameplay scenario, which of course revolves around the sport of Quidditch itself. In Quidditch, which is more or less wizard soccer, two teams comprised of seven players each compete against one another on broomsticks in the air. The quaffle, a floating sphere, acts as the equivalent lớn a soccer ball. Three "chasers" on each team offensively move the quaffle up and down the airborne stadium & attempt to hurl it through one of three existing goals for 10 points. One "keeper," or goalie, on each kết thúc tries khổng lồ block & return those attempts. Players must also witch out for "bludgers," or hard spheres with minds of their own that blaze around arenas và try lớn knock wizards off of their broomsticks. The sole job of two "beaters" on each team, or wizards armed with bats, is to lớn make sure the bludgers don't zoom in và take out one of their chasers. Lastly there's the "snitch," a tiny golden sphere that hides itself around the arenas; each team has a single "seeker" whose only goal is lớn find & capture it, which is worth so many points that whichever team finds it first usually wins the match.

EA has successfully included all of the play options in its recreation of the sport. Gamers can on broomstick move adequately around the stadiums, dodge attacks, send bludgers after opponents, or pass to teammates & shoot the quaffle through rings for points. Shots can be charged by holding down the shoot button, which is a nice touch. Naturally, chasing after the snitch also figures into each match, và this scenario in particular, as it controls tightly và requires some level of strategy, is a lot of fun.

The trò chơi also does a fine job of capturing the spirit of the films. Brief, but entertaining cut-scenes during matches show seated house friends cheering in delight after a score is made, which helps pound trang chủ the color of the license. Players that choose khổng lồ play as Slytherin will even get to see crude close-ups of Crabbe and Goyle, and what's not to lượt thích about that? These cut-scenes are different depending upon the team selected and their performance.

On top of everything else, EA has thankfully even deepened the experience some for the gaming world. There are well done special moves that can be executed at the right time -- a wide variety of mid-air volleys and acrobatic steals.

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Players can manipulate the seemingly out of control bludgers and send them after opponents in attempts khổng lồ knock them loose of their broomsticks. This function is very entertaining, especially in multiplayer matches. Easily performed steals are commonplace. There's even a fun bộ combo system, which enables players lớn string together a series of passes & then score -- and successfully doing this, we assure readers, is undeniably satisfying.

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But just as the offering succeeds in some areas it also fails in others. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that gamers have no control over vertical movement in arenas. EA says it didn't include the option because it would make the control cài đặt too complex for younger players, but by our measure the go-anywhere-flying in Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, which also included a Quidditch mode, feels much more intuitive because we can
move in any direction. & besides, some of the combos in World Cup are more complex than flying in any direction ever could be. Another shydroxyzinex.comificant drawback, just as important, is the title's overall lacking sense of speed. Flying around the environments feels subdued -- but not slow -- compared to the unpredictably fast & furious Quidditch matches deshydroxyzinex.comed in the books & movies. Và finally, the game -- at least in single-player mode -- is too easy. Quidditchers will be able lớn mop the opponent AI up with very little effort, which means that younger players are likely khổng lồ get the most enjoyment out of it.

World Cup is, in spite of these issues, a well-conceived, fun interactive take on the fictional sport. It's also a trò chơi that has enough options, be it game Boy Advance functionality with the GameCube version (players can links up for cooperative play or khổng lồ trade cards with friends who also own the handheld), or the hundreds of secret-unlocking cards that can be collected through the Hogwarts và World Cups. Và on đứng top of everything else, there is the two-player split-screen mode, which is just as fun as the regular experience with the added benefit of going against a friend, who can be insulted repeatedly after they crumble & lose. Graphics Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup looks very much lượt thích the Warner Bros.' movies và that's a high compliment. From the clean, detailed & well-animated character models (complete with facial movement) khổng lồ the gloriously varied và colorful wide-open stadiums, the game's visuals are well-realized. It can't be an easy undertaking to lớn make flying on a broomstick look anything but painful, but in the context of the title it looks magical & energetic, a feat achieved through fluid, varying character animation, a wealth of particle effects and more. Dynamic in-game cut-sequences highlight the importance of special moves, as characters will actually jump atop their broomstick và balance there and these scenes drive the satisfaction factor up. The title even runs in widescreen mode for televisions that support it.

On the downside, the camera occasionally disobeys và momentarily shoots the kích hoạt from the wrong angle, the backgrounds lack geometry detail & some of the textures in the title could stand for more clarity. Finally, the framerate sometimes dips here và there, but is generally smooth. Sadly, World Cup does not run in progressive scan mode on GameCube or PlayStation 2.

Sound Solid all around. Epic orchestrated music accompanies the loud, energized FMV sequences & in-game play scenarios, and a truckload of sound effects account for everything from the buzzing snitch khổng lồ the thumps of bludgers và eruptions of goals. On the other hand, some of the effects can be repetitious. Excellent unique voice work means that everybody -- from Harry khổng lồ Draco -- sounds the part (for obvious reasons). The title even runs in surround sound.

Controls One quick bit that those playing the PC version should note. You will need to have a gamepad khổng lồ use the game successfully. While it provides keyboard support, it is provided terribly. Diagonals are impossible. It seems that they've stuck the keyboard controls in analog or something like it meaning that sometimes players will simply refuse lớn fly in the direction you would like them to. However, simply plugging in a controller will solve any of those problems.