The Lowdown!
Behind the Scenes
Brickus Buildus!
We can't wait for the new LEGO game, especially since it's based on Harry Potter! It lets you play through the first four films, from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(TM) to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(TM). We're hoping that a second game will follow later, completing the Harry Potter saga in wacky LEGO style!
You'll be able to play as Harry, Ron and Hermione, but you know the Lego games can't stop at just three characters! In fact, this game contains 170 playable characters - the most of any LEGO game so far! It's the biggest LEGO game ever, and when you consider how much was crammed into LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Batman, that's pretty amazing!
Meet the Characters
You'll be able to earn house points as you play (ten points to Gryffindor!) and even go to magic lessons, just like Harry and friends! Of course, you get to fly on broomsticks and also cast spells and mix potions, but what's really got us excited is the news that you'll be able to use magic to move and place individual LEGO bricks. You can build your own platforms, or use them to solve puzzles!
Q. How many Voldemorts does it take to change a lightbulb?
A. None - he's the Dark Lord!
Did you know?
Including Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Batman, the LEGO games have sold close to fifty million copies! If you stacked all those games on top of each other, they would be as tall as 70,000 elephants standing on each other's backs! We reckon Harry Potter can add a few more jumbos to the pile!
Another first for the LEGO series - LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 lets you play as animals! Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, can crawl into tiny spaces that other characters can't reach. Hagrid's dog, Fang, is great for digging up hidden rewards scattered around the various massive levels!
As well as the freedom to roam around Hogwarts, the game will also feature famous locations like Diagon Alley, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade! Hogwarts itself is the largest single environment that TT Games has ever created - you'll be exploring it for months trying to find all the secrets!
For more info, loads more mini-games and cool downloadable widgets go to www.hogwartsawaits.com!
