| Harry Potter for Kinect | |
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| Developer(s) | Eurocom |
| Publisher(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Series | Wizarding World |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action [3] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Harry Potter for Kinect is a 2012 action game developed by Eurocom and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360. [3] [4] It requires the Kinect accessory. [5]
Each school year in Hogwarts is a series of minigames. There are 31 minigames from key events in the series, including things like potion mixing, broom flying, and casting magic. The player is graded on a five star scale after every minigame. The game allows the player to create their own avatar with the Kinect camera. A split-screen multiplayer is available. [1] [6]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 54/100 [7] |
| Publication | Score |
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| 4Players | 4.0/10 [8] |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 [9] |
| GameTrailers | 4.8/10 [1] |
| GamingBolt | 3/10 [6] |
Harry Potter for Kinect received an aggregated score of 54 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [7] GameTrailers said the minigames are boring and too rigidly designed. [1] 4Players called the game "very brief and unspectacular", they didn't like how the magic gesture system worked. [8] Eurogamer compared the game unfavorably to Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure . [9] GamingBolt called the gameplay boring and said to avoid the game at all costs. [6]
