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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Developer(s)EA Bright Light Studio
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Designer(s)Chris Roberts[2]
Composer(s)James Hannigan[3]
Platform(s)Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, Mobile
ReleaseJune 30th, 2009 [1] , July 3, 2009 (UK)
Genre(s)Third-person action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player and multiplayer

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is an upcoming video game being developed by EA's Bright Light Studio and published by Electronic Arts. The game will be released on June 30, 2009, to coincide with the film's new mid-2009 release date.[4]The game will be released on Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, and Mobile platforms. [5]

Game Overview

Return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive his sixth year . You will have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix magical ingredients in potion class and take to the air.

Gameplay

Half-Blood Prince will feature the exploration of Hogwarts and casting spells on objects around the school, similar to its predecessor Order of the Phoenix [2]. The game will also include multiplayer games, classes, different times of day, Quidditch, Wizard Duels and Potion making [6].

Platform-specific elements

The Wii version of the game will utilise the Wii Remote features as it did in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game.[5] which will include brewing potions[7], wizard dueling[7] and Quidditch [8]. However, it will not support the new Wii MotionPlus technology which is scheduled for release in the same month. The Nintendo DS version will include mini-games such as Gobstones and Exploding Snap[9]. The game will once again utilise the Stylus for wizard duels, potion making and quidditch[10]. The Playstation 3 version will include Dualshock 3 vibration [11]. The Playstation 2, PC and Xbox 360 versions will utilise the same functions as with the previous game.

Plot

Main article: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore prepares Harry for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching as Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

Characters

The game will once again have most characters voiced by the cast of the film. So far it has been confirmed that the following actors will contribute their voices to the game for their characters:

Development team

  • Producer - Justin Manning[13]
  • Executive Producer - Jonathan Bunney[13]
  • Game Designer - Chris Roberts[2]
  • Music Composer - James Hannigan[3]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Video Game Soundtrack was composed by James Hannigan and recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Air Studios in London.[14] The twenty-nine track soundtrack was released on March 17, 2009.[15]

Tracklisting

  1. "Return to Hogwarts" — 3:25
  2. "Quidditch Tryouts" — 1:31
  3. "Wandering Night" — 2:44
  4. "Race Ginny" — 3:02
  5. "Dueling Club" — 2:04
  6. "Mixing Potions" — 1:58
  7. "Slytherin Combat" — 2:21
  8. "Slughorn" — 0:39
  9. "Hogwarts by Night" — 1:45
  10. "Quidditch" — 3:30
  11. "Get to Potions" — 1:49
  12. "Get to Quidditch" — 1:20
  13. "Fred and George Return" — 1:28
  14. "Wandering Day 5" — 1:02
  15. "Lovesick Ron" — 2:49
  16. "The Boathouse at Night" — 2:49
  17. "Wandering Stealth" — 2:19
  18. "Loss at Hogwarts" — 1:09
  19. "Bellatrix" — 1:17
  20. "Fenrir Battle" — 1:13
  21. "Wandering Day 4" — 1:35
  22. "Chase Draco" — 1:07
  23. "More Potions" — 1:37
  24. "Exploring with Luna" — 2:29
  25. "Wandering Day 3" — 1:47
  26. "Wandering Day 1" — 0:54
  27. "The Final Battles" — 3:41
  28. "Sadness at Hogwarts" — 2:00
  29. "Friendship Theme" — 2:14

Release

When the game was first announced in April, 2008[16] its official release date was to coincide with the film's release date, which was originally November 21, 2008[17], but it was announced in August of 2008 that the film would be delayed by eight months[18]. It was afterward announced that the video game would also be delayed to coincide with the film's July, 2009 release date[19]. Through a press release on May 14, 2009 it was confirmed that the official release date for the game will be June 30, 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://harrypotter.ea.com/
  2. ^ a b c d e f Yahoo! Videogames. Harry Potter Developer Interview Yahoo! Video Games. Accessed November 30, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "Yahoo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b IGN Music. 9 Videogame Composers to Watch IGN Music. Accessed 26 October 2008.
  4. ^ a b ""EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Confirm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Video Game Release Date". Business Wire. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  5. ^ a b IGN. EA Announces Half-Blood Prince IGN. Accessed 23 April 2008. Cite error: The named reference "IGN" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Team Xbox. EA Announces Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Team Xbox. Accessed 23 April 2008.
  7. ^ a b videogamer.com. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hands-on videogamer.com. Accessed 26 April 2008.
  8. ^ gamedaily.com. Fly a broom, play Quidditch, cast spells and flirt with Ginny. What more could Harry ask for? Game Daily. Accessed November 30, 2008.
  9. ^ The Leaky Couldron. First Review of "Half-Blood Prince" Video Game Game Daily. Accessed November 30, 2008.
  10. ^ IGN. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hands-on IGN. Accessed November 30, 2008.
  11. ^ IGN. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince IGN. Accessed November 30, 2008.
  12. ^ Snitch Seeker. Exclusive: SnitchSeeker interviews James & Oliver Phelps Snitch Seeker. Accessed February 11, 2009.
  13. ^ a b Kotaku. 9I Beat Harry Potter's Executive Producer In A Wand Duel Kotaku. Accessed 26 October 2008.
  14. ^ BBC News. Magical challenge of video game music BBC News. Accessed March 10, 2009.
  15. ^ Amazon. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Amazon. Accessed March 10, 2009.
  16. ^ IGN. EA Announces Half-Blood Prince IGN. Accessed December 14, 2008.
  17. ^ countrant.com. The Harry Potter Shuffle: How 'Half-Blood Prince' Delay Affected Hollywood" countrant.com. Accessed December 14, 2008.
  18. ^ BBC News. "Potter film release date delayed" BBC News. Accessed December 14, 2008.
  19. ^ Game Guru. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Game Coming in 2009, says EA Game Guru. Accessed December 14, 2008.


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