Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

THE BAD:
the graphics arent that great and the loading time take forever. it seems like you spend more time loading then you actually play the game. and the game glitches alot also.

SUMMARY:
this game is alright if you like easy games and can be amusing in some missions. but i give this game a 3.5 for the alright graphics, the long loading time, and the glitches

THE BAD:
It can get boring at times

SUMMARY:
This game is awesome, except it can get boring sometimes, this game has really cool spells, and this game is very challenging, so it will keep you busy for a very long time. I would recommend this game to anybody who is into any Harry Potter stuff, even books.

THE BAD:
More Enemies

SUMMARY:
I would recommend this game to many of my friends and other people. My good points are that the graphics are great and the broomstick control is easy. My bad points are very short, and they are that there should be more spells to win, aquire and learn, plus, the number of enemies should be raised and more housepoints should be given for good things that you do for Harry, Griffindor and for Hogwarts.

THE BAD:
READ BELOW!

SUMMARY:
I am feeling lazy so I won't write my usual long boring review, instead I'll just list the Pro's and Cons of the Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets (PS2) game. (Okay it's still a bit long but anyway)

PRO'S:

A VAST improvement on the first game
Graphics are actually rather impressive, very colourful, and often good texture maps
Harry Potter fans will not be dissapointed (mind you, hardcore fans will find many problems, e.g. differences, to the book)
A high level of difficulty will keep you busy for a while
A massive castle, with tons of secrets rooms and items - good replay value
The castle grounds are really massive, plus you can fly around and explore the rooftops of the castle and the entire grounds on your Nimbus 2000. Great free-roaming element. To a limited extent.
Loads of characters to talk to and interact with
New menu featuring a map (yes, at last!), a list of quests, inventory, and a task list so that you do not wander around aimlessly
You can now buy various different things with your Bertie Bots beans from Fred and George, plus collect and trade 101 wizard cards (Folio Magi)
A decent game overall, worth a buy if you like Harry Potter or just as a game.

CONS:

Slow down!! Yes, for the first time in my life, I have actually seen slow down in the cut-scenes, let me say that again, cut-scenes of a PS2 game!!!! Not a single decent PS2 game EVER has slowdown in cutscenes!!! Very PC-esque. Must be a poor conversion.
The whole game has a very "rushed" feel about it. You know - "Ah, the movie has been released, Christmas is just around the corner, let's hurry up and make this game quickly" Nothing specific, the game just isn't polished and doesn't shine look a good game should.
Characters aren't exactly the same as in the movie, so this may be a minor let-down for people who have seen the movie (i.e. speech, faces etc.). And Tom Riddle's face looks, how do you say, much larger than in the movie.
The voice-overs are rather rushed and unimpressive.
WAIT FOR THIS. It's important. Stealth. Huh? As in MGS2. It's like the fighting seqence from the Matrix - everyone copies it (you know, person jumps up, time slows down, camera pans around, time resumes with the bad guy receiving a brutal kick; running up walls; bullet time etc.). But now all games have stealth in it. Developers must reason that just because they have got that stealth element of MGS2, their games will be brilliant. WRONG - and in this game horribly! It just is plain bad. People who own MGS2 can have a good laugh at this! And it is rather obviously copied, not blended into the gameplay, like some games can actually do to make their games better - right from the tip-toeing, the sneaking with your back against the wall, sneaking like that on thin ledges, hiding in shadows, sharp-eared guards (in this case prefects and teachers), peaking around corners (the most famous copied element in all games!) with that special camera angle, the dazed guards (or imps) with stars around their heads, similar controls... I could go on and on!
Rather short.
The actual game is on a PS2-CD, not a DVD, like most decent games are on the PS2. Which means that the graphics could've been way better, the LOADING FASTER (!!) the sound superior, the length of the game really infinitely longer, and overall a better game. But since it is also on the GC and the designers want to hurry on the game design, why not make a quick HP game on a CD? Oh yes, how thoughtgful. Hmph.
Quidditch is based on the same boring system, only minor improvements.

Summary:

Graphics: 8/10: Great in places, glitchy and slightly pixelated in others. Lovely textures. Overall, great.
Sound: 6/10: No, no no!
Gameplay: 6/10: That stealth element from MGS2!! It is quite hard in places, ridiculously easy in others. Also often uneccesarily annoying. The controls are also not as fluid as they should be.
Lifespan: 8/10: All those folio magi to trade and collect, secret games to play, secret areas and quests to find - quite a few replays I'd say before you do it all!
Playibility: 8/10: Easy enough to learn.

OVERALL: 7.5/10. Mediocre in many ways, and although I had so much crit. for the negative aspects of the game, it is still a good, solid and enjoyable game. It is a bit of a letdown to see such a wonderful book converted into an only above average game. Well worth purchase, though.

THE BAD:
the baslisk is to easy to beat it need to be harder and the famous witch and wizards are to hard to find

SUMMARY:
well as i would say it get 2 thumbs up would be more but hey i only have 2 this game is really better then the firts witch i have still not beaten the graphics are really good and this one harry enterreacts more with the people of hogwarts

THE BAD:
Sometimes Difficult, it requires Skill, even harder than the first Game.

SUMMARY:
This is a VERY Good Game, Great Graphics, and you get to interact with your favourite Characters from the Book, it is tough, even tougher than the first game!

All and All this is a good game!

THE BAD:
So much loading, Just about every door you walk through theres loading, not really challenging and Can't go to the chamber of secrets right away. ( if you know where it is. E-mail me at mattyanks61@myacc.net if you want any facts of it or any other games!!!)

SUMMARY:
The game is good but not my best. I got lots of cheats for like every game and know where to go and passages and for lots of games. Don't forget e-mail me at mattyanks61@myacc.net. Not just harry potter but others. Peace out!!

THE BAD:
The only bad thing that I have come across so far, is that the aiming of Harry with the spells. If you turn one way, you wont aim at anything. You always have to be facing directly at the thing you want to shoot. Also, It loads ALL THE TIME! Coming in the castle, going into the common rooms. Sometimes its a pain in the butt!

SUMMARY:
Overall: I would buy this game. Its great for the younger kids, and its great for the big kids (like me). Some of the things may be harder for say the 5-8 year olds, but the pre-teens and teenagers will enjoy it if they enjoy everything about Harry Potter. Like I said, it has easy parts, and there are the hard parts, like after you get the new spells. Otherwise, this game is on the top of my list. This game is rated everyone, but there is one part of the game, that I think would be a little bad for the youngins. Harry does catch on fire. Kids may laugh about it, cause I did, but I am an adult and I play Vice City. Little kids may not like is so much. But, stay away from the fire, and there wont be a problem. Otherwise, the game is great. Alot of fun for the whole family, and will definately keep the kids occupied for many hours at a time.