Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Videogame
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Videogame On Shelves Now!
By: EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ videogame is now available on Australian retail shelves. Available on multiple platforms, the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame allows players to explore the many key locations within Hogwarts, each one a visual match to its film equivalent, while being engrossed in the thrilling adventures described in the rich narrative of the books and films.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’s non-linear gameplay allows the player to
explore an interactive Hogwarts, discovering dark corridors and secret rooms along
the way. Choose where you go, what you do and when you do it, using the innovative
gesture-based spell casting system.
In addition, attend a number of classes as side-
missions and compete in wizard Mini-Games throughout Hogwarts to compete
against the best from each house. Experience the most authentic-to-the-movie game
experience in Harry Potter history, with authentic characters and locales that give the
look, feel and sound of the movie!
With the ability to play multiple characters, including Harry Potter, Dumbledore and
Sirius Black, the videogame of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix offers fans
an opportunity to experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life
of the Boy Who Lived.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study
at Hogwarts and finds himself meeting in secret with a small group of students who
name themselves Dumbledore’s Army. Hermione convinces Harry to teach them how
to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, preparing the courageous young wizards
for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
Developed by EA’s UK Studio, the team behind the worldwide success of the Harry
Potter library of games, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been rated
PG and is available for the Nintendo WiiÔ, PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360M,
PlayStation®2, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), Nintendo DSÔ, Game Boy® Advance,
Windows PC, [Apple Macintosh] and Mobile Phone.
More information about the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is
available at
www.masterthemagic.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS BIGTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet
at
http://info.ea.com.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier publisher, licensor and developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming. Leveraging the distribution, marketing and sales infrastructure within Warner Home Video, WBIE is a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party game titles.
