After purchasing 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', I was blown away by its slick graphics and excellent cutscenes, so I was certain that the latest offering, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' would be just as good as its predecessor, if not better...How wrong could I be?
This game was lacking in so many areas that I wished I had never purchased it at all. Firstly, the graphics are poorly designed and so tiny on the PSP screen that you have to strain your eyes to recognise any of the characters.
Secondly, the cutscenes looked grainy and cartoon-like and featured absolutely no voice-work whatsoever, which is rediculous as every other platform (with the exception of the Nintendo DS) features fully voiced cutscenes and even has some voice-work from members of the original film cast as well.
Thirdly, the tasks in the game involve a large amount of running around Hogwarts looking for things to trade with other characters so that you can get even the tiniest amount of information or help from them. This very quickly results in the player becoming bored rigid after only a few minutes of gameplay.
What makes this game even worse though is that we already know what a good Harry Potter game can be like due to the 'Order of the Phoenix', so there really is no excuse for such a poor offering this time around.
I was bitterly disappointed with this game and traded it two days after it was purchased. I really struggled to find any redeeming features at all, and as a Harry Potter fan, I was annoyed that this game had done away with everything that made the previous title so good. This is definitely one to avoid. 0/10.