Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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About the Game
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets follows Harry’s second year at Hogwarts in a single-player GameCube adventure. Students are being mysteriously petrified, ominous messages appear in the castle, and Harry must investigate the legend of the Chamber while keeping up with lessons, school rules, and the dangers hidden behind familiar corridors. The story moves through classrooms, grounds, secret passages, and major scenes inspired by the book and film.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Exploration and spell work form the core of play. Classes introduce new magic, and spell challenges test those abilities before they become tools for later puzzles and combat. Harry can assign several spells for quick use, target enemies and objects, and improve a cast through accurate timing. As the year unfolds, new abilities open previously inaccessible paths and help uncover hidden rooms, collectibles, and Wizard Cards.
The adventure also breaks up its main objectives with broom flight, Quidditch, dueling, gnome-tossing activities, races, and other school diversions. Free flight over parts of the Hogwarts grounds gives the GameCube version a different rhythm from simply walking between missions. Optional Game Boy Advance connectivity can unlock a bonus Wizard Card when used with the compatible handheld game, but it is not required for the main adventure.
What Makes It Distinct
This is a solo, exploration-led Harry Potter game rather than a multiplayer adaptation. Its appeal comes from gradually learning the castle: a hallway or courtyard that first looks decorative may later conceal a route once the right spell has been mastered. The combination of story objectives, classes, side activities, and collectible hunting creates a broad second-year tour of Hogwarts. The North American release is rated E for Violence.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Nintendo GameCube.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts UK Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | France | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Games | France | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Publishing SARL | France | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts UK Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | Germany | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Games | Germany | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts UK Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | United States | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Games | United States | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts UK Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Games | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Eurocom Developments Ltd | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts UK Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | EA Games | Japan | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Square, K.K. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Game Boy Advance Compatible | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-14 | France | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-15 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-15 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-15 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2002-11-23 | Japan | MobyGames |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GHSY-EUU | France | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030931031175 | France | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1102910040 | France | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GHSY-EUU | Germany | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030932031174 | Germany | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00006IJJL | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633145502 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GHSE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 9479 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GHSJ-JPN | Japan | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833005687 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1337873443 | Japan | MobyGames |
Data by MobyGames.com
