Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Overview

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 action-adventure game. It is based on the film of the same name. The game was released on 30 June 2009 for mobile devices, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Mac OS X.

Half-Blood Prince features the exploration of Hogwarts and casting spells on objects around the school, similar to its predecessor, Order of the Phoenix. The game also includes multiplayer games, classes, different times of day, Quidditch, Wizard Duels and Potion making. The Marauder's Map is included in the game, with progress opening other parts of the school. Harry can also call Nearly Headless Nick to show him around the school. Harry is the main playable character in the game, but Ron and Ginny are also available in two levels.

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore prepares Harry for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching as Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defences, and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

When the game was announced in April 2008 its release date was to coincide with the film's release date, which was originally 21 November 2008, but it was announced in August 2008 that the film would be delayed by eight months. It was afterward announced that the video game would also be delayed to coincide with the film's July 2009 release date. Through a press release on 14 May 2009 it was confirmed that the release date for the game was 30 June 2009.

The game received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms except the DS version, which received "generally unfavorable reviews", as reported by video game review aggregator platform Metacritic.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Adventure

Developer

EA Bright Light

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Harry Potter

Engine

Bright Light Halogen

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2

Age rating

ESRB E10+

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

12

ACB

PG

USK

12

CLASS IND

L

ESRB

E10+

GRAC

ALL

Release dates

Playable today

Credits

Region

US