Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)

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title = Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


developer = KnowWonder Digital Mediaworks (PC)
Electronic Arts (consoles)
Griptonite Games (GBA)
publisher = Electronic Arts
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engine = Unreal Engine 2.0
released = June 2, 2004
genre = Third-Person Action Adventure
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (E)
PEGI: 3+
OFLC: G
platforms = Windows, GBA, Xbox, GameCube, PS2
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"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is a computer and video game that was released in 2004, concurrently with the movie release of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the third in the Harry Potter series. Both the game and the movie were based on J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the third novel in the "Harry Potter" series.

Characters

Playable

PC Version

(All characters start with Alohomora, Depulso, Lumos, Spongify, and Rictusempra, and can duo-and-tri cast.)
*Harry Potter: The Marauder's Map he later obtains acts as a miniature map and serves to guide the players by outlining the terrain and showing where Harry, Ron and Hermione are. The spells he learns during the game are "Expecto Patronum" and "Glacius".
*Hermione Granger: She learns both "Draconifors"and "Reparo".
*Ron Weasley: He learns one spell during the game: "Carpe Retractum"

Console Version

(All characters start off with "Flipendo" and later on also with "Expelliarmus".)
*Harry Potter: Harry is the only one who can jump and he is the fastest at running. The Marauder's Map he later obtains acts as a miniature map and serves to guide the players by outlining the terrain and showing where Harry, Ron and Hermione are. He learns "Carpe Retractum" and "Expecto Patronum."
*Hermione Granger: Hermione is the only one who can crawl through small spaces and she knows the most spells; "Glacius", "Reparo", "Draconifors", and "Snuflifors".
*Ron Weasley: Ron is the only one who can find secret passageways, search bookcases and use stink pellets and dungbombs. He only learns "Lumos Duo".
*Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Parvati Patil, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin students are all playable in the Duelling Club mini-game. The only spells they know are "Flipendo" and "Expelliarmus".

Non-playable

*Albus Dumbledore: the headmaster of Hogwarts. Dumbledore is hardly seen in this game; but he tells you the House point totals every now and then (in versions besides the PC).
*Minerva McGonagall: Head of Gryffindor House and Transfiguration teacher.
*Remus Lupin: the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Lupin was a good friend of Harry's father, James Potter.
*Rubeus Hagrid: a kindly half-giant who teaches Care of Magical Creatures.
*Filius Flitwick: the Charms teacher. Head of Ravenclaw
*Sirius Black: the "Prisoner of Azkaban". Wrongly convicted of the murder of thirteen people and sent to the Wizarding prison, Azkaban, about twelve years before the events of "Prisoner of Azkaban" take place.

Cast

*Stephen Fry - Narrator
*Harry Robinson - Harry Potter
*Harper Marshall - Hermione Granger
*Greg Chillen - Ron Weasley
*Jonathan Kydd - Albus Dumbledore
*Ève Karpf - Parvati Patil/Slytherin Girl/Hufflepuff Girl
*Adela Cutting - Cho Chang
*Ben Johnstone - Rubeus Hagrid
*Lewis Macleod - Fred & George Weasley/Draco Malfoy/Slytherin Prefects
*Nicky Gummer - Pansy Parkinson
*Chris Lang - Neville Longbottom/Dean Thomas
*Adam Sopp - Marcus Flint

Plot

:"For a complete synopsis see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Harry, Ron and Hermione learns that a dangerous man, Sirius Black, has escaped from the Wizarding prison, Azkaban, and is supposedly after Harry. The trio masters the spells necessary to confront Black. However, Black is not all he seems: He was convicted of the murder of thirteen people nearly thirteen years ago, but the real murderer, Peter Pettigrew, is hiding in the disguise of Ron's pet rat, Scabbers. Together with Professor Lupin and Black, Harry, Ron, and Hermione unmask Pettigrew, only to have him escape when Lupin turns into a Werewolf. Using Hermione's Time-Turner, Harry and Hermione go back in time and rescue Hagrid's Hippogriff, Buckbeak, and use him to rescue Black.

In this game, you can take control of Hedwig twice in the game. In here, trolls, prefects, and teachers could catch you in the nighttime, but start over when you are caught.

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