Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |  | From: Electronic Arts
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Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 7357
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows XP
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1
MPN: 14986
Model: 197027
UPC: 014633149869
EAN: 0014633149869
ASIN: B0009YJM9W
Release Date: November 8, 2005
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| Features:
| • | Co-operative play for up to 3 players | | • | Adventure game based on the visual elements of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film | | • | Game features Harry, Ron, and Hermione as playable characters | | • | All-new spell-casting system allows multiple players to combine spells | | • | Confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy waters, and navigate a vast, dangerous maze |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 111
 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire August 24, 2009
Nancy Drew (Tennessee)
This game is ok, but its not in the same format as the 5th and 6th games. This game is seperated into sections. And you have to find a certain amount of sheilds to open the next section, or complete the task (like the ones from the movie) to be able to move on. But it was kind-of fun
This one isn't as good as the others August 14, 2009
Anna M. Edwards (St. Paul, MN USA)
It's hard to get used to this game and hard to control where you are shooting your spells. There are no directions that are really helpful.
Fun but difficult July 16, 2009
coolgamer
This game was not horrible, but it certainly wasn't the best HP game yet (that was the third one). I liked how unique it was after the first three being so similar. The graphics are great and it is very fast-paced. I thought it was weird though because everytime you think you beat a level it turns out you didn't. What I did not like is how difficult it was. I just couldn't beat it. The last task was ridiculously hard so I never beat it but the rest of the game was fun. A plus is the awesome graphics, for sure! Plus you get to choose who you want to be. I admit three players gets confusing but some reviewers seem to have found a way to play with multiple people, though it sounds fun I'm not sure how that would work. Anyways if you liked all the other hp games you should try this one, even if it isn't the best one it wasn't so bad.
 ohhh EA...how you disappoint... June 27, 2009
Sarah Deutl
As been said by many, this game lacked all the wonderful things the first three games had.
First, the idea of the using the Pensieve to access areas and not being able to explore the castle and grounds...really kinda stinks. That was what I looked forward to in the first three games. So many awesome secret passages and the bean bonus room, all gone. Plus, you don't get to see the interior of the castle at all, and the cut scenes are disappointing.
Second, the control of the players is AWFUL. Just AWFUL. You can't make them walk in a straight line. It even gets difficult to get them to move at all. I have to pretty much pound on the keys to select what I want or move in general, which isn't good for my poor laptop! Then, when you actually get them to go somewhere, they walk/run funny...diagonal, backwards, or the opposite direction you want them to go in. It's so frustrating.
Third, the jinxes are uncontrollable. You can't even dictate which one you want to use, yet they score you on how many you cast anyway...
Fourth, the beans. Why do they bounce away? I don't like having to cast Accio every time I want my beans, it makes my jinxing-reflex slower. Plus, the frogs hop away. And it's only in the movies that they moved, not the book. Which is why I liked the other three games...they had more to do with the books!
Fifth, the actual "locations" are interesting (nice to be able to enter the Forbidden Forest), but once you get into them and get the Triwizard Shields (not to be confused with the mini-shields) you're done. And then you have to go back and play more than half the level again to get back to the direction you were going, collect another shield, and start all over again. So tedious and a waste of time.
Sixth, depending on which character you're playing, the others will no doubt stand in your way while you're trying to cast a spell. And the spells...previously the little symbol would hover over the object, but here you only get a little dot...and sometimes I can't even see it.
I'm so disappointed. I hope EA re-does this one and that the future games aren't as bad, that they revert back to the old system.
 What a shame... April 16, 2009
Thomas L. Williams (OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have played the first three Harry Potter games on PC, and the one thing I enjoyed most was exploring Hogwarts, going on missions, and going through classes, and interacting with students. Ironically, I got to play Order of the Phoenix first which is AMAZING. Then I recieved Goblet of Fire as a gift. I was really disheartened by the game itself. It was a little difficult, but the controls were kind of confusing. The graphics are good. But you couldn't really explore, everything was a mini game. Atleast in all the other games you could explore and choose what mini games you wanted to try. Overall, graphics rocked. But the game itself was dissappointing.
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