The Ministry of Magic is definitely working very patient people. Perhaps even too patient. Judge for yourself - for four consecutive years in the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry Hogwarts, things were happening in a highly outrageous. That three-headed dog zavedut, then release the basilisk to crawl through the corridors, and even slap a student. And that - not to mention the questionable teaching staff and inexcusable for school staff turnover. Meanwhile, the school is not closed, and her careless Director gave a chance to restore the reputation in the eyes of the public, make an atonement for past mistakes. A similar opportunity arose and the company Electronic Arts, which year successfully, but not always cooperate in good faith with the world of fairy tales - where, as we know, too, like money.
Alas, the indulgence of the officials did not go to benefit the elderly intriguer Albus Dumbledore, nor employees of EA. The first continued to wreak havoc in the student ranks, or rather habits publisher, having covered the name of Harry and connections with Warner Bros, released yet another mediocre game about the adventures of the boy-who-lived.
 | |  | Narrative scenes look a little better game episodes. However, this difference is not enormous. (PS3) | | Hogwarts would not be Hogwarts without living their own lives and portraits of stairs. (PS3) |
Vagus Potter As before, most of the time Harry and his comrades will in their home school, hanging out in the corridors and in the process communicating with other inhabitants of the school. However, at this time the players given the freedom of action - you can choose whom you want to talk, and in what order will execute the job. The latter, although quite varied in form, for the most part are repeated in substance. To help freshmen who have gone astray, something to fix something broken, find lost property - a list of duties is not so great. But along the way can scour the neighborhood, enjoying the secrets found, then hid them in abundance. And sometimes have to fight, to do this before Potter is a half-dozen combat spells (there were no Avada Kedavra). But the battle is clearly paid attention to the residual principle, because most of them do not represent absolutely no interest. That did that a couple of duels closer to the final ...
To use magic, you need to learn a few simple manipulations with the analog stick - now it replaces your magic wand. Do not worry, nobody will force you to act at random: a detailed Tutorial has become a hallmark of all online versions of "Potter". On the whole cast is pleasant, and also a snap. More difficult is to aim a wand in the desired object. Despite autoguider, Harry now and then forgets what he would like a second ago, say, lift into the air - as a result on the screen there is a brief, but an unfortunate mess, compounded by an extremely nervous camera.
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As already mentioned, the X360 and PS2 owners will be waving magic wands with analog knobs. Method is simple, effective, but to put it mildly, a conservative. In a different situation would be happy (or maybe not) the owners of the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. And those and others will not be able get rid primitive manipulation of the controller - nothing, that is, Sony and Nintendo were spent on the gyros? Those who have in their hands will Sixaxis, have struggled to shake and pull it up and down - incidentally racking his imagination, and trying to imagine that no this is not the controller, and the most natural magic wand of cedar and edinorozhego tail. Fans of the Wii is easier: after all, a magic wand and control have something in common, and the waving wonder controller noticeably better. In general, if you are still burning desire to get acquainted with the Order of the Phoenix, is strongly recommended to pay attention to it version of the game for the Wii.
 | |  | No visit to the Ministry of Magic can not do, and there and a duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort to wait long. (PS3) | | Harmless duel between students - a necessary step towards the more serious battles. (PS3) |
Loyalty to the traditions But if the shortcomings of the gameplay can be, though not without exaggeration, to find at least some explanation, then the schedule for the authors of the new "Potter" would not hurt to deny bonuses, and even wages. Or at least daily lunch and smoking breaks. Do not get too gazed at the screenshots - in the case of The Order of the Phoenix, they hardly reflect the true state of affairs. And it is this: gluing each hero photorealistic texture person, the sponsors felt the task done. And so the fifth part of the schedule is not much different from last year's "Goblet of Fire" - the game is far from ideal from a technological point of view. So be prepared to tolerate gnarled animation dismal consequences of neglect of small details and sometimes frustratingly muddy textures. By the way, the most unpleasant surprises await owners Hbox 360 and PS3 - high resolution ruthlessly exposes for all to see that somehow masked on the PS2 and Wii soaping pictures. Especially hard to contemplate some minor characters (such as Sirius Black), transformed into angular freaks with disproportionately large heads. But stronger than all the magicians got not even a miserable boucle. Three-feathered, that from a distance, that close, much like a log, in which someone for fun poke feathers.
 | |  | Palochkoprikladstvo the schoolyard! Rather, call me Dolores Umbridge! (XBOX360) | | Workout "Troop Dumbledore pretty funny at first, but quickly get bored. (Wii) |
Saving power Starting with "Prisoner of Azkaban" is the most well-aimed words characterizing the activities of EA in the "Harry Potter", by right should be regarded as "trash." Required minimum cost, minimum required innovation, a flock of wandering from the series into a series of errors so irreversibly outdated graphics engine, almost nothing has been received from the move to next-generation consoles - these are the materials from which compiled accident "Order of the Phoenix." Of course, true fans do not care for it (and we're jealous of their resistance), which is confirmed by the deafening selling game in Europe and the USA. But those to whom is not dropping in ministering to the guests Voldemort, we still advise to think twice before spending on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hard-earned savings.
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To avoid getting lost, use the services of the Marauder's Map. This magic item lets you know exactly who needs help, and where this second found of a potential employer. An interesting effect of the use of maps seen the emergence of signs (guide-ghost?), Spontaneously arising on the ground in front of you - they play the role of conductor.
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