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|name=Harry Potter for Kinect |
|name=Harry Potter for Kinect |
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|developer={{wplink|Eurocom}}<ref name="tohogwarts">[http://gamerant.com/harry-potter-for-kinect-trailer-jeff-150988/ ''Harry Potter for Kinect'' Trailer Takes You to Hogwarts]</ref> |
|developer={{wplink|Eurocom}}<ref name="tohogwarts">[http://gamerant.com/harry-potter-for-kinect-trailer-jeff-150988/ ''Harry Potter for Kinect'' Trailer Takes You to Hogwarts]</ref> |
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|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] Interactive |
|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] Interactive |
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+ | |released=[[9 October]], [[Between 2010 and 2017|2012]]<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Kinect-Xbox-360/dp/B0087OXXGY/ref=cm_rdp_product ''Harry Potter for Kinect'' on Amazon.com]</ref> |
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|genre=Action-adventure |
|genre=Action-adventure |
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|platforms=*Xbox 360 (Kinect accessory required) |
|platforms=*Xbox 360 (Kinect accessory required) |
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⚫ | '''''Harry Potter for Kinect''''' is a video game, developed by {{wplink|Eurocom}} and published by [[Warner Bros.]] Interactive.<ref name="tohogwarts"/> It was released on [[9 October]], [[Between 2010 and 2017|2012]]<ref name="amazon"/>. It is for the Xbox 360 system, requiring the use of the Kinect accessory.<ref name="announces">[http://www.imediamonkey.com/2012/05/27/warner-bros-announces-harry-potter-for-kinect/ Warner Bros. Announces ''Harry Potter for Kinect'']</ref> |
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⚫ | '''''Harry Potter for Kinect''''' is |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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+ | ''Harry Potter for Kinect'' includes content based on all eight titles in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]]. The game includes multiplayer features. The use of the Kinect accessory allows players to use spells via physical gestures and call out spell names out loud. There is also an option for players to scan their faces, allowing them to create their own unique [[Wizardkind|wizard or witch]] to navigate through the game.<ref name="announces"/> |
+ | *For the first time, create a witch or wizard character in your likeness that will become part of the gameplay through Kinect's scanning technology. |
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+ | *Experience unforgettable moments from all eight films - from having your wand choose you at Ollivanders and being Sorted as a first-year student at Hogwarts, to battling You-Know-Who in a climactic wizard battle. |
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+ | *Cast spells at your opponents by performing the proper casting manoeuvres and calling out spell names utilizing Kinect's controller-free and voice recognition capabilities. |
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+ | *Hone your casting, brewing and duelling skills (among others) in class to unlock even more lessons and challenges. |
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+ | *Challenge a friend in competitive mini-games, or join forces against a mutual opponent in co-op games. |
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+ | ==Difference between the game and film series== |
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+ | ===[[Quidditch]] Match- [[Seeker]]=== |
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+ | *Quirrell doesn't jinx Harry's broom. |
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+ | ===The Philosopher's Stone Chamber=== |
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+ | *In the film, when Harry touches Quirrell, he turned into stone and crumples into dust. In the game, he doesn't turn into stone. Harry doesn't get knocked out. He just grabs the stone and walks off. |
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+ | ===[[Cornish Pixie]]s=== |
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+ | *In the film, the pixies lift up [[Neville Longbottom]] by his ears. In the game, the pixies lift him by his arms. Also they lift him twice after being hit by books and Neville runs and leaves the classroom. |
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+ | ===[[Mandrake]] Repotting=== |
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+ | *[[Neville Longbottom]] doesn't faint. |
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+ | ===[[Duelling Club]]=== |
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+ | *[[Draco Malfoy]] doesn't cast a snake from out of his wand. |
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+ | *In the film, neither dueling student knew or cast "Stupefy" or "Protego". |
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+ | ===[[Chamber of Secrets|The Chamber of Secrets]]=== |
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+ | *In the film, Fawkes drops the [[Sorting Hat]] to Harry Potter and flies away. Then he comes back and blinds the [[Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk|the Basilisk]]. In the game, Fawkes drops the Sorting Hat to Harry then blinds the Basilisk. Meanwhile, Harry pulls out the [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword|Sword of Godric Gryffindor]] from the hat. |
