Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – I’m Quidditched!
This week, we’ve found out that multi-million dollar company ‘Warner Bros.’ is to carry on making LEGO games until at least 2016. I’m sure we’re all familar with the classic LEGO games, and about the latest title ‘Harry Potter: Years 1-4′, which obviously features the first four books, putting an obvious LEGO slant on the whole thing. So what has the magical people at Warner got in store for us? Modern Warfare LEGO? I.D LEGO? One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest LEGO?! Alas, none of these. Though, there’s tonnes of info on the new game by TT Games – one of the only companies who haven’t gone under due to the recession. How you ask? TESCO Value Bread, and canned cheese.
So, it’s Harry Potter, and it’s LEGO. Hoorah? Yes. Years 1-4 is offering an astounding amount of interaction, with no combat whatsoever! It turns out the new game is based on the events at the starry Hogwarts, with spells and so on, but with no real meaty violence. At first, I had a problem with this. The reason the HP films get better and better is due to the increase in maturity – should the games not follow this motif?
Let's Cast Some Spells!
Anyway, I then read more and found some of the little tit-bits in the game, that made me laugh out loud; even though i’m not a Potter fan myself. For example, at the end of the ‘Triwizard Tournament’, where Cedric Diggory appears dead, and leaves Harry deeply upset. In the LEGO games, Harry in fact is overwhelmed by the applause, kicks the body of Cedric to one side, and milks it! Other examples include the snitch coming out of Harry’s ear when he crashes into the Quidditch pitch, and Hagrid pulling flowers from his coat, rather than the Boy who Lived.
Okay, so the whole thing is a little childish, and follows the traditional gaming methodology when it comes to co-op and online play. However, I’d argue that this brings back the classic humour that we revelled in not 10 years ago. I take you back to some of the amazingly hilarious moments of Metal Gear Solid: Raiden being urinated on whilst on a short ledge, the character ‘Johnny’ in the third instalment having extreme constipation, and even moments in recent games, such as Assassins Creed 2, where you get the choice whether or not to give a passionate Da Vinci a hug.
So, my point this week gamers, is to strive for humour, and it looks like this new LEGO epic is set to bring about sofa laughs for families, chuckles for couples, and banter for friends. For what i’ve seen so far, I’ll give it 4 stars out of 5 based on it’s trailer humour so far – although I may have to do a comprehensive review of gameplay later. The spell-binding adventure comes out in May LEGO fans, and on consoles across the board. Enjoy!
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i realy liked LEGO star wars. in the first level you could burst into a jacuzzi full of thong wearing storntroopers.
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