Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup Xbox game

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

2003

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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Take to the air in the first game that allows players to fully experience the magical speed, power, and competition of Quidditch, the favorite sport of witches and wizards, in the Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup game. For the first time, gamers will experience the full complexity and exciting challenge of Quidditch, which involves two teams of seven players who fly on broomsticks, playing four balls simultaneously. Players will control every position on their team, including three Chasers who try to score with the Quaffle, two Beaters who control the dangerous Bludgers, the Keeper who protects the goal, and the Seeker who chases the elusive Golden Snitch that must be caught to end the match. Starting with any one of the four Hogwarts House teams-including Harry Potter's Gryffindor-players learn Quidditch basics with five original challenges and the Hogwarts House Cup competition. Once completed, players can enter the international World Cup tournament, choosing from a range of international teams including the USA, Bulgaria featuring Victor Krum, the hard-hitting Nordics, England, Japan, Germany, France, and Australia. Each national team sports its own Quidditch gear, has a unique stadium environment, and different strengths that lend depth and strategy, especially when two gamers face off for the first-ever Harry Potter multiplayer competition. The Quidditch World Cup tournament progresses through a unique ladder system where players must defeat the team ranked above them by a variable amount of points, making the choice of when to go after the Golden Snitch a tactical one-capture it before amassing enough points to advance up the ladder and you may win the match but lose a chance to advance. Features The first and only way to experience complete Quidditch matches. Climb aboard a flying broomstick and take flight to engage in exciting competition high above the Quidditch pitch. Play as any one of four Hogwarts Houses and numerous characters from the books, including Harry Potter (as a Seeker on the Gryffindor team), crafty Draco Malfoy?? from Slytherin, and international Quidditch stars such as Bulgaria?s Victor Krum. Play all the Quidditch positions and execute all the high-flying moves: control the three Chasers to score ten-point goals with the Quaffle, the two club-wielding Beaters to control the two dangerous Bludgers, the Keeper to guard the three goal rings, and the Seeker to capture the Golden Snitch to end the match and score 150 points. Compete for the Quidditch World Cup, with professional Quidditch teams and stadium environments including USA, Bulgaria, England, the Nordic team, Japan, Germany, France, and Australia. The first multiplayer Harry Potter experience?two players can play head-to-head on PC and all consoles. Collect Quidditch Cards gained from challenges completed, moves made, and games won. These in turn unlock special moves, all of which help players achieve the ultimate honor of winning the Quidditch World Cup. Stunning 3D environments and special effects.

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup details

Formats:	3 PS2, Xbox, GameCube
Players:	1
Genres:	Flight simulation, Sport
Developers:	ELECTRONIC ARTS
Rental release:	07 Nov 2007

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A game the whole family can enjoy

By a customer from England , 10 Jan 2007

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Credit must be given to EA for being able to flesh out a fantasy sport into a full blown video game. The sport looks to have been replicated almost perfectly and the stadiums and players look great. The only major down side to Quidditch World Cup is that it becomes very repetitive, very fast and is incredibly easy. One for the hardcore Harry Potter fans only but if you’re a parent and you want a game to enjoy with the kids then you could do much worse then Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup.
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By Scooby (29 reviews) from Ferryhill , 23 Aug 2009

I ended up cancelling this game, because I realised it was for the original Xbox, where I am now playing games on the Xbox 360 Elite.

My original Xbox is stashed somewhere in my loft, alongside my PS1, an Atari console, and also a Commodore 64 with a printer and all the other bumf that goes with it...

I am sorely tempted sometimes to get em out just to play Duke Nukem one more time

woot bring back the good old days...lol
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not as good as i had hoped!

By lee burke from dumbarton scotland , 17 Jul 2007

I rented this game for the x box, as I am a big harry potter fan!. the graphics were ok in all fairness, its just that this game was to easy to play. it kind of feels like you are playing a football game but in the air. the movement of the broomstick is limited to horizontal play and there is no vertical movement option, the console does that for you. but if you like football games and love harry potter then this game is for you!

The only reason i was dissapointed with this game is it feels like playing football games and they bore me!
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A game the whole family can enjoy

By a customer from England , 10 Jan 2007

Credit must be given to EA for being able to flesh out a fantasy sport into a full blown video game. The sport looks to have been replicated almost perfectly and the stadiums and players look great. The only major down side to Quidditch World Cup is that it becomes very repetitive, very fast and is incredibly easy. One for the hardcore Harry Potter fans only but if you’re a parent and you want a game to enjoy with the kids then you could do much worse then Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup.
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