WorthPlaying: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review

WorthPlaying writes: "Based on what was a flawed but earnest Order of the Phoenix game adaptation of the Harry Potter film of the same name, I am tremendously disappointed with The Half-Blood Prince. At least EA Bright Light doesn't beat around the bush: You'll know from the opening titles what misery you're in for. Right off the bat, the audio track stutters and skips in places, and this doesn't let up through the whole game, be it cut scene or actual gameplay. You're also asked to set your default language at the outset. It's typical enough for a multi-region release, but in The Half-Blood Prince, the setting is not stored; you'll get the option to set the default language every time you start the game. I suppose I'd be thrilled by this feature if ever, from one day to the next, I lost all my English. I could play in French. But as uncommon an event as this is for me, resetting the default language every session is just a superfluous annoyance amidst the common annoyance of waiting for a game to start. This kind of presentation oversight is an ominous sign of wretched things to come." 5/10