LEGO Games 3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts

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Unusually, these microfigures have no part in the gameplay (though Dumbledore can be used in one variant) and are included mainly as a bonus. The other microfigures are generic characters, one from each of the four houses, and the set also includes an unprinted dark brown cat to represent Mrs. Norris, the companion of the school caretaker Argus Filch.

Well, surprisingly for me, the sheer geekery of it all actually pulled me in further, rather than pushing me away. The spell cards not only go some way to explaining what each spell does but they also have little symbolic drawings of how you would perform the actual spell (something I think even a Hogwarts professor would have benefited from whilst teaching classes). Special microfigures include Harry Potter, Hermione Granger™, Ron Weasley™, Draco Malfoy™ and Albus Dumbledore™

This game is massively entertaining and will be enjoyed by both Potter fans and those who are new to the franchise. Are you ready to team up and take on the Dark Arts? Then grab your wand and head out into the fray to defend Hogwarts from the evil forces trying to take it! The location markers are little hexagonal metal skull pieces which look great on their own, outside the game. In fact everything feels well made and none of it rushed, no corners cut. Final Thoughts on Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

I’d honestly recommend grabbing the ones you can as you progress gradually in-game naturally and then go hunting in the endgame. The speed these little red nuggets of power break the game is mad. You’ll still be required to actually get the collectables and solve the puzzles, but they’ll be pointed out with a big arrow and half the fun is then gone. For me, the hunt is half the fun of the collectathon. Final ThoughtsAs the big day approaches, kids can combine the toys to recreate Harry’s amazing journey from Privet Drive to Hogwarts and play out enchanting adventures of their own. The best thing about Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is the fact that it not only represents a love for its subject matter and the ultimate representation of that into a game (more-so than the Lego Harry Potter video game – and that’s no mean feat) but the fact it has the ability to convert people who were maybe not even fans, into fans of the Harry Potter universe. Also features 27 microfigures: Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™, Hermione Granger™, Draco Malfoy™, Albus Dumbledore™, Professor Snape™, Professor McGonagall™, Remus Lupin, Professor Dolores Umbridge™, Argus Filch, Lord Voldemort™, Bellatrix Lestrange, 3 students from each of the 4 houses, 2 chess pieces and the Architect of Hogwarts™ statue and 5 Dementors, plus Aragog the spider and the Basilisk figures, and a buildable Hungarian Horntail dragon. Features a buildable microscale model of Hogwarts™ Castle, hut of Hagrid™, Whomping Willow™ tree and 5 boats.