6.8 /10 1 Votes
Composer(s) Jeremy Soule Mode(s) Single-player Publisher Electronic Arts | 67% GameFAQs Series Harry Potter (game)[*] Initial release date 25 May 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Engine Unreal Engine 2 (PC)
RenderWare (Consoles) Genre(s) Action-adventure, 3D platformer
Role-playing (Game Boy Advance version) Adapted from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Platforms PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows Nominations BAFTA Games Award for Original Score Developers EA Bright Light, KnowWonder, Griptonite Games, Amaze Entertainment Similar EA Bright Light games, Action-adventure games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure platformer video game that was released concurrently with the film release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The game was based on the film of the same name and on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third novel in the Harry Potter series.
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Versions
Different versions of this game were produced for the different platforms it was released for. Three versions were produced:
Reception
The game received "mixed" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
The Times gave the game a score of four stars out of five and stated, "The game remains faithful to the spirit of the book, but it is perhaps a little too linear and predictable. Some scenes do not look quite right — the scale of the characters against the width of the Hogwarts Express clearly do not tally. But these minor disappointments are quickly outweighed by stunning visuals in the later levels. While older teenagers may snub this Harry Potter outing, there’s still good mileage in the bespectacled chappie for younger players."