Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PC DVD)

The graphics, to be fair, are superb, but the absence of mouse control is a pain. It is virtually impossible to play this game from the keyboard.

There is no control over the sound if as in my case control is via the multimedia keyboard.

I am told that a game pad is the answer, however this is nowhere on the packaging offered as a suggestion.
I would suggest that parents buying for Christamas should look at this option otherwise I think there will be some sad kids Christmas day.

Be sure and check that your PC meets the spec required

There is no way that I would have bought this if I had the chance to try it out

There is also no mouse control or any basic options like sound, speed of Harrys movement etc. If you are on broadband it is not a good idea to disable your anti-virus but you really need to if the game is to run anything like smoothly.

One very annoying thing about the game is if you get a shield you are taken back to the pensieve rather than being allowed to finish the level and you have to go back and collect more shields (being taken back to the pensieve each time).

Would I buy this again. Definitely not. I feel like I have been conned. I have given the game 1 star but only because that was the lowest rating offered.

The graphics might not be so bad if had the option to use some pc power and up the graphical settings but there is no way to do that! Not even a file i can edit to try and raise the resolution. As a result its locked in horrid looking 800-600at best. Almost all the spells are some kind of wobbly ray effects that also look ugly. The visuals are quite messy.
I'm lucky to have a duel shock gamepad but the controls are very unresponsive and slow. With pc version you don’t get any feedback from the rumblepacks. Trying to aim is frustrating, the camera is unadjustable and camera movement is the worst ive ever seen. You dont seem to have any real control.
The levels are very platform like. Very limited views. Wandering around exploring hogwarts for all its little tricks and in'n'out is gone. Now its a level unlock system. You are expected to do the same levels over and over, The same lame mindnumbing puzzles over and over just to find that missing shield to progress.
AI of the other caracters is useless so really your expected to play with friends, its the only way they really work together. but still the controlls hamper any team efforts.
You collect tiny, insignificant beans by the hundreds for some movie stills/cards that dont add anything or improve the game. Rewards of all this is meaningless. Your probably going to watch the movie anyway so could have at least given behind scenes images instead.

To think probably a load of people worked on this to get EA some easy money. There’s nothing fun about this game. Theres none of the magic and simple pleasure which captured even quite a few adults such as myself in the last instalments.

I'll make this easy for you.. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! It's not worth a fiva!. If your really desperate, wait for or talk a mate with a console into getting it. You'll be doing them a favour helping them with it.