Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

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Description

Quidditch, the broomstick and ball “sport” of the Harry Potter world comes to life in this simulation. For those unfamiliar with the game, two seven-player teams of flying wizards attempt to score goals with one ball while dodging more flying balls and each other. For those who are familiar with the game, you will be happy to know that the players, positions, and “strategies” of Quidditch are faithfully recreated.

The game starts with a player selecting which of the four Hogwarts school teams he or she wishes to play for. Following some tutorial events, they are launched into the competition for the Hogwarts Cup against the other three teams. As the player wins games and completes specific challenges (such as “score 120 points in one game”) they collect Quidditch cards which unlock special combo moves. Once a player has won the school championship, they can go on to play as one of nine international teams competing for the Quidditch World Cup each with its own style and special combo moves. After winning the cup once, there are still more cards to be collected by playing and winning as different teams.

People familiar with actual sports know that the rules of Quidditch (as described in Rowlings' books) are fundamentally flawed and that the only meaningful part of the game is the 1 on 1 competition between the two seekers trying to catch the golden snitch. Quidditch World Cup alleviates this problem with the “golden snitch bar”. As the game progresses, completing action combos and performing special moves adds to a team progress bar. Eventually, when the snitch appears, the team with better positioning on the bar will start with an advantage in the chase. Ironically, this system rewards things other than actual scoring so in-game goals still remain mostly meaningless (except on lower difficulty levels where it is very easy to build a 160+ point lead and make the snitch inconsequential).

Because it is designed for younger audiences, Quidditch World Cup lacks most of the advanced features you would expect in an EA sports game (league play, team management, etc…). It also lacks any multiplayer options other than two-player (same machine) exhibition matches

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Alternate Titles

• "הארי פוטר: קווידיץ' - הגביע העולמי" -- Hebrew spelling
• "Harry Potter World Cup" -- Japanese title
• "Harry Potter: WK Zwerkbal" -- Dutch title
• "Harry Potter: Världsmästerskapen i Quidditch" -- Swedish title
• "Harry Potter: Rumpeldunk Verdensmesterskap" -- Norwegian title
• "Harry Potter: Quidditch Weltmeisterschaft" -- German title
• "Harry Potter: Quidditch copa del mundo" -- Spanish title
• "Harry Potter: Mistrzostwa świata w quidditchu" -- Polish title
• "Harry Potter: Kviddics Világkupa " -- Hungarian title
• "Harry Potter: Coupe du monde de quidditch" -- French title
• "Harry Potter: Copa Mundial de Quadribol" -- Brazilian title
• "해리포터 퀴디치 월드 컵" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• EA Classics releases
• Harry Potter licensees
• Inspiration: Movies
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
• Setting: 1990s
• Xbox Classics releases
• Xbox Platinum Family Hits releases

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Nov, 2003	7.75 out of 10	78
IGN	Xbox	Oct 27, 2003	7.2 out of 10	72
IGN	GameCube	Oct 27, 2003	7.2 out of 10	72
N-Zone	GameCube	Jan 07, 2004	71 out of 100	71
Lawrence	PlayStation 2	Nov 11, 2003	70 out of 100	70
4Players.de	Xbox	Dec 12, 2003	69 out of 100	69
4Players.de	PlayStation 2	Dec 12, 2003	69 out of 100	69
GameSpot	Xbox	Nov 12, 2003	6.5 out of 10	65
Joystick (French)	Windows	Dec, 2003	5 out of 10	50
neXGam	GameCube	2003	4 out of 10	40

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