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Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

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The fictional game of broomsticks and Bludgers comes to PS2, courtesy of Electronic Arts. Can you be first to the Golden Snitch?

As Harry Potter's favourite sport, Quidditch features prominently in the wizard schoolboy's adventures - and now you can play it too.

As the game progresses, you'll be able to enter the Quidditch World Cup, playing as one of nine international teams. Before that, though, you'll need to learn the ropes at Hogwarts, playing as one of the four house teams. In something of a first for a Harry Potter game, you don't have to be Harry if you don't want to. As well as Harry's team (Gryffindor), Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are all available for play. Each team is made up of recognisable characters from the books and films, such as Harry's nemesis, Draco Malfoy, who plays in the Slytherin team (boo!).

The world of Quidditch is brought to life with a variety of massive stadiums that bring home the grandeur of the sport. Each international team has a home stadium, meaning you'll get to play Quidditch in locations ranging from the glorious Australian outback to the Gothic splendour of Bulgaria's stadium.

You can also use a variety of special moves that allow you to retain control of the Quaffle, dodge nasty tackles, and execute outrageous team manoeuvres that let you score in style. When the time is right, reach for the Golden Snitch to end the match and score a whopping 150 points!


• For the first time, take part in all aspects of a Quidditch match



• Play as a variety of teams, including Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw



• Play two-player matches to determine who's best on the broomsticks



• Progress from Hogwarts and win the Quidditch World Cup as one of nine international teams



• Unlock a variety of special moves to flummox the opposing team



Contributed by DreinIX (9294) on Apr 15, 2008.

Get that Snitch!



Chaser, Beater, Keeper, Seeker: What's your passion?

The magical sport of Quidditch makes for an exciting and challenging game involving two teams that fly on broomsticks, four balls in simultaneous play (one Quaffle, two Bludgers, and the elusive Golden Snitch) and a unique scoring system.



Features
• Based upon the Witches' Sport from J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels
• Control all positions
• Beautiful 3D modeled characters and arenas
• Collect Quidditch Cards and trade them with a friend's Harry Potter: Quidditch Cup for the Game Boy Advance
• Build up your Golden Snitch Bar to execute special moves, such as boosting, dodging, Bludger moves and special moves


A good-looking, fast-paced sports game, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup offers a very different experience from that found in the other Harry Potter games. Quick reactions and the ability think on the fly are must.
Players can pass and score with Chasers, defend with Beaters and try to capture the elusive Snitch with the Seeker. Players can choose any one of the four Hogwarts House teams (including Harry Potter's Gryffindor and Draco Malfoy's Slytherin) and battle for the Hogwarts Cup, then move on to the Quidditch World Cup.

Winning the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup is easy, but the World Cup competition suddenly becomes very difficult. Teams represent the United States, Bulgaria, the Nordics, England, Japan, France, Germany and Australia. Sporting their own uniforms and unique stadiums, each nation has different strengths and tactics that lend strategy and depth as players progress through a ladder system. EA doesn't bother to offer team ratings, but don't be surprised if high-flying teams cream you on your first tries against international competition.

Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup offers both single player and a first-ever Harry Potter multiplayer competition in which players compete head-to-head. There's also two-player cooperative play.

Mastering the complex rules takes some practice. After all, how many games have three balls? Unlike traditional sports sims, though, there's no roster management, play selection or setting of formations; instead, you're thrown headfirst into the heat of competition.



Bottom Line

A handsome sports game like no other, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup delivers frantic high-flying fun. But the absence of strategy elements limits the game's single-player appeal. Two-player action is great, but support for four players would have been twice as good.


Contributed by Evil Ryu (31675) on Jul 19, 2005.

Schwing dich in die Lüfte im ersten Spiel, das dem Spieler die Möglichkeit eröffnet, die magische Geschwindigkeit und Macht in einem Quidditch-Turnier, dem beliebten Hexen- und Zauberersport, zu erleben: Harry Potter: Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft. Zum ersten Mal erlebt der Spieler die vollen Ausmaße des aufregenden Zauberersports, der in zwei Teams von je sieben Spielern auf Besen und mit vier Bällen gespielt wird. Der Spieler kann jede Position seines Teams besetzen und als einer der drei Jäger, die mit dem Quaffel punkten wollen, als einer von zwei Treibern, die die gefährlichen Klatscher unter Kontrolle bringen, oder als Sucher, der auf der Jagd nach dem Goldenen Schnatz ist, ins Spiel eingreifen.

Die Grundlagen des Spiels werden in einem der vier Teams der Häuser von Hogwarts’ erlernt, dazu gehört natürlich auch das Gryffindor’-Team von Harry Potter. Hier gilt es, fünf Herausforderungen und den Hogwarts-Hauspokal zu gewinnen. Wenn dies geschafft ist, kann der Spieler in der internationalen Weltmeisterschaft mitmischen. Er hat die Wahl zwischen verschiedenen Teams einschließlich dem der USA, aus Bulgarien mit Viktor Krum, England, Japan, Deutschland, Frankreich und Australien. Jedes Nationalteam hat eigene Quidditch-Umhänge, eine eigene Stadionumgebung und unterschiedliche Stärken und Schwächen, die dem Spiel extrem viel Tiefe verleihen – vor allem, wenn sich zwei Spieler im innovativen Harry Potter-Multiplayer-Modus gegenüber stehen.

Die Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft beruht auf einem einzigartigen Ladder-System, in dem ein Spieler die über ihm stehenden Teams mit unterschiedlichem Punkteabstand besiegen muss. Dadurch wird die Frage, wann man den Goldenen Schnatz jagen und fangen will, eine recht heikle, denn schnappt man ihn, bevor man genug Punkte gesammelt hat, um in der Rangliste aufzusteigen … dann hat man vielleicht das einzelne Spiel gewonnen, kann aber im Gesamtturnier nicht fortfahren.

Features:


• Die erste und einzige Möglichkeit, ein Quidditch-Turnier hautnah zu erleben. Auf einem fliegenden Besen taucht der Spieler in die aufregende Action hoch oben über dem Quidditch-Feld ein.
• In einem der vier Häuserteams von Hogwarts trifft man auf viele Charaktere aus den Büchern, inklusive Harry Potter (als Sucher des Gryffindor-Teams), Draco Malfoy’ von Slytherin’ und im internationalen Turnier auf Stars wie Bulgariens Viktor Krum.
• Alle Positionen eines Quidditch-Teams können besetzt werden: Als einer von drei Jägern müssen 10-Punkte-Tore mit dem Quaffel erzielt werden; als Treiber müssen die Klatscher unter Kontrolle gebracht werden, der Hüter schützt die drei Torringe vor dem Gegner und der Sucher ist auf der Jagd nach dem Goldenen Schnatz, um das Spiel zu beenden und 150 Punkte zu kassieren.
• Die Teilnahme an der Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft ist gesichert, wenn der Hauspokal gewonnen ist. Dort trifft man auf internationale Profi-Teams aus den USA, Japan, Bulgarien, Deutschland, England, Frankreich oder Australien und Stadionumgebungen, die typisch für das jeweilige Land sind.
• Zum ersten Mal kann ein Harry Potter-Spiel auch im Multiplayer-Modus gespielt werden. Zwei Spieler können Kopf-an-Kopf auf dem PC und allen Konsolen ein Turnier bestreiten.
• Außerdem gibt es Quidditch-Sammelkarten, wenn Herausforderungen erfolgreich abgeschlossen, Tricks ausgeführt und Spiele gewonnen wurden. Dadurch werden wiederum Spezialbewegungen freigeschaltet, die dem Spieler helfen, den Pokal der Quidditch-Weltmeisterschaft zu gewinnen.
• Beeindruckende 3D-Umgebungen und Spezialeffekte.



Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Nov 19, 2004.

Experience the Quidditch’ World Cup Dream.

Take to the air in the first game that allows players to fully experience the magical speed, power, and competition of Quidditch, the favorite sport of witches and wizards, in the Harry Potter’: Quidditch World Cup game. For the first time, gamers will experience the full complexity and exciting challenge of Quidditch, which involves two teams of seven players who fly on broomsticks, playing four balls simultaneously. Players will control every position on their team, including three Chasers who try to score with the Quaffle’, two Beaters who control the dangerous Bludgers, the Keeper who protects the goal, and the Seeker who chases the elusive Golden Snitch’ that must be caught to end the match.

Starting with any one of the four Hogwarts’ House teams-including Harry Potter's Gryffindor’-players learn Quidditch basics with five original challenges and the Hogwarts House Cup competition. Once completed, players can enter the international World Cup tournament, choosing from a range of international teams including the USA, Bulgaria featuring Victor Krum, the hard-hitting Nordics, England, Japan, Germany, France, and Australia. Each national team sports its own Quidditch gear, has a unique stadium environment, and different strengths that lend depth and strategy, especially when two gamers face off for the first-ever Harry Potter multiplayer competition.

The Quidditch World Cup tournament progresses through a unique ladder system where players must defeat the team ranked above them by a variable amount of points, making the choice of when to go after the Golden Snitch a tactical one-capture it before amassing enough points to advance up the ladder and you may win the match but lose a chance to advance.

Key features
• The only way to play Quidditch
  The first and only way to experience complete Quidditch matches. Climb aboard a flying broomstick and take flight to engage in exciting competition high above the Quidditch pitch.
  
  
• Teams and houses
  Play as any one of four Hogwarts Houses and numerous characters from the books, including Harry Potter (as a Seeker on the Gryffindor team), crafty Draco Malfoy’ from Slytherin’, and international Quidditch stars such as Bulgaria's Victor Krum.
  
  
• Play as the whole team
  Play all the Quidditch positions and execute all the high-flying moves: control the three Chasers to score ten-point goals with the Quaffle, the two club-wielding Beaters to control the two dangerous Bludgers, the Keeper to guard the three goal rings, and the Seeker to capture the Golden Snitch to end the match and score 150 points.
  
  
• The ultimate tournament
  Compete for the Quidditch World Cup, with professional Quidditch teams and stadium environments including USA, Bulgaria, England, the Nordic team, Japan, Germany, France, and Australia.
  
  
• Play a friend
  The first multiplayer Harry Potter experience-two players can play head-to-head on PC and all consoles.
  
  
• Quidditch cards
  Collect Quidditch Cards gained from challenges completed, moves made, and games won. These in turn unlock special moves, all of which help players achieve the ultimate honor of winning the Quidditch World Cup.
  
  
• Stunnig visuals
  Stunning 3D environments and special effects.
  

  Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Nov 19, 2004.

Mount your broomstick for the favorite sport of witches and wizards

Lead any of the Hogwarts ’ houses to victory in the Hogwarts Quidditch ’ Cup. Then select an international team and use your new skills to take aim at the Quidditch World Cup!

* Compete in the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup as Gryffindor ’, Hufflepuff ’, Ravenclaw ’, or Draco Malfoy’s ’ Slytherin ’.

* Take control of an international team in pursuit of the greatest Quidditch prize of all – the Quidditch World Cup.

* Play the best Quidditch teams in the world, each with its own distinctive playing style (USA, England, France, Germany, the Nordic Team, Japan, Spain, Australia, and Bulgaria – featuring Viktor Krum).

* Go head-to-head with your friends in magical, fast, exciting 2-player action.

* Master 6 different Quidditch challenges around Hogwarts.

Catch the Golden Snitch ’

Beat Bludgers

Score with your Chasers


Contributed by ClydeFrog (10174) on Nov 08, 2004.