The game starts with the story as always, with you in Diagon Alley together with Ron and Hermione, it has been (at least by me) immensly appreciated that the story course has followed the book’s.
Graphic considerably improved, but mostly preserved, you’re dressed the same and look the same. The characters are complete, and you meet everyone you shoul meet in your second year at Hogwarts, class 1991-1992.
In class you’ll no longer have to trace the spell figure with mouse, but you’ll use arrow keys instead. I’m not very sure how I feel about this change, it’s simpler of course and even the youngest can have fun easily, but for sure the figure to be traced resembled the most the swinging wand.
After every class you’ll have to face the corresponding challenge, here you’ll still have the Challenge Stars to collect, and more you’ll have to do it in the least time as possible, the more time you spare the more House Points you’ll collect.
House points you’ll actually need this time!! Once a week Dumbledore will host the House Point Ceremony, in which you’ll see how your Hogwarts House is going and how many House Points you collected. You’ll actually will be competing with Slytherin this time, so the first position is not something decided by the AR. If you’ll find yourself in the first position you’ll get the chance to access the Beans Room, where you’ll have 1 minute to collect the more Beans you can.
Beans you’ll need to collect all the Wizard Cards, since here the game is subdivided this way:
- Golden Cards
- Silver Cards
- Bronze Cards
Some you’ll find during classes, games exc, the others you’ll have to trade them with the other students around Hogwarts.
PLEASE NOTE: be sure to trade all the cards possible before completing the final task (which is going into the Chamber of Secrets), otherwise you’ll find Hogwarts empthy and it will be no longer possible for you trade.
Another way you have to collect Beans is to duel in the Duellant Club, where you’ll bet a number of Beans, and if you win you’ll win yours back and the opponent’s.
Collecting all the Cards (especially the Silver ones), will guarantee you the access to another Special Challenge which will allow you to collect all the Gold Cards.
You’ll collect them through a special Time Challenge, but don’t worry if you don’t manage to catch them all at the first time you can re-try as many times as you want, and you won’t even loose the ones you already collected.
As always at the end of the Game if you visit the special Gallery with the Gold Cards, you’ll rewarded with a special one.
For sure the First One remain a classic, but this game is very well done, the upgrades are amazing, and for those (like me), who love the old-school game it’s perfect! Enjoable, and faithful to books!
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