for mac download Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Despite the stellar voice acting, I didn’t really appreciate the romantic scenes where the character’s stiff automations tried to mimic human affection. Ginny Weasley is this oddly pale, lipless Gollum-like character.

Harry looked recognizable, but certain characters appear to have dandruff in their hair due to weird pixilation problems. On my 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro I didn’t experience any slow down, but the graphics seem dated and the faces to be inconsistent in their likeness to human. Ron’s mission is literally to walk from point A to point B while high on love potion-an encounter that is never really explained at all. You’ll have the opportunity to play as Ron and Ginny Weasley, but these moments do nothing to further the plot or provide anything in the way of gameplay variety. Harry’s friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, make appearances throughout the game, but instead of being helpful they are awkward petulant naysayers who offer nothing constructive the entire game. Aside from flying, mixing, and dueling in the various clubs, Hogwarts is a museum with exhibits that you can gaze at but cannot touch. Unfortunately, aside from collecting crests and moving a few objects, you can’t really do much in the school.

Through the rest of the game you control Harry through various environments around England, including the large maze-like campus of Hogwarts. Though scripted, it was fun to see the entire stadium come alive-the crowds cheering, the announcer explaining the match’s progress, and the other players racing around inconsequentially around you. You’ll also want to bang into opposing seekers when they’re flying close to the ground or the stands. You control him with your mouse where he is on the screen, meanwhile trying to hit the colored stars and dummies you encounter to increase your speed and time. The game designers understood this and put Harry in scripted practice and match settings where he flies in a set path around the pitch. Rowling’s absurdly-designed game: only grabbing the golden snitch matters, the rest of the game is just for show. The Quidditch matches aren’t true to the chaotic freeform revelry of the movies, but are true to the underlying flaw of J.K.

For mac download Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince