Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (XBox360)

67%
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (XBox360) (2009)
genre: action, adventure

score: 67%
users: 85%

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'Certainly a more enjoyable Potter game than last year’s Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince for the Xbox 360 still doesn’t quite manage to be a great Harry Potter game.'
Read more » GameZone
'Movie tie-in or not, competent or not, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a half-arsed effort given the source material.'
Read more » PALGN
'There's little to no challenge present throughout the entire game, the story only makes sense if you already know the plot and there's a lack of things to do outside of the three main gameplay mechanics. Buy if you're a mega fan, but avoid if you like your games with even a tiny amount of depth.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'It has some really nice features, but for every nice one, there are an equal number of strange design choices or flaws.'
Read more » Team XBOX
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'A fun movie tie-in game, and it certainly lives up to what is expected of it. Although it isn’t terribly long or deep, it will give fans of the series some solid gameplay , and it certainly isn’t too challenging for younger fans who might want to play it.'
Read more » Cheat Code Central
'While EA did a poor job fleshing out the story, some of the sound-alikes aren't nearly as good as the film's cast (Snape doesn't even sound close) and a few facial animations look bizarre, but for the most part, Half-Blood Prince is one of the best Harry Potter games we've played.'
Read more » Gamedaily
'It's not groundbreaking and it's not the most engaging experience in the world, but there is something fun about dropping worms into a cauldron and desperately looking for 150 hidden crests.'
Read more » IGN
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