Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Xbox 360, 2007)

I'm a big fan of the books, as well as the movies. I have all of the games for Xbox - this one I only had on PC, so I wanted to pick it up for the 360. The graphics are pretty good, the map is HUGE, and there's a ton of things to do. You can find your favorite characters & there's a lot of interaction throughout the map: fixing broken vases, pushing rugs & tapestries aside, games to play, secret doorways/passwords, etc. It's all there. One of the only complaints I had were about the tasks & how I've yet to find a place that lists them clearly...Now, it could be I've missed something, but it's hard to come back to the game after a long while & remember conversations, instructions and clues you were given on your character a couple weeks back, ya know? Other than that, I'll say that this game is much more in-depth than Half-blood Prince, the next in the series - maybe not as graphicly pleasing, but nearly, & there's just A LOT more to do. So, I would suggest this one above HBP. AS for this entire series of games, I think this game is also very indicative of how the characters are growing up - the games progress in much the same way as far as the way chracters interact with their environment and other characters, what tasks you have & how complicated they are, the gameplay itself & the increasingly complicated moves one must do to be sucessful. All around, well worth the money & tons of fun!

This is an awesome game and it follows the movie's story line. The interaction is really fun and addicting. You mostly follow the storyline while interacting with characters and scenarios. There are many hidden secrets throughout Hogwarts that you need to find which reward you with more powerful moves and interview/game design clips to watch. The only thing I don't like about it is that Ron and Hermione follow you wherever you go and a lot of times get in your way if you try to turn around and go back through a doorway. That's really it though as far as bad goes. It's a really fun and addicting game and I recommend you buy it because if you rent it, you'll end up renting it probably a few more times because you'll want to finish the whole thing. So it's probably cheaper to just buy a copy off of eBay because they are pretty cheap.

If you've played any Harry Potter game before, essentially the same thing. Follows a different book, but basically, learn spells, cast them, fight badguys, blahblah. Fun for a break from any mindless violence but not a great game really.
5/10, its all bland, bland music, bland graphics, bland blandness.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a great game. If you are a movie or book fan then you will love this because it looks likes the movies but has the little things from the books all throughout the game. You can go anywhere in Hogwarts without having to wait for a loading screen which is so nice after playing Chamber of Secrets. So much to do and so much to see that you don't want to put it down. The only real downside is the camera angle can get annoying and the people sometimes don't get out of your way but those are only short, brief, and far between that it shouldn't ruin your harry potter experience. Overall its a great game that lets you do what you want. a Few minor issues that are easily overlooked. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is truly the best harry potter to date.

My kids LOVE this game. They are huge Harry Potter fans and this videogame is very fun and exciting