Product Description
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Ignoring Dobby the house-elf's grave warning that disaster will
strike if he returns to Hogwarts, Harry embarks on his second
year to find Dobby's predictions coming true. Harry soon finds
himself entangled in a dark plot against his "Mudblood"
classmates, as students keep turning up petrified. Could Draco
Malfoy be to blame, or is something even more malevolent at work?
With the help of returning friends Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, and
Hedwig, Harry will attend new classes to learn second-year spells
that will aid him in a quest to uncover the true identity of the
"Heir of Slytherin".
Enter fantastical free-roaming 3D environments from Harry's
world, becoming Harry Potter and delving not only into his world
but also into his personality, via an internal "voice".
Conversing with unique characters like Moaning Myrtle, shopping
in Diagon Alley, and exploring the convoluted corridors of
Hogwarts, you'll make crucial and independent decisions within
Harry's world. Additionally, Harry can, of course, cast spells
against foes--but these spells must be perfectly executed, or
they could be miscast with humorous or critical consequences!
Mini-games within levels can be revisited, so players can help
Mrs. Weasley with "de-gnoming" her garden, challenge other
students in Professor Lockhart's Duelling Club, or complete other
mini-games again and again.
.co.uk Review
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It was no surprise that the first Harry Potter games were a huge
success, but what was unusual was that they were actually pretty
good. Millions of fans will be pleased to hear that the Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets game is even better.
Taking its visual and audio cues from the movies but sticking
closer to the book than a two-hour film ever could, the PS2 game
begins as Harry starts his second year at Hogwarts despite an
ominous warning from Dobby the House Elf. At its heart Chamber of
Secrets is a 3-D platform game, similar to Super Mario or Jak &
Daxter, with the same basic controls being used for the majority
of the game. However, the nature of the story means the game is
peppered with various mini-games and side quests, including
Quidditch and Wizard duels.
In between the major quests you get a chance to explore
Hogwarts, which is impressively massive and filled with hidden
secrets--the collecting of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans
being of particular importance since they can then be traded with
Ron's brother for everything from Famous Witches and Wizards
Cards to upgrades for your Quidditch kit.
If the game has only one fault it's the extremely long and
unusually frequent loading screens that keep popping up, and
which you soon get very tired of seeing. It's not nearly enough
to ruin the game though, which must go down as one of the best
book/movie conversions of all time. --David Jenkins
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Manufacturer's Description
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Be Harry Potter in a new adventure with more magic, friendship
and danger. Learn new spells, undertake new quests, make new
friends and challenge new adversaries to confront the powers at
the heart of the Chamber of Secrets. Do you dare take the chance
that you might face You-Know-Who again? Harry's second year at
Hogwarts begins in November 2002.
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- Freely explore Hogwarts and its grounds Encounter thrilling moments from the book Attend 2nd year classes, and learn advanced spells Face off against fantastic Engage in a second season of Quidditch Interact with old friends and new faces Uncover special items and secret areas Voyage to enchanting locations for exotic excursions Faithful representation of J.K. Rowling’s magical world Show More.