LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7

At last, here it is: Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7. This one takes you through years 5-7 at Hogwarts and beyond and there's lots of new locations. Although the constant back-and-forth between places can get a bit tiresome, the new additions in the game are great; there's Spectra Specs to see invisible lego, wizard duelling, Hermione's never-ending beaded bag, new pets including silly Pigwidgeon, Wizard Wheezes boxes and new playable characters such as Luna Lovegood , Bellatrix and Tonks (hooray!). The creators have stayed quite loyal to the books/films so this game has a darker tone than the first but if you enjoyed Years 1-4 this is definitely worth a look. However I do miss the more frequent lessons/teacher appearances from the first game and the new Diagon Alley is very dull. Starting the game equipped with no spells seemed a bit strange (are we supposed to assume Harry forgot everything all of a sudden) but it has definitely got better the more I have played. As with all the Lego games, there's silly Lego humour, the cut-scenes are easy to follow and there's lots of things to collect so the game itself won't be completed too quickly. You can also play with a friend using the drop-in/drop-out gameplay which is good fun as you get to work together rather than compete. I must also add that the graphics are really superb on this game and there's a fantastic new arty style on some of the levels/scenes. The gameplay is also very smooth with no glitches so far :)

So far I have enjoyed this game - the lego cut scenes are amusing like always. Easy to control and to aim spells (easier than the Wii version). Good fun firing spells at any object to see what happens. Its a fairly easy game to play and there is good guidience on what to do next. There is free access to Hogwarts to explore. It may not be for hard-core gamers but a good laugh.

Lego have done it again and so far the graphics are behaving themselves, lots more fun, lots more spells, more locations and characters, long live lego