Product Description

Harry Potter and Chamber Of Secrets takes you back to the world of magic and mystery from the hit book series!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12767 in Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2002-11-05
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Xbox
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• Here you'll learn all new spells, undertake new quests, make new friends and challenge new adversaries -- all to discover what's in the legendary Chamber Of Secrets!
• As you face off against the many magical challenges, you'll use your skills to piece together a puzzle and see if you must face You-Know-Who again
• An enchanting new adventure for the whole family!

Amazon.co.uk
Even though they were clearly aimed at children, the first Harry Potter games nevertheless managed to be quite good--an extraordinary feat considering that film-license games are usually awful. For this second crack at the gaming wand Harry moves to next-generation consoles too, and, from the two-level demo we played, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is looking even better than 2001's efforts.

Looking and playing similarly to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda, the first level has you zapping gnomes with a stun spell and ejecting them from the garden they're roaming around in. Although simple in gameplay terms, this first little section allows you to get used to the pleasingly intuitive and flexible controls. A subsequent level is based on more traditional action set pieces, with you as Harry jumping about on platforms, avoiding elves, and using a magic spell to chop down ropes. It’s a real surprise to see a game this high profile, which would easily have sold a million if it’d been a blank disc with the Harry Potter logo, being made with such care and imagination. In fact, so good does it look so far that the old lie about nonfans of the movie/book being able to enjoy it might actually be true. --David Jenkins

(This preview refers to the PlayStation2 version of the game.)