Where the previous games saw players assuming control of Harry Potter alone, The Prisoner of Azkaban allows them to partake in the adventure as any one of the mischievous threesome. Indeed, the setting for the film is much darker, and this is brilliantly reflected in EA's virtual offering. With the Harry Potter phenomenon showing no signs of cooling off, and with the third film finished and ready for consumption, it comes as no surprise that Electronic Arts has created a video game equivalent to tie in with the big screen release.Īs Harry Potter and his closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, return to Hogwarts for an unpredictable third year, the heat is turned up when escapee of the wizard prison Azkaban, Sirius Black, shows a vested interest in the young wizard Harry.
