Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (game)
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |
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| Developer(s) |
Griptonite Games (GBA) KnowWonder (PC) EA UK (console) |
| Publisher(s) | EA Games |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Series | Harry Potter |
| Engine |
Unreal Engine 2 (PC) RenderWare (Console) |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color (Cancelled) |
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Action-adventure, 3D platformer Role-playing (Game Boy Advance) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| GBA | GC | PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| EGM | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10 | N/A |
| Famitsu | 27/40 | 30/40 | N/A | 30/40 | N/A |
| Game Informer | 8/10 | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10 | N/A |
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| Game Revolution | N/A | C | C | N/A | C |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 | N/A | 7/10 | 7.2/10 | 7/10 |
| GameSpy | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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| GameZone | 7.5/10 | N/A | 6.5/10 | 9/10 | 6.8/10 |
| IGN | 6.5/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6.2/10 | N/A |
| Nintendo Power | 4.4/5 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OPM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | N/A | N/A | 72% | N/A | N/A |
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| Metacritic | 69/100 | 67/100 | 67/100 | 70/100 | 67/100 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure platformer video game that was released concurrently with the film release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The game was based on the film of the same name and on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third novel in the Harry Potter series. The game was developed by three teams, KnowWonder, Griptonite Games, and Electronic Arts, and were published by EA Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The game was released as a trio, with separate versions for Game Boy Advance, Personal Computer, and home consoles (released on GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.) The game received moderate review scores by critics across all versions.
Similar to in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, different versions of this game were produced for the different platforms. The game was released for PC by KnowWonder, wheras home consoles (PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube) by Electronic Arts UK (EA), and a handheld version by Griptonite Games for the Game Boy Advance. However, all games were published by EA and Warner Brothers. As well as having different designers, the games also had different graphics, controls and level design, depending on platform.
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