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Harry Potter returns to the new generation of consoles in their third adventure. Electronic Arts takes leave with big hits and a lower dose of childishness.

What can we say about Harry Potter. The truth is that a detailed presentation of the character it is now a ridiculous act, devoid of significance, and without much sentido.Eso unless the recipient of this analysis is confined in the ring of Saturn or the moons of Valencia recent years. I will discuss in a few lines who is Harry Potter and the hell does it so well known:

Harry Potter is a boy of 13 years, skinny and sickly, with her hair jet stirred and impossible to tame. If a boy is told that all children (who attend school at which they inject literary knowledge, mathematical and general everything about the world in preparation for their work during adulthood) would not be saying more than a blatant lie, a unsubstantiated nonsense, because Harry Potter is not like a couple others.
A lightning-shaped scar drawn on her forehead, the mark of a powerful spell to kill him failed noise thanks to the sacrifice of his mother. The spell turned against its launcher, Lord Voldemort,-commonly called the “should not be named (for fear of course, because Lord Voldemort is the most powerful and evil wizard ever pisara the world).
Needless to say the obvious, magician Harry Potter is also good, in fact, is a student of magic at Hogwarts school of magic and sorcery. The boy who lived, so called historians world created by author JKRowling and is known throughout the world. Harry Potter is the only person on earth that has survived the deadly spell, the mysterious greenish fluid that kills by mere skin contact (DALYs Kedavra, the curse killer). Although apparently “which should not be named” succumbed this evening that killed Lily and James Potter (Harry’s parents), the experience of the wizard Harry Potter indicated otherwise. In the first volume of the collection (which consists of 7, even unpublished 2) “the Philosopher’s Stone” was forced to meet face to face with his archenemy, but remained almost shattered life based Unicorn and bad blood arts. Lord Voldemort was looking forward to the stone of life, that is, the philosopher’s stone, a mysterious gift that eternal life with the man who owns it. However, again the boy was brought in its path, leaving the evil wizard weaker than ever, almost like a crawling worm expired. The second course started at Hogwarts, and with it the new curse. Chamber of Secrets was opened and with the same horror of it, the basilisk and the memory of Lord Voldemort in a written diary was 50 years. Harry returned to undo the plans of its biggest rival (for more info … in the Chamber of Secrets as you all, Xd) Now comes the third year in Hogwarts school of magic and sorcery, but above all the problems and start trouble. It’s summer and Harry is on vacation at the home of their adoptive uncles abhorrent. At a dinner conflicting Harry loses control and Aunt Marge to inflate, then it takes the bus for magicians lost (or bus noctambulant) and ends face to face with the Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, all in one night.
There he learns that Sirius Black, an evil mad inmate has escaped from Azkaban (the prison for wizards) to flout the very Dementores. The dementores beings are disgusting, dressed in black, very physical style of the Nazgûl The Lord of the Rings. These bodies, the joy of removing the bodies of people are really disgusting. Later he learns that Sirius Black had been a friend of the Potter, but was betrayed and the dark side … and now thought to kill him.

This book, like the previous two, have been brought to the big screen. Indeed, the games are based on the movie (they have the license to the Warner Bros). Electronic Arts has released “the Philosopher’s Stone (PSX, GBA, GBC, PC-2001-GC, Xbox, PS2-2003),” The Secret House “(PSX, PS2, GC, Xbox, GBA, GBC-2002) and “Harry Potter Qudditch World Cup (PS2, GC, Xbox, PC, GBA-2003-).
The Prisoner of Azkaban is the new bid from Electronic Arts based in Alfonso Cuaron’s film has been released for all next generation consoles, PC and GBA. We will discuss the PlayStation 2 version Do you meet expectations? Read on:

The game begins in the Hogwarts Express (skipping all the action Aunt Marge). From the very first time you can see the details introduced by Alfonso Cuarón in the film. Electronic Arts has put new locations of Hogwarts (which changed from the previous films). So will very faithfully all the places we visited in the film (the famous bridge that we saw is designed in great detail, the cottage Hagrid has been brought to their new place, etc …). The main characters have also changed markedly with some “looks” more modern and mature at age are kids entering adolescence (13 years). Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy … all have grown and note much.
Alfonso Cuarón also implemented changes to the costumes in the game have also been collected. The design of the robes of Hogwarts is something different (goodbye to the famous red jersey that carries Harry in other games) but is seen more students in some secondary and prefects.
The game has really changed? The answer is no, but let’s say that is in transition. EA UK, the developers of this third part, have taken the excellent work done by the Chamber of Secrets Eurocom in-game that had a lot of quality as a reference. “Prisoner of Azkaban” takes the gameplay and ideas inherited from his second album (a gameplay style very Zelda), but suggests interesting and juicy news for video games and more if this is a fan of the Potter adventures.

