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uk.playstation.com:
EA conjures up another PS2 title based on the mind-bendingly popular kiddie book franchise, featuring more of the boy wizard's adventures...
Fans of the phenomenon that is Harry Potter will no doubt be eagerly awaiting the next instalment of the videogame version of wizardry and witchcraft, and luckily for them, EA never rests on its laurels. After the storming success of The Chamber of Secrets, the publisher has teamed up with Warthog Games to bring PS one classic Harry Potter and the Philosipher's Stone to PS2, complete with all of the graphical advantages afforded by the world's favourite console. Following the storyline of the original game, Harry Potter and the Philosipher's Stone sees the bespectacled spell-caster returning to his educational origins at Hogwart's for another bout of magical high-jinks.
Take up the wonder-boy's wand in a tale of spells and sorcery, closely tied in with JK Rowling's book of the same name, and encounter familiar characters along the way. Harry's friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are on hand to help the apprentice alchemist out, Professor Dumbledore and Hagrid both make appearances, and arch-enemy Draco Malfoy attempts to thwart the young wizard at every turn. Attend classes to learn how to create potions and cast spells, jump on your broomstick and lead the home team to glory in Quidditch, and explore the school's many cavernous corridors and secret passageways in search of the fabled Philosopher's Stone.
- Interact with over 20 characters from the book
- Cast spells and create potions to use against Harry's enemies
- Lead your home team to victory in Quidditch
Contributed by DreinIX (9294) on Apr 14, 2008.
www.nintendo.com - Nintendo GameCube:
No Muggle will dare call you "Four Eyes".
Leave the nonmagical world of behind and enroll in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone.
To Hogwarts you will go in this first-rate adventure that perfectly captures the wondrous enchantment of J.K. Rowling's amazing creation.
Features
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Faithful representation of the magical world created in J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels
- Bring the world of Harry Potter home in one small, portable package
- Turn-based battle sequences reward thoughtful use of more than thirty spells and potions
- Adventure game with an emphasis on puzzle solving and interaction with other characters
- Interact with over one hundred unforgettable characters from the book, including Professor Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Draco Malfoy
Be Harry Potter, learning to master all things magical in a world filled with wizardry, fun, and danger. Overcome adversity and challenges and encounter unforgettable characters from J.K. Rowling's worldwide bestseller.
Players will hone their magical skills and advance through three terms of study during Harry's first year at Hogwarts. Each term will challenge players to meet a number of objectives, such as collecting and mixing potions with Professor Snape or piloting a flying broom through the Forbidden Forest in search of Neville Longbottom's Remembrall. In order to pass the first year of study, players must complete over twenty-nine different objectives, while avoiding enemies and obstacles.
As Harry Potter, players hone their magical skills and advance through three terms of study during Harry's first year at Hogwarts. Each term will challenge players to meet a number of objectives, such as collecting and mixing potions with Professor Snape or piloting a flying broom through the Forbidden Forest in search of Neville Longbottom's Remembrall. In order to pass the first year of study, players must complete over twenty-nine different objectives, while avoiding enemies and obstacles.
Bottom Line
Only a morose Muggle would quibble with the great fun offered by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Contributed by Evil Ryu (31332) on Aug 12, 2005.
Press Release - Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color and GBA:
CALLING ALL WIZARDS-IN-TRAINING
EA LAUNCHES FOUR HARRY POTTER VIDEO GAMES
Redwood City, CA – November 13, 2001 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced that it has shipped four video games based on the wildly popular novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’. The games will be on store shelves November 16, 2001, the same day the highly anticipated movie from Warner Bros. Pictures is released in theatres. The games will be published for the PlayStation® game console, PC, Game Boy® Color and Game Boy® Advance.
Each of the four games will take advantage of the individual platform’s hardware capabilities to deliver the ultimate Harry Potter’ experience to all types of gamers, while representing a faithful interactive adaptation of the book’s story line.
The PlayStation game will feature extensive platform-style gameplay within Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Players take the role of Harry Potter as he arrives at Hogwarts and embarks on a journey to unlock the secrets of his own magical abilities. Along the way, players will experience a series of challenges inspired by the book’s story line, such as a 3D “roller coaster” ride through Gringotts’, Quidditch’ matches, and a flying broomstick chase to retrieve the Remembrall’ for Neville Longbottom. Players will also encounter more than twenty memorable characters from J.K. Rowling’s magical world as they learn to cast spells, collect items such as Wizard Cards and Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans’, explore numerous 3D environments faithful to Hogwarts and its surrounding grounds, and traverse interactive environments with multiple levels and secret passageways.
