Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Griptonite Games and published by Electronic Arts for the Game Boy Color. Based on the 1997 novel of the same name, the player controls Harry Potter "Harry Potter (character)"), who must navigate his first year in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and eventually confront the villainous Lord Voldemort. The Game Boy Color version was released simultaneously with the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance versions, and had the longest development cycle of the three versions. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visuals and faithfulness to the novel, but had lukewarm reactions to the audio and criticized the standard battle system and lack of a map function.

History

On 10 August 2000, Electronic Arts announced that it had acquired the video game rights to the Harry Potter franchise.#cite_note-5) The license was showcased at E3 2001, with titles for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, and the PC scheduled for November 2001.#cite_note-6) The Game Boy Color version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was developed by Griptonite Games,#cite_note-7) under the creative direction of Amaze Entertainment's Phil Trumbo. The game was designed and written by Michael Humes. Michael Dorgan served as lead programmer and was assisted by Doug Schilling, Joshua Meeds, Steve Ettinger, and Steve Vallee. Mike Platteter served as lead artist, leading a team including Eric Heitman, Jerry Vorhies, and Robb Vest.

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