Mediating the Stories of the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds

Videogames

Videogames from EA Games

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ~ EA Games Oversized Promo Card

The official website is EA Games. This site focuses on the most recent game. For overviews of past Harry Potter video games from EA Games, check out the following links to Wikipedia articles.

  1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s [Philosopher’s] Stone. Released November 2001.
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Released November 15, 2002.
  3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Released June 2, 2004.
  4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Released November 11, 2005.
  5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Released July 25, 2007.
  6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Released June 30, 2009.
  7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Part 1 released November 16, 2010.

Other EA Games not tied to one specific film:

  • Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (2003).
  • Harry Potter Collection (2004). A combo package of the first three Harry Potter games: Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Quidditch World Cup (2003).
  • World of Harry Potter (2005). A combo package of the first three Harry Potter games: Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), Quidditch World Cup (2003), and Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

Interactive DVD Game ~ Wizarding World / Hogwarts Challenge

Harry Potter ~ Wizarding World DVD Game

Harry Potter ~ Years 1-5 Gift Set ~ Hogwarts Challenge

The Wizarding World DVD Game and Hogwarts Challenge are basically the same, the difference being packaging and release situations. The Hogwarts Challenge was packaged with the Years 1-5 Gift Set, and the Wizarding World DVD Game was released separately. Both have the same 14 games.
Destiny is in your hands! There’s a new wizard-in-training – you! Your remote control is like your magic wand in this DVD Game based on the first three Harry Potter movies (and including bonus clips from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). It is loaded with immersive interactivity that lets you experience the life and adventures of a Hogwarts student. From one to four people can play – each choosing his or her skill level so that fans of all ages and expertise levels can share the fun. Master the tasks, collect the most points for your house and win Quidditch World Cup tickets. Are you ready? Daunting tasks and challenges await, involving moving staircases, the Whomping Willow, wizard duels and much more. 14 different games, up to 4 players.
  1. 3-D Explore
  2. Whomping Willow
  3. Charms Class
  4. Future Awaits
  5. Year End Challenges – First Year
  6. Year End Challenges – Second Year
  7. Year End Challenges – Third Year
  8. Wizard Duel
  9. Owl Post
  10. Quidditch Tryouts
  11. Transfiguration Trouble
  12. Potion Power
  13. Wandering Wand
  14. Staircase Shuffle

LEGO Videogames

LEGO partnered with Harry Potter to create three videogames so far (plus an entire series of regular LEGO building toys). The videogames are:

There are two official sites for the LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 videogame:

The first site has sections on: Gallery, Game Info, Games and Extras, Links, VIP Area, and Warner Home Video. Downloads include:

  • 4 Buddy Icons
  • 6 Email Signatures
  • 2 Screensavers
  • 6 Trailers/Clips
  • 4 Wallpapers – Harry, Ron, and Hermione; The 4 Hogwarts Housecrest Banners; Harry; The Magic Is Building logo

The second site has sections on: Downloads, Features, Screenshots, and Video. Downloads include:

  • 12 screenshots (Note: Only 1 or 2 of these 12 screenshots are duplicated on the Years 1-4 press kit, which is shown below.)
  • 2 Behind the Scenes videos
  • 4  Trailers/Clips
  • 4 Wallpapers – same 4 as on the other site

LEGO Videogame Years 1-4

Harry Potter ~ LEGO Years 1-4 Press Kit

Harry Potter ~ LEGO Years 1-4 Press Kit Posters

Background and Rarity

This digital press kit is an extremely rare item from the release in 2010 of the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 video game. It includes:

  • A cardstock outer box with large lenticular/3D card on the cover (approximately 4.25″ x 5.25″).
  • A DVD-style case with the same artwork as on the box.
  • A double-sided poster (14″ x 19″), folded into eighths.
  • A DVD with a two-page press release and a total of over 50 digital images of LEGO Harry Potter characters, video game screenshots, and product packaging.

This kit was designed for distribution in Europe, and so the press release and product images are available on the disc in up to six languages: Dutch, English (UK), French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

There are not very many promotional items for the LEGO/Harry Potter video game, and this may be one of the most rare, as it was created to give potential sellers details about the game. So, there weren’t many made and they weren’t available to the public. I have only seen this item listed on eBay twice.

Harry Potter LEGO Press Kit Contents

Cover Art (3)

  • Basilisk – cover art from Masthead: The International Magazine for Gamers, (Issues #237, February 2010) featuring Harry, Ginny, Tom Riddle, Basilisk, and Fawkes
  • Buckbeak Cover – Harry and Hermione riding Buckbeak in the moonlight to get to Serius Black in the Hogwarts tower below
  • Wingardium Leviosa – cover art from Masthead: The International Magazine for Gamers, (Issues #237, February 2010) featuring Ron turning a classroom upside down (with his broken wand?)

Fact Sheet (1)

  • Two-page fact sheet in six languages: Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Italian, English (UK)
  • Includes release date, publisher, developer, rating, genre, platforms, game overview, game features, contacts, and copyright information.

Logos (6)

  • Logo versions in various languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
  • Logo treatment for the video game Years 1-4 includes the Harry Potter wordmark and the Lego logo.

Packshots (product packaging)

  • Xbox 360
  • Nintendo DS
  • Games for Windows
  • Playstation 3 – French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish [not in English]
  • Playstation
  • Wii

Renders (17). These are images of one or more characters, each with a very characteristic posture and facial expression, usually set against an all-white background.

  • Group Shot 1 – Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Dumbledore
  • Group Shot 2 – Draco Malfoy trips Harry
  • Group Shot 3 – Hermione watches while Ron levitates some books
  • Group Shot 4 – Harry and Hedwig, Ron and Scabbers, Hermione and Crookshanks
  • Group Shot 5 – Snape and Quirrel
  • Group Shot 6 – Harry, Ron, and Hermione – wands out and ready for action!
  • Draco (sneering)
  • Dumbledore (pondering)
  • Hagrid with his lantern
  • Harry, wand in hand
  • Hermione with a very large book
  • Neville, scratching his head
  • New Hermione Render – Hermione, large book in hand, standing in the midst of three huge stacks of books
  • New Ron Render – Ron playing Wizards Chess with life-size chess piecies
  • Quirrell – Scared Quirrell versus Scary Quirrell
  • Ron – a little off balance
  • Snape – hands on hips, sneering

Screenshots (26). The screenshots show images right out of the highly detailed, fantastical LEGO game play world of Harry Potter – Hogwarts Express at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, The Hogwarts Castle, and various rooms and classrooms where the students work with potions, plants, and spells. Note: Only 2 or 3 of the screenshots found on the press kit are duplicated on the LEGO webpage for this videogame. Here are a few of the captions for the 26 screenshots:

  • Harry approaches a Mandrake in the Hogwarts greenhouse.
  • Ron covering his ears to a screeching Mandrake.
  • Harry Potter mixing potions to match the potion book.
  • Harry teasing Slytherin students with Mandrake.
  • Snake ingredient being revealed after completing chemistry set puzzle.
  • Harry breaking glass objects by using the Mandrake.
  • Hermione Granger obtaining banana ingredient from fish tank.
  • Harry turns old due to the effects of the Ageing potion.
  • Harry, Hermione, and Ron in the hallways of Hogwarts at night.

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