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+ | *In the film, the Basilisk is seen chasing Harry all around the Chamber of Secrets whereas in the book, Harry's fight against the Basilisk occurs quickly and neatly. In the game and like the book, Harry never climbs up the statue nor does he go into the statue. |
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+ | ===[[Peter Pettigrew]]=== |
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+ | *[[Remus Lupin]] doesn't go to the [[Shrieking Shack]]. |
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+ | ===Harry vs. Voldemort Duel === |
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+ | *Only Harry returns with the Cup instead of him and Cedric Diggory's body. |
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+ | *Diggory's spirit does not appear, nor does he ask Harry to take his body back to his father. |
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+ | ===[[Department of Mysteries]] Death Eater Duel=== |
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+ | *Bellatrix doesn't kill Sirius, she instead flees with Lucius. |
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+ | ===The Locket Horcrux=== |
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+ | *Harry is not pulled underwater when Dumbledore casts the wall of fire. |
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+ | ===Snape vs. Harry Duel=== |
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+ | *Harry does not cast [[Sectumsempra]]. |
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+ | *Harry guesses Snape is the Half-Blood Prince instead of Snape admitting it to him. |
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+ | == Reception == |
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+ | ''Harry Potter for Kinect'' received mixed reviews, being essentially a collection of mini-games based on clips from the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' films]]. As of [[23 November]], 2012, the title had an overall 2.6/5 from user reviews on Amazon.com, with one reviewer calling the game "no fun" and another describing it as "very frustrating so far." As of [[27 March]], this score had risen to an overall 3.6/5, with a total of 28 reviews posted.<ref name="amazonreviews">[http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Kinect-Xbox-360/product-reviews/B0087OXXGY/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending Amazon reviews]</ref> The title had a 56/100 at Metacritic, with five reviewers giving a negative rating, three positive and three mixed, with one of the mixed reviews stating that "The quickly changing gameplay, short length, and active tiring controls seem to be built for someone with a lot of energy and a short attention span." Only one user had given the game a review, a positive one, but the game had a positive score of 7.7/10 with six user ratings.<ref name="metacritic">[http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/harry-potter-for-kinect Metacritic]</ref> |
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==Screenshots== |
==Screenshots== |
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− | Harry Potter - Kinect.jpg|Harry Potter - Kinect |
+ | Harry Potter - Kinect.jpg|[[Harry Potter]] - Kinect |
− | Hermione Granger - Kinect.jpg|Hermione Granger - Kinect |
+ | Hermione Granger - Kinect.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]] - Kinect |
− | The Trio - Kinect.jpg|The Trio - Kinect |
+ | The Trio - Kinect.jpg|The [[Trio]] - Kinect |
− | Death Eaters - Kinect.jpg|Death Eaters - Kinect |
+ | Death Eaters - Kinect.jpg|[[Death Eaters]] - Kinect |
− | qqqqq.jpg|Quidditch - Kinect |
+ | qqqqq.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]] and [[Harry Potter]] playing [[Quidditch]] - Kinect |
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+ | qqqqqq.jpg|[[Voldemor]]t - Kinect |
− | qqqqqqq.jpg|Snape - Kinect |
+ | qqqqqqq.jpg|[[Severus Snape]] - Kinect |
− | qqqqqqqq.jpg|Sorting Hat - Kinect |
+ | qqqqqqqq.jpg|[[Minerva McGonagall]] and The [[Sorting Hat]] - Kinect |
− | qqqqqqqqqq.jpg|Voldemort and Death Eaters - Kinect |
+ | qqqqqqqqqq.jpg|[[Voldemort]] and [[Death Eaters]] - Kinect |
− | Harry-Potter-For-Kinect-Troll-Battle-570x320.jpg |
+ | Harry-Potter-For-Kinect-Troll-Battle-570x320.jpg|[[Troll]] and [[Harry Potter]] - Kinect |
− | Harry-Potter-For-Kinect-Mandrake-Repotting-570x320.jpg |
+ | Harry-Potter-For-Kinect-Mandrake-Repotting-570x320.jpg|[[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]] - Kinect |
+ | Harry-Potter-For-Kinect-Ollivander-570x320.jpg|[[Ollivander]] - Kinect |
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+ | ==Videos== |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | Harry Potter for Kinect Launch Trailer |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXizEuYzLRI Official trailer] |
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXizEuYzLRI Official trailer] |
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Revision as of 09:33, 1 April 2016
Harry Potter for Kinect is a video game, developed by Eurocom and published by Warner Bros. Interactive.[1] It was released on 9 October, 2012[2]. It is for the Xbox 360 system, requiring the use of the Kinect accessory.[3]
Features
Harry Potter for Kinect includes content based on all eight titles in the Harry Potter film series. The game includes multiplayer features. The use of the Kinect accessory allows players to use spells via physical gestures and call out spell names out loud. There is also an option for players to scan their faces, allowing them to create their own unique wizard or witch to navigate through the game.[3]
- For the first time, create a witch or wizard character in your likeness that will become part of the gameplay through Kinect's scanning technology.
