The Potter franchise, of course, is so overwhelmingly popular that Deathly Hallows Part 1 is almost guaranteed to take the video game charts by storm. But the unconverted won't be able to ignore its general overall shoddiness and its one-paced gameplay. Harry Potter fanatics might find the mere chance to re-enact their hero's exploits sufficiently exciting to allow them to overlook the game's shortcomings. One suspects that legions of long-suffering parents will find a Kinect topping their offspring's Christmas lists as a result. The one interesting aspect of the game is confined to the Xbox 360 version: a set of challenges (presented as an annex to the main game) which support Kinect, and in which you aim and pick spells and defend yourself from incoming ones, using different hand gestures.
Graphically, it's a tad disappointing, too. But the actual process of casting spells at enemies is very repetitive and, frankly, a bit dull. And you do have to think about which spell to assign to your wand. The control system (which has a handy target lock-on) is perfectly serviceable, and the game's structure – with long storyline passages punctuated by groups of three missions which you can undergo in any order – makes sense. While this should please gamers more than previous Harry Potter instalments, that doesn't mean it's particularly good.
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