Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (GameCube)

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Worth Playing said the voice acting was "probably the game's best aural aspect", as the actors "deliver their lines in a believable and fitting style. Text for an unused introductory cutscene narrating the events of the story up until the game starts at the Burrow.

While the PlayStation 2 version allows the player to land anywhere they want, in the Xbox and GameCube version the landing zones are limited. The text is similar to the opening cutscenes of the PC and PS1 versions, but not identical to either.The last level test_SJ, (the asylum) will crash the game when loaded probably due to the presence of the flame thrower statues in the Experliarmus map. In this version and the computer version, Ron states that the Ford Anglia is parked in Charing Cross Road. An unmentioned feature of the Expelliarmus spell is whenever the player reflects attacks back at enemies, the analog stick can be used to steer the spell in any desired direction before letting go of the casting button. While the book that the film was based on has had a far-reaching appeal that's crossed age barriers, the games were definitely skewed toward younger players. It was released in North America on 9 December 2003, over two years later than the PC/Mac, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance versions.

The Microsoft Windows and Mac version of the game, which was created by a different developer than the console versions, features completely different levels and gameplay from the console cousins. The latter lines here are generic-styled pickup text strings, while the PAUSED_CONTINUE string is what it is, for pausing the game.Eurocom initially created something new that didn't resemble the expectations of EA Games, Warner Bros.

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, behind a portrait, there is a hole where Harry might've been meant to pass through, but the painting is never opened. Harry is sorted into Gryffindor, after pleading with the Sorting Hat, a talking witch's hat, not to place him in Slytherin, notorious for being the house of darker witches and wizards, as well as Lord Voldemort. In this version of the game, the Slytherin match is played on a jinxed broom, which is the last match of the year rather than the first. Percy can be found in the Gryffindor Tower study room at night; he does not like to be disturbed, and Harry will be thrown out if caught.Combined console sales of the Harry Potter line reached 3 million units in the United States by July 2006. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets follows a pretty standard linear structure that suits the story well.

The Polyjuice potion is brewed by Hermoine alone, who only informs Harry of the plan when it's finished. When you arrive in the big room, there is a blocked door; you were probably meant to cast Flipendo on a button. After retrieving a remembrall while riding on a broomstick, for his classmate Neville Longbottom, Harry is appointed seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. It's probably a placeholder from development, or a fallback in case the game does not recognize a potion.Activities are balanced between exploration, puzzle-solving (sometimes with the aid of Hedwig), and combat. Please help the Harry Potter Wiki by expanding this article to give more complete coverage of its subject.