- Experience unforgettable moments from all eight films - from having your wand choose you at Ollivanders and being Sorted as a first-year student at Hogwarts, to battling You-Know-Who in a climactic wizard battle.
- Cast spells at your opponents by performing the proper casting manoeuvres and calling out spell names utilizing Kinect's controller-free and voice recognition capabilities.
- Hone your casting, brewing and duelling skills (among others) in class to unlock even more lessons and challenges.
- Challenge a friend in competitive mini-games, or join forces against a mutual opponent in co-op games.
Difference between the game and film series
Quidditch Match- Seeker
- Quirrell doesn't jinx Harry's broom.
The Philosopher's Stone Chamber
- In the film, when Harry touches Quirrell, he turned into stone and crumples into dust. In the game, he doesn't turn into stone. Harry doesn't get knocked out. He just grabs the stone and walks off.
Cornish Pixies
- In the film, the pixies lift up Neville Longbottom by his ears. In the game, the pixies lift him by his arms. Also they lift him twice after being hit by books and Neville runs and leaves the classroom.
Mandrake Repotting
- Neville Longbottom doesn't faint.
Duelling Club
- Draco Malfoy doesn't cast a snake from out of his wand.
- In the film, neither dueling student knew or cast "Stupefy" or "Protego".
The Chamber of Secrets
- In the film, Fawkes drops the Sorting Hat to Harry Potter and flies away. Then he comes back and blinds the the Basilisk. In the game, Fawkes drops the Sorting Hat to Harry then blinds the Basilisk. Meanwhile, Harry pulls out the Sword of Godric Gryffindor from the hat.
- In the film, the Basilisk is seen chasing Harry all around the Chamber of Secrets whereas in the book, Harry's fight against the Basilisk occurs quickly and neatly. In the game and like the book, Harry never climbs up the statue nor does he go into the statue.
Peter Pettigrew
- Remus Lupin doesn't go to the Shrieking Shack.
Harry vs. Voldemort Duel
- Only Harry returns with the Cup instead of him and Cedric Diggory's body.
- Diggory's spirit does not appear, nor does he ask Harry to take his body back to his father.
Department of Mysteries Death Eater Duel
- Bellatrix doesn't kill Sirius, she instead flees with Lucius.
The Locket Horcrux
- Harry is not pulled underwater when Dumbledore casts the wall of fire.
Snape vs. Harry Duel
- Harry does not cast Sectumsempra.
- Harry guesses Snape is the Half-Blood Prince instead of Snape admitting it to him.
Reception
Harry Potter for Kinect received mixed reviews, being essentially a collection of mini-games based on clips from the Harry Potter films. As of 23 November, 2012, the title had an overall 2.6/5 from user reviews on Amazon.com, with one reviewer calling the game "no fun" and another describing it as "very frustrating so far." As of 27 March, this score had risen to an overall 3.6/5, with a total of 28 reviews posted.[4] The title had a 56/100 at Metacritic, with five reviewers giving a negative rating, three positive and three mixed, with one of the mixed reviews stating that "The quickly changing gameplay, short length, and active tiring controls seem to be built for someone with a lot of energy and a short attention span." Only one user had given the game a review, a positive one, but the game had a positive score of 7.7/10 with six user ratings.[5]
Screenshots
Videos
External links
Notes and references
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series | |||||
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Philosopher's Stone | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Chamber of Secrets | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Prisoner of Azkaban | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Goblet of Fire | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Order of the Phoenix | book | film | game | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Half-Blood Prince | book | film | games | film soundtrack | game soundtrack |
Deathly Hallows | book | film 1 | games 1 | film soundtrack 1 | game soundtrack 1 |
film 2 | games 2 | film soundtrack 2 | game soundtrack 2 | ||
Cursed Child | script | play | |||
Fantastic Beasts film series | |||||
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | book | screenplay | film | game | film soundtrack |
The Crimes of Grindelwald | screenplay | film | film soundtrack | ||
The Secrets of Dumbledore | screenplay | film | film soundtrack |