Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

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Game Title: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Publisher: EA Games
Genre: Action
Platform: PS2
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On the heels of Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, comes EA's next installment in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Summer is over and Harry, Ron and Hermione are on the train back to Hogwarts for a new school year. Together the three friends work to solve the mystery surrounding Sirius Black and his escape from Azkaban.

New to the Harry Potter series is the ability use Harry, Ron, and Hermione cooperatively to work through the game. Each character is outfitted with special skills and spells necessary to defeat hordes of Dementors, to solve puzzles, and to keep other nosey, trouble-making students out of the way. While playing, gamers will unlock several bonus Activities that can be accessed from the main menu to be played at any time.

Players who own an Eye Toy camera are in luck! EA has stocked Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with six cool games that can be played by 1 to 4 players. Set up is easy, and to get started players just pose for a picture before getting "sorted" into one of the four Hogwart's houses by the Sorting Hat. Gamers get to be part of Harry's world by playing Exploding Snap, De-Gnoming a garden, having Seeker Practice, smashing Gobstones, catching Chocolate Frogs, or smacking dung bombs in Zonko's Joke Shop.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkahban is filled with all the cool details that bring the world of Hogwarts and it's characters to life. Players will get to explore a larger, graphically enhanced Hogwarts that is smooth to play and boasts quick load times to keep the pace of the game moving and players interested. Gamers are in for a treat with the cooperative gameplay, and Eye Toy camera owners are sure to love the six After School Games also included. Harry Potter fans won't be disappointed with this title.