**Introduction** As a relative newcomer to the world of next generation console gaming my recent purchase of an Xbox 360 has proved to be a bit of a revelation and I have been hugely impressed at just how far games have come since I began playing all those years ago on my Sega Mega Drive and Nintendo gaming systems. With my Xbox came Lego Batman and I spent many an hour trying to complete the game, I'd heard much about the Lego series and had seen the television advertisements for them and my first impressions were that they looked like they were going to be a fun way to pass a few hours on. My instinct proved to be correct and I enjoyed the experience of ...  Read the complete review

I have a fondness for the many Lego games that are currently out there. The film adaptations pack plenty of charm, whilst the now obligatory Lego joke sections make this much more refreshing, and engaging, then a straight forward movie-to-game port. The wordless, but incredibly witty rendition of a popular film, combined with simple platforming has become a staple of the Lego series. Based on this then, it is easy to say that Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is just like the other games in the series. Whilst for the most part, this is a fair assumption, it isn't entirely accurate. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 contains some new elements of game play which set this apart ...  Read the complete review

I'd like to invite you all to reading my review of Lego Harry Potter - years 1-4. It's the latest instalment of the Lego-games and was made by Travellers Tales. I've played most of these games so far (Lego Star Wars, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Lego Indiana Jones and Lego Batman) and I just love them, so buying Lego Harry Potter on release date (25/06 in Europe) was basically a no-brainer for me. This review was written during my first playthrough, and at the time I posted this review I was at about 55% completion (did the story missions and most of the bonus missions, found a reasonable amount of collectibles, ...  Read the complete review

I had to write a review for this as this game is just so much fun! I really enjoyed the Lego Star Wars editions so, as a huge fan of all things potter, I was obviously super excited when I saw that there was to be a Harry Potter version. Admittedly I was a bit skeptical when I saw they had combined 4 books/movies into one game as I thought that they would have to cut a load out but I was pleasantly surprised. The storyline mirrors the books/movies and you can switch between usually 2-3 characters easily. It is fun because certain parts of the game require a certain character's special technique, for example there are parts where you have to play ...  Read the complete review