Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7

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Lego Harry Potter:
Years 5–7
Lego harry potter 5-7 cover art.jpg
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Arthur Parsons
Composer(s)Music from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire composed by Patrick Doyle
Music from Years 5-6 composed by Nicholas Hooper
Music from Year 7 Parts 1 & 2 composed by Alexandre Desplat
SeriesLego Harry Potter
Platform(s)
  • Android
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Nintendo DS
  • OS X
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation Portable
  • PlayStation Vita
  • Wii
  • Xbox 360
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release
11 November 2011
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released on 11 November 2011 in North America and November 18 in Europe, the game is based on the Lego Harry Potter toy line and is based on the final three books and four films in the Harry Potter film series: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. The game was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, iOS and Android.[1] The first of three trailers was released 6 October 2011, and the demo was released on 1 November.[2]

The game was released on Steam on 5 January 2012.[3] The OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on 7 March 2012.[4] The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on 21 October 2016, as part of the Lego Harry Potter Collection, which bundles the game with its predecessor, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4, and was also released for the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 30 October 2018.[5][6]

The game received generally positive reviews, especially to the humour added to the game's narrative.

Gameplay[]

Main article: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 § Gameplay

Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7's basis gameplay follows the standards of that of the previous game as adapted to the story of the last three books and four films, covering a wide range of new characters, locations and items.[7] The online play feature that appeared in Lego Harry Potter Years 1–4 is absent from the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of this game. Some additional quality of life changes were made, such as Wingardium Leviosa (for building and moving certain objects) no longer needing the spell to be selected to do said features.

The DS and PSP versions of the game are quite a bit scaled back, with a smaller hub, less collectibles. as well as worse graphics, but they still follow the storyline of Harry Potter.[8]

Red Bricks[]

There are 20 Red Bricks to find, and they all change the game in some way, by giving you bonuses or simply making the characters look different. These Red Bricks are usually found by destroying and doing everything in each level, and it isn't possible to get them all in Story Mode.[9]

Gold Bricks[]

Gold Bricks can be found in many different ways: 24 bricks are given for completing each of the levels within the game in story mode, 24 bricks are given for achieving true wizard in each of the levels, 24 bricks are given for completing the house crest for each of the levels, 60 bricks are given for each of the students in peril that found, (24 in levels, 36 around Hogwarts), 16 bricks can be bought from Eyelops Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley, 14 bricks are given for completing lessons in story mode, 1 brick is given for completing the bonus level, and 37 bricks can be found while free-roaming around Hogwarts.[10]

Hogwarts Crests[]

There are 4 Hogwarts Crests in each level, and there is one for Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Most of these can be found in Story Mode, but some have to be found in Free Play, using different characters.[11]

Students In Peril[]

There are 60 Students In Peril throughout the game, which can be rescued. There is one student in each of the levels, and many others can be found in Hogwarts.[12]

Character Tokens[]

There are 200 Character Tokens to be collected, and each of them unlocks a new character to use. These will either be lying around the hub, or hidden within levels.[13]

Development[]

Directly after Years 1–4 was announced, it was speculated that a Years 5-7 would be released in the near future.[14] It was actually revealed to be planned for a Holiday 2011 release on 19 May 2011 by an announcement by Warner Bros. and TT Games.[1] In the instruction booklet for various Lego Harry Potter 2011 sets, a page shows an ad for the game with Harry and Voldemort having a climactic duel (Harry casting and Voldemort shouting Avada Kedavra, a scene from the final book/movie). During an exclusive gameplay session with TT Games, it was announced that there would be an iOS version to be released on the iTunes App Store later that same year. The cover art for the game was released on 1 September 2011. A few days after, they released a trailer featuring Voldemort and Bellatrix. Those two, and a third, are available on the official site.[15]

The game was released on the Mac App Store on 22 March 2012. On 3 May 2012 an iOS port of the DS game was released.

Reception[]

The game received generally positive reviews. Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the game wildly different scores dependent on platform, with the PC version scoring the best at 80%, meaning "Generally favorable reviews".[18] Metacritic also gave the PlayStation Vita version a score of 64%, claiming it scores "Mixed or average reviews".[22]

Justin Davis of IGN gave Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 an 8 out of 10. He praised the humorous cutscenes, the use of the film's music tracks, the amount of gameplay available after the main adventure is cleared, and that the "game is simple enough for anyone to pick up and play."[28] Neil Davey from United Kingdom newspaper The Guardian scored the game at 4 stars from 5, saying "there's weeks of fun in this package."[31]

On Steam, the game has an overall rating of "Very Positive", and many people liked the diverse gameplay, the improved graphics from the first game, the cutscenes, and the lack of glitches. One customer said: "Definitely one of the best Lego games, only one I 100% completed because it's just so good. Nice Humor, especially because it's from before Lego started to introduce voice acting in their games. It aged really well and doesn't have any major bugs. I would recommend this game to any Harry Potter fan, although I think there is a lot of fun to be had for any other Lego game fans as well."[33]

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