Harry Potter for Kinect

Harry Potter for Kinect is a 2012 action game developed by Eurocom and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360.^[3][4] It requires the Kinect accessory.^[5]

Harry Potter for Kinect
Developer(s)	Eurocom
Publisher(s)	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Series	Wizarding World
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release	NA: October 9, 2012[1] WW: October 12, 2012[2]
Genre(s)	Action[3]
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Each school year in Hogwarts is a series of minigames. There are 31 minigames from key events in the series, including things like potion mixing, broom flying, and casting magic. The player is graded on a five star scale after every minigame. The game allows the player to create their own avatar with the Kinect camera. A split-screen multiplayer is available.^[1][6]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	54/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
4Players	4.0/10[8]
Eurogamer	4/10[9]
GameTrailers	4.8/10[1]
GamingBolt	3/10[6]

Reception

Harry Potter for Kinect received an aggregated score of 54 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 15 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[7] GameTrailers said the minigames are boring and too rigidly designed.^[1] 4Players called the game "very brief and unspectacular", they didn't like how the magic gesture system worked.^[8] Eurogamer compared the game unfavorably to Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure.^[9] GamingBolt called the gameplay boring and said to avoid the game at all costs.^[6]