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I had this as a kid. I vaguely remember the touch screen minigames, like a potion one where you have to 'cut' ingredients and mix in the right direction as it changes colour. That's cool I guess..

Okay, this DS port is actually doing something interesting.

Captures the spirit of the films. Touch screen and microphone controls were cool. Not as long or polished as the console version, but still fun.

Interesting DS port. Not as good as the console version but it was still interesting and I remember liking it as a kid.


The portable version of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is pretty alright. I admit the first time I tried to play it, it gave me a pretty bad impression. A strange isometric perspective? That's not the LEGO I know! But once I really got into, I thought it was actually kinda enjoyable. This DS version makes heavy use of the touch screen gimmicks (and even microphone), and there's a decent variety. That being said, the game does become a bit repetitive with the touch screen shenanigans towards the end, and 100% completion is nothing special. It's not just the gameplay being repetitive by the way, the music selection is pretty lacking too. I do want to mention the game's story, specifically the dialogue. During the gameplay, the characters use quite a bit of text dialogue, which is kinda surprising. Feels like a precursor to the voice acting that TT Games will stick to for a while. Maybe some earlier portable TT LEGO game used text dialogue, but I have yet to play those. The game also mixes some video clips from the PC/Home Console version. If you thought PC version wasn't very good at following the movies' plots, then this version will hold your horses hostage. There are many cuts where some things aren't explained or glossed over, and if you aren't familiar with the Harry Potter, you may get confused at some points. These games probably shouldn't be your introduction to the wizarding world is what I'm saying. Anyway, this is a fine version of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, it is different but that isn't a bad thing, especially considering how portable LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 turned out, and is enjoyable in its own right.

Interesting idea and the touch screen mini games are fun, can be very buggy though and some of the levels feel like filler.

Also jk rowling is a terf

Revisited this game recently. I cant belive it always looked this rough lol

I had a good amount of fun with this game. I liked the exploration aspects of it as well as the puzzles. I also really enjoyed the number of characters you can play and how funny it looks. I found it a really fun little collectathon and all of the ways the player goes about collecting those items.