Friendship is important, very important, and in books / movies of Harry Potter companionship and mutual support is the key to unraveling the mysteries of Hogwarts and escape unscathed (or at least a few scratches, xD) the challenges and dangers that lurk within the walls of the castle.
Deliveries in the previous game, the friends of Harry (Hermione and Ron) are little more than second or cheap extras you demanded favors and much as you gave a few tips, without much weight. In “The Prisoner of Azkaban” thing has changed. Now you can handle any character from the three (except when there is an exclusively designed for a mini or a party in which only one of the characters can perform satisfactorily.)
Very interesting minigames created to fill in a cooperative manner. Each character has a defined powers and spells, and different physical characteristics (Hermione is very intelligent, Ron has a great ability to find secret passageways, and Harry has good physical qualities to get a high platform and jump higher than any of the other characters.
The conversion film is fairly successful game, the atmosphere is very good, but lack even the original soundtrack of the movie maestro John Williams, in the opinion of this writer their best in this saga.
Now we are going to break off little by little the various sections of the game.

GRAPHICS
Graphs of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban are good in general. Emphasizes the strong design of the characters, most recognizable and completely identical to those involved in the film. However, there is a character (which we assume for lack of license) do not resemble the actors in the film. This is the case of Severus Snape (the dark-potions professor Alan Rickman) and Minerva Mc Gonagall (teacher-transformation Maggie Smith), who despite having a look like, there is clearly not the same. As for the overall design of the rest of the characters, we have a care similar to the principal, except the designs of some enemies who are not as convincing. The animations are also convincing, and facial movements.
We also find some very good lighting effects, gorgeous in colors and shades of the spells with their bursts of light.

One of the strengths of the graphs of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban are the scenarios, beautiful, varied and totally equal to the film. It is a wonder to relive the moments of the film passes through the passages that were already there. From the giant clock, to the famous wooden bridge, the new placement Hoynedukes cottage Hagrid, and everything is there … in detail. Exteriors are fantastic, very pretty (sure the camera tours a few times to see everything from different points of view).
Is there any better way to admire some of the outdoor air? Well, no, and 2el In Prisoner of Azkaban “will be able to see everything through the sky, and all thanks to Buckbeak, the hipógrifo with that flow through the air. The phases of flight are fairly well designed, although there are times that occur something sudden movements (especially when it reaches the limit of an area to which we can not reach.

Another of the highlights of the graphics engine in this game are the climatic effects, all very well adjusted. Of these climatic effects, the best snow is created with great detail and precision.

The CG of the game are correct, in most of the game engine itself. Of course, not the least surprised. After seeing the work of the Square with Final Fantasy X, it is very difficult to surprise … just put into the story, no more no less.

As a point against in the graphics engine in this game could point the framerate problems that gives this version (Play Station 2), with the obvious and annoying slowdowns that this implies (though in this game slowdowns are not always clear is). Neither of us liked much load times, too many in our opinion and with some long periods. We think it could have been reduced to little more time, but yes, we all know that these games developers are struggling against time to finish your product before the launch of the film. With a little more time, we are sure that these problems were solved.

SOUND
This section is also remarkably good, with a great job at hearing.
The first thing that strikes is that it has added the ability to play the game in several different languages (English, French, Castilian, German, etc. ..). There is not to say that the game has been dubbed into our language in good order (fair enough, because occasionally we find cases of high-level commercial games that come with no translation or anything). Castilian dubbing has been charged with the same bending Hispanic film (with the exception of Juan Fernandez, bending Severus Snape).
The atmosphere and sound Fx are achieved. Can interact with all students at Hogwarts, but in the end the voices are repetitive, because in many cases using the same voice and the same phrases. Surely at some point you put your hands in your ears when listening to Ron repeating things like “potions now playing” or “I go to sleep, sometimes it is really bland. Anyway, the sounds we hear in the game we embark on the particular world of sorcery, wizard hats and wands created by JK Rowling and adapted by Steve Kloves, and Alfonso Cuarón in the film.

