Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 action-adventure game. The game is based on the 2004 film of the same name from the Harry Potter franchise. The game was developed by KnowWonder, Griptonite Games, and EA UK each for different consoles and was published by Electronic Arts under the EA Games label. The game was released as a trio, with separate versions for Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, and home consoles (released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube). The game received mixed reviews by critics.

Plot

The games follows Harry Potter (voiced by Adam Sopp) along with Ron Weasley (voiced by Gregg Chillin) and Hermione Granger (voiced by Harper Marshall) as they return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prisoner Sirius Black has escaped the wizard prison Azkaban, and is supposedly ready to attack Harry in Hogwarts. The game begins on the Hogwarts Express, ignoring the events at Harry's home. Upon reaching Hogwarts, the trio follow the events of the novel, and learn magic by attending classes.

The spells that can be learned include carpe retractum, a spell that allows an object to be pulled towards the caster, or the caster be pulled towards the object; Steleus, a spell that causes sneezing and expecto patronum, a spell to defend against dementors. Using their skills, the trio, along with Remus Lupin (Jamie Glover) investigate Black. Finding that Black is innocent of all crimes, and looking out for Harry, the team defend Black from a horde of dementors, allowing him to escape.

Gameplay and versions

Much like Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, different versions of this game were produced for the different platforms. The game was developed for PC by KnowWonder, whereas home console versions for the (PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube) were developed by Electronic Arts UK, and a handheld version for the Game Boy Advance was developed by Griptonite Games.

| MC_NGC = 67/100

| MC_PC = 67/100

| MC_PS2 = 70/100

| MC_XBOX= 67/100

| EGM_PS2 = 6.5/10

| Fam_GBA = 27/40

| Fam_NGC = 30/40

| GI_PS2 = 6.5/10

| GamePro_GBA = 3/5

| GamePro_NGC = 3/5

| GameRev_NGC = C

| GameRev_PC = C

| GSpot_GBA = 7.5/10

| GSpot_PC = 7/10

| GSpot_PS2 = 7.2/10

| GSpot_XBOX = 7/10

| GSpy_PS2 = 3/5

| GSpy_XBOX = 3/5

| GameZone_GBA = 7.5/10

| GameZone_PC = 6.5/10

| GameZone_PS2 = 9/10

| GameZone_XBOX = 6.8/10

| IGN_GBA = 6.5/10

| IGN_NGC = 6/10

| IGN_PC = 6/10

| IGN_PS2 = 6.2/10

| IGN_XBOX = 6.1/10

| NP_GBA = 4.4/5

| NP_NGC = 3.9/5

| OPM_PS2 = 4/5

| OXM_XBOX = 7/10

| PCGUS_PC = 72%

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic.