Software:Harry Potter for Kinect
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| Developer(s) | Eurocom |
| Publisher(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Series | Wizarding World |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action[3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Harry Potter for Kinect is a 2012 action game developed by Eurocom and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360.[3][4] It requires the Kinect accessory.[5]
Gameplay
Each school year in Hogwarts is a series of minigames. There are 31 minigames from key events in the series, including things like potion mixing, broom flying, and casting magic. The player is graded on a five star scale after every minigame. The game allows the player to create their own avatar with the Kinect camera. A split-screen multiplayer is available.[2][6]
Reception
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Harry Potter for Kinect received an aggregated score of 54 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7] GameTrailers said the minigames are boring and too rigidly designed.[2] 4Players called the game "very brief and unspectacular", they didn't like how the magic gesture system worked.[8] Eurogamer compared the game unfavorably to Software:Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure.[9] GamingBolt called the gameplay boring and said to avoid the game at all costs.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/harry-potter-for-kinect-video-game-international-release-date-october-12-new-promos-91045/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Harry Potter for Kinect - Review". Viacom. 22 October 2012. http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/yww6ti/harry-potter-for-kinect-review.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Harry Potter™ for Kinect™". http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/potterkinect.
- ↑ "HARRY POTTER FOR KINECT". http://www.warnerbros.com/videogames/now-available/harry-potter-for-kinect/7f8e43de-1059-4c8b-b205-8780a35809b3.html.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom (25 May 2012). "Harry Potter For Kinect announced". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/harry-potter-for-kinect-announced.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sinha, Ravi (7 November 2012). "Harry Potter Kinect Review". https://gamingbolt.com/harry-potter-kinect-review.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Harry Potter for Kinect". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/harry-potter-for-kinect/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bischoff, Jens (31 October 2012). "Test: Harry Potter für Kinect" (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106062835/http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/31107/78147/0/Harry_Potter_fuer_Kinect.html.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Serino, Francesco (15 November 2012). "Harry Potter Kinect - review" (in Italian). Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.it/videogiochi-harry-potter-kinect-review-recensione.
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