LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Review for Xbox 360

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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Review

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Not only has Harry Potter and Hogwarts School been perfectly captured and recreated in Lego form, but four entire novels of adventure are contained within its walls.

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Endless@ guyderman

My wife finished the story last night at 46% She's played it virtually every night since release!
Posted 14:44 on 06 July 2010
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guyderman@ Roland_D11

Yeah, I've finished the main stories of all four years - but these only account for about 25% of the total game!
Posted 12:46 on 06 July 2010
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Roland_D11@ guyderman

It's nice that there is so much to do in it. Did you finish the 'story' already?

But I have to resist, thanks to that Steam sale last week I have so many games I should finish first...
Posted 12:33 on 06 July 2010
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Posted 12:26 on 06 July 2010
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guyderman@ Roland_D11

I know exactly what you mean mate. I've already put in over 15 hours and am only at around 35% complete. There is a lot of game here! :)
Posted 12:14 on 06 July 2010
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Roland_D11@ SebVG

Is it a golden cage at least? ;-)

To topic: Great review, but I'm still reluctant to pick it up. I have a pretty bad case of 'completionism' and I'm afraid I won't be able to play anything else when I pick this up (happened before with Lego Star Wars).
Posted 12:11 on 06 July 2010
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SebVG@ CheekyLee

I'm a pretty big Harry Potter fan, but there were some moments where I struggled to grasp exactly what was going on. I totally agree that Lego games are always worth playing - but more so than ever I think non fans of Potter would only really be enjoying the crazy exploding lego rather than following the lighthearted story. Then again, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know the vague premise of Harry's life.

Edit: Thanks for the positive feedback as well! I like it when Tom lets me out of my cage to write something :)

P.S. The cage is not a metaphor
Posted 12:07 on 06 July 2010
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Wido

Good review Seb. Downloaded the demo and it was alright to be honest.

@Lee. Can't see a Lego James Bond happening but would be good. I think a LEGO Toy Story would be good.
Posted 11:46 on 06 July 2010
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CheekyLee

All the Lego games are worth playing, irrespective of your feelings of the subject matter. This one, in particular, has gone collectable crazy. A Potter fan will love it, but even a non-Potter fan could easily find it worth the money.

In answer to paragraph 1, I hope those devs are reading this as I make my request for Lego James Bond.
Posted 11:40 on 06 July 2010
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El-Dev

Nice, will be getting this.
Posted 11:35 on 06 July 2010
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SexyJams

Wow Seb,
this was a fantastic review.
You've inspired me to put it on my list of games to play.
Well done mate :D
Posted 09:19 on 06 July 2010
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guyderman

Good review - I'm really enjoying this game at the moment. Finished the main story chapters and now collecting like crazy to get all the extra bits and bobs.
Posted 08:33 on 06 July 2010

Game Stats

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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Our Score:
8
Out of 10

Review Summary: Not only has Harry Potter and Hogwarts School been perfectly captured and recreated in Lego form, but four entire novels of adventure are contained within its walls.

Release Date: 28/05/2010
Platforms: Xbox 360 , PS3 , PC , Wii , DS , PS2 , PSP
Developer: Traveller's Tales
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Genre: Adventure
Rating: PEGI 7+
Site Rank: 1,406 5
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