2011 video game
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2
is a 2011
action-adventure
video game. It is based on the 2011 film
of the same name
. It was released on 11 July 2011 for mobiles devices, and on 12 July in North America and 15 July in Europe for
Microsoft Windows
,
Nintendo DS
,
PlayStation 3
,
Wii
, and
Xbox 360
.
The game continues to follow
Harry Potter
,
Ron Weasley
, and
Hermione Granger
on their quest to defeat
Lord Voldemort
by destroying his remaining
Horcruxes
, items which contain part of his soul. Critics reviewed the game negatively for its gameplay, but claimed the game was an improvement over
its previous instalment
.
Gameplay
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The gameplay of
Deathly Hallows ? Part 2
differs from
Part 1
, in order to address complaints made with the previous game.
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The game progresses linearly, through
cutscenes
, but does not include side missions like the previous game.
[4]
Combat in
Deathly Hallows ? Part 2
involves button presses which initiates spell-casting as an attack. Three face buttons, usually with a symbol or a letter, on the controller have two spells each, and by pressing a button twice the player can access the button's second spell.
[4]
For the
Windows
version, the player presses one of the six buttons to select a spell. A new feature is the ability to "Apparate", which allows the player to teleport in and out of battles, as a form of defence. Only Harry has this ability though.
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The player is able to control several characters from a third person over-the-shoulder camera including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger,
Neville Longbottom
,
Minerva McGonagall
,
Seamus Finnigan
,
Ginny Weasley
, and
Molly Weasley
.
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In the final battle, the player uses the directional buttons to move the beam and focus it on Voldemort.
Development
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Part 2
of the video game was released to coincide with the release of the second part of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
.
[2]
EA released a teaser in their Facebook page on April 21 and released the Part 2 video game site on the same day.
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citation needed
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Release
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On 8 May 2011, EA revealed the game covers for all the major platforms. The cover depicts the trio, surrounded by fellow Hogwarts students, and Death Eaters, and a destroyed Hogwarts in flames in the background.
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Part 2
is the first
Harry Potter
video game to feature
PlayStation Move
functionality. On 26 May 2011, six new images from the game surfaced online along with a new interview with IGN.
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The images included, duels between the core characters, and the Hogwarts castle itself, under severe stress. On 21 April 2011,
Emma Watson
released the first trailer.
[11]
On 1 June 2011,
Rupert Grint
released a new trailer, showing all the playable characters. Later, a second new trailer was presented showing the tagline "War is Coming" and "The Battle for Hogwarts". On July, before the film release, the launch trailer was released.
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Reception
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2
received mixed to negative reviews from critics, though some critics found
Part 2
an improvement of
Part 1
. Lowest ratings on
Metacritic
came from
GamesRadar
, stating, "This is the absolute nadir of the series. Harry Potter has finally devolved into a total cash-in and we can't score it low enough."
[20]
GamingXP
gave the Xbox 360 and PC versions positive reviews, saying "Where graphical aesthetics, thrilling atmosphere and a cinematic soundtrack celebrate their marriage, the gamer always wins."
The Escapist
gave it two-and-a-half stars out of five and said of the game, "The shooting mechanics and levels are getting better but the encounters themselves are too repetitive. I hope someone takes the basic idea and does something more with it. The absence of basic storytelling and scene transitions make it hard to enjoy on its own."
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Digital Spy
gave it two stars out of five and said, "The gameplay remains a weak imitation of a third-person shooter and the enemy A.I. is extremely poor. The lack of variety in the set pieces and the sheer number of dopey Death Eaters makes
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
a tedious experience, riddled with repetition."
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The Daily Telegraph
also gave it a score of four out of ten and called it "a bland, unimaginative shooting gallery that lacks the thing that matters most: magic."
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