Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

User Rating: 7 | Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup GBA
Game Review-Gameboy Advance-Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup

Review 181

Released: October 28, 2003
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Magic Pockets
Game Genre: Alt. Sports
ESRB Rating: E for Everyone

Gameplay: 50%
Graphics: 30%
Durability: 20%

Gameplay (7/10)
This game surprised me. It was pretty close to what I was expecting, but I actually had fun playing it, and I was not expecting to. If you don't know how to play the fictional game of Quidditch, it's basically soccer on flying brooms. There are three goals to throw the ball through. The game is over when the seeker finds the golden snitch, which is flying around like crazy. Ten points are scored for each goal and 150 points are scored for catching the snitch.

Throughout the game, your power bar builds up. When the two teams' power bars reach the middle of the screen, the chase for the golden snitch begins, in which you race the other team's seeker to catch it.

I think EA did everything they could, frankly. Quidditch isn't a real game, so it's hard to implement each individual position. The beaters rarely take part in the game (you can call them in with the R button, but it's much easier and quicker to just tackle the opponent with the A button). I think it would be better if the snitch was found at a random time, so you never knew how much time you had left to score goals, but that's just me. Another thing I had a problem with was the ability of the keeper. Neither keeper does much of anything the entire game. It's way too easy to score.

Graphics (7/10)
Very similar graphics to the Backyard sports games.

Durability (7/10)
There are enough difficulties to play on and enough to unlock to keep you playing, even though it will get boring if you play for longer periods of time.

Overall Score (7/10)

Final Thoughts:
I didn't think it was too bad. If anything, it's better than Madden on the Gameboy Advance.