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Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix October 16, 2007 | Michael Scarpelli |
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In 2000, EA got from Time Warner the rights to produce games based on the Harry Potter books and films. In 2001, the Philosopher's Stone game was released for the PlayStation, Windows (a port for Mac came the following year), Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color.
The plan is for EA to release the Macintosh versions of the Harry Potter, Madden and Tiger Woods games simultaneously with their PC and console counterparts, said EA spokesperson Tammy Schachter. Aug 14, 2007 None of Harry Potter games from EA (HP and the chamber of secrets or HP and the sorcerer stone) or Order of the Phoenix can be installed on my iMacs (10.10.5 or 10.9.5) What a waste of time! My kids were so disappointed when I couldn't install any of these 3 games. I'm done with EA. EA - get your act together and do some upgrades!!!!! EA claims that Harry Potter has already become its largest worldwide brand, and that popularity stemmed from last year's slightly disappointing lineup. Now that they've got a much more respectable game coming to the next-gen consoles, we expect the Potter franchise to take off like a Nimbus 2000 (that's a flying broom to all non-magic users). For select EA games (that are available on both PC and Mac), you can buy a title once on Origin, and when you log into Origin on either Mac or PC, that same game will appear in your newly unified (Mac/PC) My Games library. The Mac catalog includes titles from both EA and its publishing partners (such as Warner Brothers and Sega), including smash hit titles like The Sims 4, Dragon Age 2, Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition, LEGO Harry Potter, Simcity and more.
Click to enlargeOne of my favorite vistas from the game. |
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has promised to deliver sustenance in four handy little packages. One of those bits of Gamer’s Relief is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the latest video game adaptation of the juggernaut film and book series. Since you’re likely chomping at the bit for some awesome, quality, A-List Mac gaming I’ll tell you right away you’re not really going to find it here.Sorry. I know that's a sort of a kick in the pants.
Order of the Phoenix (OOTP) is not really a bad game, but it’s not really a great game, either. Much of this, in my opinion, has everything to do with J.K. Rowling’s novel of the same title. The fifth book in a seven book series, OOTP is far and away the weakest of the series. You can tell me I’m crazy (my friend Abby says it is her favorite and she’s a die-hard fan), but I’m saying it. It’s the worst one.
[Author’s Note: There will be some plot discussion in here, so if you fear spoilers, you have been warned.] OOTP is a book where Harry doesn’t really do anything, other than be sullen and irritable. The biggest sacrifices in the novel are made by his friends and compatriots. The downfall of the novel’s main villain is something Harry has very little to do with. There are a few moments where he can shine in the Department of Mysteries, but all together OOTP as a book was a plodding, overlong setup for books six and seven.
This fact is massively apparent in the game, whose gameplay tasks are redundant, boring and seemingly of little real consequence. My time with OOTP consisted largely of running back and forth across Hogwarts on silly little gopher tasks. Anything that constitutes a plot point from the book is glazed through in the game via cinematics. But it’s not really the developer’s fault, because they’ve not been given tons to work with. However, they could have lessened the drudgery a bit.
Okay, let’s get down to brass tacks. What is this game like? OOTP is basically Harry Potter: GTA, and as far as that is concerned, it works out great. Hogwarts is a fully realized 3D world for you to wander through. The detail and scope of the school is impressive, and was easily the high point of the game for me. You get a very accurate feel for the size and complexity of the campus, and that’s something that real fans will surely appreciate. There are sweeping vistas, grand courtyards, cramped stairwells, talking portraits, ghosts and students milling about everywhere. Hogwarts feels very alive.
It helps, too, that the game looks good and runs well (I was able to do full graphic settings at 1024x768 resolution on a 15” MacBook Pro with absolutely no slowdown). Characters are at least competent approximations of their real-world counterparts (except for Colin Creevy, couldn’t they have at least tried to make him shorter than Harry?) and voices are a good attempt. Most are a bit off, but not so much so to be offensive. And the score for the game is really rich, taking advantage of some of the most notable themes from the films, which really helps to engross the player in the experience.
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Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix October 16, 2007 | Michael Scarpelli |
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Click to enlargeOne of my favorite vistas from the game. |
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Sorry. I know that's a sort of a kick in the pants.
Order of the Phoenix (OOTP) is not really a bad game, but it’s not really a great game, either. Much of this, in my opinion, has everything to do with J.K. Rowling’s novel of the same title. The fifth book in a seven book series, OOTP is far and away the weakest of the series. You can tell me I’m crazy (my friend Abby says it is her favorite and she’s a die-hard fan), but I’m saying it. It’s the worst one.
[Author’s Note: There will be some plot discussion in here, so if you fear spoilers, you have been warned.] OOTP is a book where Harry doesn’t really do anything, other than be sullen and irritable. The biggest sacrifices in the novel are made by his friends and compatriots. The downfall of the novel’s main villain is something Harry has very little to do with. There are a few moments where he can shine in the Department of Mysteries, but all together OOTP as a book was a plodding, overlong setup for books six and seven.
This fact is massively apparent in the game, whose gameplay tasks are redundant, boring and seemingly of little real consequence. My time with OOTP consisted largely of running back and forth across Hogwarts on silly little gopher tasks. Anything that constitutes a plot point from the book is glazed through in the game via cinematics. But it’s not really the developer’s fault, because they’ve not been given tons to work with. However, they could have lessened the drudgery a bit.
Okay, let’s get down to brass tacks. What is this game like? OOTP is basically Harry Potter: GTA, and as far as that is concerned, it works out great. Hogwarts is a fully realized 3D world for you to wander through. The detail and scope of the school is impressive, and was easily the high point of the game for me. You get a very accurate feel for the size and complexity of the campus, and that’s something that real fans will surely appreciate. There are sweeping vistas, grand courtyards, cramped stairwells, talking portraits, ghosts and students milling about everywhere. Hogwarts feels very alive.
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It helps, too, that the game looks good and runs well (I was able to do full graphic settings at 1024x768 resolution on a 15” MacBook Pro with absolutely no slowdown). Characters are at least competent approximations of their real-world counterparts (except for Colin Creevy, couldn’t they have at least tried to make him shorter than Harry?) and voices are a good attempt. Most are a bit off, but not so much so to be offensive. And the score for the game is really rich, taking advantage of some of the most notable themes from the films, which really helps to engross the player in the experience.
Ea Harry Potter Games For Mac Os Free
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