As many of you already know, Comic-Con 2008 is being held in San Diego this weekend. IGN now has a report online from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game demo on the show floor.
You can take an easy potions course or an advanced potions course, play a Seeker mini-game, or face off in a wand duel. Now, don't panic; the segments of the today's demo will just be integrated into the story mode. Half-Blood Prince is going to stick with the gigantic, living Hogwarts that you wander around to get missions. The game's even adding changing times of day so it won't perpetually be noon outside and different student moods to accompany those times -- i.e. a kid who is super-energized in the morning might be rundown by the evening.
The preview goes on to talk of the Potions and Seeker mini games in detail (including discussion of Wii flight controls). It also talks about how the game has improved it's combat sequences for the Wii, which were one of the biggest complaints about the Order of the Phoenix Wii game.
Thankfully, those complaints have been addressed in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Not only will you be able to move while you cast spells, but you can also tap the A button for quick dodge. When I raised my wand to go up against Draco Malfoy on the famed dueling platform, I got a crash course in a few of the spells available to me. Pushing the Wiimote down and then raising it up cast the Stupefy spell, lifting both the nunchuk and Wiimote into the air called for Wingardium Leviosa, and slashing both controllers in a diagonal line cast a protective spell. Expelliarmus and Petrificus Totalus were also part of my Potter arsenal, but my bout came down to me running from side to side while firing off energy orbs.
Speaking of the HBP video game, a larger shot of the game cover art is now online, and can be viewed over at hbpmoviepics.
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