The PC version will also allow players to take the role of Harry Potter as he enrolls in Hogwarts and embarks on a journey to unlock the secrets of his own magical abilities. Along the way Harry will explore the halls of Hogwarts and its surrounding grounds, study to be a wizard, learn to fly a broomstick and play Quidditch collect objects to solve puzzles, become skilled at spells and potions, discover secret passages and locations, and interact with other characters from the book. The PC game will also feature an array of puzzle and adventure gameplay as players guide Harry through the halls of Hogwarts, sneaking around to avoid confrontations with nosey characters like Filch and Peeves. The PC version also features a fast, arcade-style Quidditch game to further immerse players in the magical world of Harry Potter. While the required system specifications for the PC game will be modest to ensure that Harry Potter’s’ biggest fans can easily install and play his interactive adventure, the game also delivers advanced 3D graphics on more powerful PCs.
Players of the Game Boy Color version also assume the role of Harry Potter as he enrolls in Hogwarts and embarks on a journey to unlock the secrets of his own magical abilities. Harry will have to complete and solve tasks and puzzles, learn how to use spells, gather potions and collect items in order to wear down the stamina of his opponents and defeat them, as well as battle creatures and occasionally face off against evil characters. As the player gains information and successfully completes confrontations, Harry will receive Experience Points. As the player collects Experience Points, Harry will effectively increase in strength and abilities and will be able to upgrade spells he has learned and engage in more difficult challenges. The Game Boy Color game also features the use of Wizard Cards, which will allow players to open extra rewards within the game, as specific items. The player will be able to acquire these throughout the game and trade them, both with characters in the game and with their friends as well. (Trading with friends will be made possible by connecting two Game Boy systems together by means of the Game Link Cable, a standard peripheral accessory for the Game Boy Color.) Because the player will have to make choices throughout gameplay that will change what cards are available, it will not be possible to collect all the Wizard Cards within a single game. Only by trading and collecting cards, players will be able to open all the extra rewards within the game.
As Harry Potter in the Game Boy Advance version, players will hone their magical skills and advance through Harry’s first year at Hogwarts. Each term will challenge players to meet a number of objectives, such as collecting and mixing potions with Professor Snape’ or piloting a flying broom through the Forbidden Forest in search of Neville Longbottom’s Remembrall. In order to pass the first year of study, players must complete a multitude of objectives, while overcoming evil creatures and avoiding obstacles. The Game Boy Advance version will take advantage of the enhanced portable console to provide action-driven puzzles and mini-games that promise to capture the daring and adventurous spirit of Harry Potter. Players will experience Harry Potter’s world through an isometric 2D perspective, including top-down view of Quidditch and broomstick flying sequences that deliver the speed and excitement of competition. Scenarios such as chasing down learning spells will add challenges and objectives while remaining true to the book’s story line.
The KnowWonder’ and Griptonite Games’ studios of Seattle-based entertainment software developer Amaze Entertainment’, are developing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the PC, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Argonaut Games, based in London, is developing the PlayStation game.
In addition to the 2001 games, EA is also developing games for release in 2002 based on Harry Potter for next generation-consoles. More information on these games will be announced later.
The J.K. Rowling Harry Potter book series has been published in 115 countries and in 28 languages with more than 100 million books in circulation worldwide. The Harry Potter books have rocketed up and stayed atop national best-seller lists in several countries.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG’ and EA.COM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.
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Contributed by skl (1163) on Mar 02, 2004.
Press Release - PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube:
EA’S HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEXT-GEN CONSOLES
Players Can Experience Harry’s First Year at Hogwarts with Updated Graphics and New Features
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 12, 2003 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ videogame for next-generation consoles has shipped to stores. Harry Potter’ fans can now experience the magic of Harry’s first year at Hogwarts’ with next-gen graphics and updated gameplay, including features, spells, and creatures new to this adventure.
Continuing the successful game design style first used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’, the graphics and gameplay for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—previously available for the PlayStation® game console, PC, Game Boy® Advance, and Game Boy Color—are updated for next-generation consoles for an even richer experience. Making the most of new technology, the locations throughout Hogwarts and Diagon Alley’ are displayed in spectacular 3D graphics, with faster loading times for game levels. Players can explore exciting new locations in and around Hogwarts and Diagon Alley, such as Hagrid’s Garden, Ollivanders Wand Shop, the Restricted Section of the library, and more, and encounter strange new creatures such as the Venemous Tentacula, Devil’s Snare, and Mutated Gytrash. Wizarding powers are now enhanced with exciting spell challenges, and a compelling ending to the game adds an entirely different twist—prepare for an all-new climactic showdown with the dreaded You-Know-Who!
Developed by EA’s UK Studio, the team behind the worldwide success of EA’s library of Harry Potter titles, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube’, and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. The game is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of $29.95.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS’, EA GAMES’, and EA SPORTS BIG’. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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Contributed by skl (1163) on Feb 26, 2004.
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