LEGO Harry Potter

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is easily the best Harry Potter game to date, though if that sounds like a backhanded compliment, consider this: It's one of the finest Lego adventures to date as well, which is no faint praise. By minimizing the repetitive combat and inconsistent platforming, Traveller's Tales has also minimized the frustrations, making this excursion to Hogwarts enjoyable for the whole family. Minor flaws, old and new alike, keep Lego Harry Potter from... Read more

If there's no grass on the field, play Quidditch.

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is a love letter to fans of the Boy Who Lived. The comedic cutscenes toying with canon, the hundreds of hidden things to find, and the general sense of a great LEGO game paired with a great series really makes this game a standout. There are still a few issues to buff out, but there’s plenty in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 to keep you coming back for more. Read more

Everything is a challenge, everything does something, and there's never a moment when you can't interact with the world around you in some way. Objects will come crashing down as you freeze and shatter troublesome Doxies, opening up yet more tasks for you to complete. Jumping on a sofa might spit out a student stuck inside it, or perhaps reveal a character stud, unlocking another of the 160 playable students, teachers, Death Eaters and much more. Not only has Harry... Read more

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

When discussing the myriad Lego titles released over the past few years, it’s tempting to dive straight into a harsh critique of their formulaic nature and cynical lack of ambition. To an extent such criticisms are justified; Traveller’s Tales’ take on the world of colourful bricks is nothing if not modest. But say what you will about the Lego games, they are in and of themselves worthy of their own kind of praise. Much like the toys themselves there’s much to be... Read more