Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup | Xbox

About the Game

Quidditch, the broomstick and ball “sport” of the Harry Potter world comes to life in this simulation. For those unfamiliar with the game, two seven-player teams of flying wizards attempt to score goals with one ball while dodging more flying balls and each other. For those who are familiar with the game, you will be happy to know that the players, positions, and “strategies” of Quidditch are faithfully recreated. The game starts with a player selecting which of the four Hogwarts school teams he or she wishes to play for.

Gameplay & Core Systems

As players win games and completes specific challenges (such as “score 120 points in one game”) they collect Quidditch cards which unlock special combo moves. Once a player has won the school championship, they can go on to play as one of nine international teams competing for the Quidditch World Cup each with its own style and special combo moves. As the game progresses, completing action combos and performing special moves adds to a team progress bar. Ironically, this system rewards things other than actual scoring so in-game goals still remain mostly meaningless (except on lower difficulty levels where it is very easy to build a 160+ point lead and make the snitch inconsequential). It also lacks any multiplayer options other than two-player (same machine) exhibition matches

Standout Features

• Once a player has won the school championship, they can go on to play as one of nine international teams competing for the Quidditch World Cup each with its own style and special combo moves.
• Ironically, this system rewards things other than actual scoring so in-game goals still remain mostly meaningless (except on lower difficulty levels where it is very easy to build a 160+ point lead and make the snitch inconsequential).
• Because it is designed for younger audiences, Quidditch World Cup lacks most of the advanced features you would expect in an EA sports game (league play, team management, etc…).
• For those unfamiliar with the game, two seven-player teams of flying wizards attempt to score goals with one ball while dodging more flying balls and each other.
• Quidditch: For those who are familiar with the game, you will be happy to know that the players, positions, and “strategies” of Quidditch are faithfully recreated.
• Hogwarts: The game starts with a player selecting which of the four Hogwarts school teams he or she wishes to play for.
• Quidditch: As players win games and completes specific challenges (such as “score 120 points in one game”) they collect Quidditch cards which unlock special combo moves.
• As the game progresses, completing action combos and performing special moves adds to a team progress bar.

Modes & Ways to Play

It also lacks any multiplayer options other than two-player (same machine) exhibition matches

Presentation & Atmosphere

Once a player has won the school championship, they can go on to play as one of nine international teams competing for the Quidditch World Cup each with its own style and special combo moves. Quidditch World Cup alleviates this problem with the “golden snitch bar”. Because it is designed for younger audiences, Quidditch World Cup lacks most of the advanced features you would expect in an EA sports game (league play, team management, etc…).

Audio support includes Dolby Digital.