Wednesday, August 13, 2008

IGN Previews HBP for Nintendo DS

IGN has another new review of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. This review focuses on the Nintendo DS version of the game.

Since Potions Class is a major part of the storyline for the game, players will have to attend class and learn to make various concoctions. Unlike the Wii version, players can use the potions they make, usually in the Wizarding Duel portions of the game. The potions class is a pretty straightforward design. There's a cauldron and some ingredients, and players follow the on screen instructions. Grab an ingredient with the stylus, pour the specified amount into the cauldron. Stir. Pour some more. Fan the flames. It's all stylus controlled and measures players on accuracy and speed. There seemed to be a large amount of available potions to make, from pretty mundane health potions to more interesting things like shrinking potions.


The full and lengthy review can be viewed here.

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