Testseek.com have collected 23 expert reviews of the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
July 2010
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The editors liked
Tons to see and do
Faithful to the franchise
New spell system
Environments and characters look perfect
Lots of extras to collect
Follows the story well
Cute and funny
Family friendly
Has an in-game cheat system
Unlocking provides replay incentive
Trophies to collect
Tutorials integrated well and the controls are fairly intuitive. You can also play alone
Or cooperatively with a friend at any time.
The editors didn't like
No online coop
Cannot share level creations
Game doesn’t explain about red bricks
Can’t use R1 and L1 to scroll through magic in Free Play
Only choose one character and others are randomly selected in Free Play
Game may crash for no reason
Can miss certain events and segments in Story mode if you don’t deviate from the main path
There are lots of unnecessary variations of the same characters and it’s hard to target certain triggers yo
Environments and characters look perfect, lots of extras to collect, follows the story well, cute and funny, family friendly, has an in-game cheat system, unlocking provides replay incentive, trophies to collect, tutorials integrated well and the controls are fairly intuitive. You can also play alone, or cooperatively with a friend at any time.
Game doesn’t explain about red bricks, can’t use R1 and L1 to scroll through magic in Free Play, only choose one character and others are randomly selected in Free Play, game may crash for no reason, can miss certain events and segments in Story mode if you don’t deviate from the main path, there are lots of unnecessary variations of the same characters and it’s hard to target certain triggers yo
Abstract: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman... There have been some pretty big franchises reduced to block form so far, and now those plucky wizarding kids from Hogwarts have joined the party. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 sees the first four movies about JK Rowli...
Abstract: When the LEGO series burst onto the scene with LEGO Star Wars in 2005, it was an instant hit. The game's simple controls, fun humor, and family-friendly gameplay made it a classic among players and assured it a spot in the upper echelon of licensed ga...
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is a love letter to fans of the Boy Who Lived. The comedic cutscenes toying with canon, the hundreds of hidden things to find, and the general sense of a great LEGO game paired with a great series really makes this game a s...
Abstract: Grading Lego Harry Potter is difficult. It's simultaneously the best and the buggiest Lego console game for various reasons. To the game's credit, Harry's magical world fits superbly with the series and grants the Lego formula some very welcome refresh...
Abstract: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is easily the best Harry Potter game to date, though if that sounds like a backhanded compliment, consider this: It's one of the finest Lego adventures to date..
Abstract: If you're familiar with developer Traveller's Tales' previous Lego games, you might think you know what Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is like even before you've played it--and you'd be partially right. In this game, just as in Lego Star Wars and its ilk...
Abstract: So far, though, the Electronic Arts-published games that have accompanied each of the Potter movies have been disappointingly earthbound. That's partly because they've been so tightly restricted to the plotlines of the films; game designers are never...
Abstract: I remember a time, before the first Lego Insert Popular Franchise Here came out, when it was cool to be skeptical about these games. After all, how good could a kid-focused Lego title be?Pretty darn good, as it turned out. Since the original Lego Star ...