In the musical, we find items with magical hues, orchestral and choral music. The soundtrack of the game is unrelated to the original soundtrack of the film composed by thousand of award-winning film composer John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Jones). From the wording, we believe it is a pity that their music does not fill our consoles too, because his latest work for the Potter films has been without doubt the best of the three, with darker themes and even with the help of a children’s choir singing a very strange called “Double Trouble”.
Despite not having the original soundtrack of the movie (the rights have not been achieved), the musical play pays and gives the size. The orchestral music composed exclusively for “The Prisoner of Azkaban” and fix the environmental surroundings musically, is not bad, although not think you are going to hum the music in your free moments.

Playability
People who played the prequel to this game, “the Chamber of Secrets” (Eurocom), no glimpse a big change in terms of playability. Say that “The Prisoner of Azkaban” uses the playability of the Chamber of Secrets “as a basis to evolve at different points that we will explain throughout this analysis. The gameplay will also be familiar to those gamers who find the last hours before playing the game console from Nintendo of Zelda Reading. Partly absorbed (or copy) the system management objects, items and weapons of Zelda, changing weapons spells. This menu is now in the bottom right of the screen (in “The Secret House is located above) surrounding the picture of the character we use (where we see the life bar). With the left analog stick can move freely in our character mapping (as usual), with the right you can move the camera. To open chests and doors using the R1 button and X, we can fix an enemy or object (that is also an excerpt from the gameplay of Zelda Nintendo named Z targeting). We have noticed that the new Z targeting fails occasionally pointing things we do not want (like in a fight suddenly points to a table lamp motionless.)

Before we mentioned that the gameplay and the game had changed somewhat. First we have a more linear DVD, you’ll always know where to go in “Prisoner of Azkaban.” The game will develop the story in days, with daily tasks that the default target in the remember (remember it is a magical tool that turns red when you have forgotten something, but in the virtual version of it is a sort of diary) . The work will be things like going to class to learn new spells or anything that we ask a colleague (as Neville rescued from the clutches of a nasty monster), and of course play the part of the argument.
The general difficulty of the game remains facililla. The skilled player will have no difficulty in passing the young wizard’s adventures without much disheveled, but there are flashes of intelligence in a puzzle (many people have got bogged down in the challenge that we have to save Neville Longbottomb.

The most important thing that has been added to playable, and it is clear that is the icing on this game is the ability to deal with Harry and his two friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley red. In fact we can play anytime with the character that we like to push the round button. For this game the developers have designed a series of mini games and puzzles that can only be completed using the three characters. These minigames are quite interesting, although still somewhat facilites. We have set a puzzle that is very similar, if not to a clone-which can be seen in the Zelda saga. This is the game of mirrors (as in Wind Waker could see) … will have to play with light to open doors.
In some moments of the game can only control one character in the game.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has, in addition to ingredients already mentioned, a few luxury extras (including one exclusive to the PlayStation 2 version). Thus, for the first time in Potter games will see a trailer of the movie, play a few minigames and special designs to see production of the video game.
The more extra juicy is the extra vetoed for other platforms. These are minigames specifically designed for the Eye Toy for Sony (the camera trick). Electronic Arts has created several fun games such as catching the Golden Snitch, crushing the jelly mini-cups Zonke shop or clean the tops of the trophy room guarded by filch (we mentioned a few, there’s more). The mini can play for one or more players match or competition.
We are pleased that companies begin to experiment with new tools for creating new experiences to gamers.

DURATION
The game is short, really is short. Despite the multitude of events that can occur throughout the game, still see it as a game aimed at children, although there are details that suggest that gradually grow with the game characters. We sincerely hope that the following supplies most mature thing (should rather book after book because the plot is somewhat darker and more terrible. Authentic Harry suffer physical and psychological torture …. Who will forget the curse cruciatus?

LATEST COMMENTS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a good game that can not be very good for the reasons mentioned negative throughout the analysis. Although details have to be polished in subsequent deliveries, a long way to go, but the thing is very promising.
Potter we saw a more mature in appearance and in the same script of the game, but still remains an ideal game for the youngest in the house. One sentence in the sense that they could have squeezed more sauce argument increasingly adult book (Alfonso Cuarón has already done in this third film).
I recommend this game to fans of the book, which will surely enjoy it, novices and experts in the mood for something more decaf.
In summary, a good game for all ages.

THE BEST

- Graphically good
- Translated and dubbed into Castilian
- The fans bite their nails
- Manage to Harry, Ron and Hermione
- Flying with Buckbeak

THE WORST

- A Child
- It could be longer and more varied
- The system fails to establish objective Vecsés
- Too online
- The framerate in the Ps2 version is unstable