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"The Magic is Building"
―The Official Tagline
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Lego potter cover
LEGO Theme:

Harry Potter

Developer(s):

Traveller's Tales

Publisher(s):

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Date Released:

June 29, 2010 (US) June 25, 2010 (UK) (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS) July 2, 2010 (Windows) August 13, 2010 (PSP) [1]
20-21 November 2010 (iOS) [2]

Mode(s):

Single Player, Two player simultaneous

Rating:

E 10+

Platforms:

Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows Vista, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, iOS

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LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is a LEGO video game based on the first four installations of the Harry Potter series in a LEGO form. The game was released on June 29, 2010, in the United States. It was released in the UK on June 25, 2010[1], and was developed by Traveller's Tales (TT Games), the company that is responsible for most of the more recent LEGO video games. The hubs for this game are Diagon Alley and Hogwarts.

The UK PSP game was delayed until August 13th, 2010.

Production

Revealed to the public

The game was admitted to be in the works by Traveler's Tales in 2009, when a Trailer was released at Nintendo's E3 conference. This trailer was one of the only sources of information about the game until a second trailer was released, which involved gameplay and more characters, including old characters like Professor McGonagall and Professor Quirrell "revived" with flesh skin. This was called a Year 1 vignette. At present there are four vignettes, including Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4.

Before the Year 3 vignette, the first 2 minutes of cutscenes which involved Harry arriving at number 4 Privet Drive and him getting his letters to Hogwarts was released.

Tie in with the sets

For the most part, the game features the minifigures from the Harry Potter sets. However, there are some minifigs that are essential to the storyline that have not been released in actual LEGO form, like Petunia Dursley, Dudley Dursley, Percy Weasley, etc. Also, some characters like Professor Flitwick, Oliver Wood, and Argus Filch were released in sets after the video game, and the mini-figures drew inspiration from their animated counterparts. Before the game, sets of Harry Potter were released for the first four movies and one set came out to accompany the fifth movie. Since this game will feature the first four movies, all the sets already created could be implemented into the game.

Revival of the franchise

No sets were released for the theme since 2007, and only one set was released for the Order of the Phoenix. No sets have been created for the most recent movie, the Half-Blood Prince. This caused many people to believe the LEGO Harry Potter franchise was over. This video game is considered a revival of the Harry Potter franchise and more new sets have been released since.

Development and distribution

The game is being developed by the well-known LEGO game developers, Traveller's Tales and TT Fusion for the handheld versions. Traveler's Tales was responsible for the development of all four LEGO Star Wars games, two LEGO Indiana Jones games, and the LEGO Batman game. The game is being published and distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment .

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which now owns Traveler's Tales, will be partly responsible for the distribution and publishing. They have already published many LEGO games, including LEGO Batman: The Video Game, LEGO Battles, and LEGO Rock Band.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to LEGO Indiana Jones. In the first level, The Leaky Cauldron, Harry can't use magic yet because he doesn't have a wand but Hagrid can since he is an experienced wizard. All Harry is able to do is smash objects by rolling into them until he learns his first spell at Hogwarts.

The game uses the new split-screen introduced in LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues and is a co-op game, similar to all other Traveller's Tales LEGO video games. The new split-screen is a moving division on the screen in relation to where the characters are in the level. This makes finding your partner much easier than a stationary horizontal or vertical dividing line.

Lhp split

LHP Split Screen Example

The Hogwarts castle from the game is notably the biggest LEGO video game environment ever created. There are many areas to explore, including the Great Hall, the covered bridge, Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms, the courtyard, the quidditch field, Hagrid's hut, and more. Players can go to classes to learn new spells to advance to new areas in Hogwarts. An example would be if an area is covered by Mandrakes, the player might not be able to get to that place in Year 1, but after the player has covered that Herbology lesson, the player can get through there because they have learned how to get past them.

Potion-making is another vital gameplay feature. If there is a cauldron nearby the player must collect the right ingredients to put in it. If the player collects the right ones, they will get a reward or advance in the level. If they get it wrong they could likely be turned into a frog.

As with all schools, there are other students at Hogwarts who they can practice their defensive spells on. For instance, in the Gryffindor common room the player might find a student sleeping on a couch. Zap the couch and the child is eaten up and then belched out. But they can't do this with just anyone. Zap Professor Snape and the player might be turned into a frog again.

The moving pictures on the walls can usually be zapped to help the player, and many other things in Hogwarts can be enlisted to help the player as well, usually quite comically.

(Please note: There are 2 hubs instead of 1. They are: Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. Portable versions only have one hub- the Room of Requirement.)

List of levels

HP Y1-4

The Philosopher's Stone

The Magic Begins

  • Playable characters: Harry Potter, Hagrid, Griphook
  • Main locations: Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley; Gringotts Wizarding Bank
  • Unlockable Characters: Mr.Ollivander, Tom the Inkeeper, Griphook

Out of the Dungeon

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron Weasley
  • Boss: Quirrel's Mountain Troll (with 3 hearts)
  • Main locations: Unknown corridor in the Hogwarts Castle, Second-floor girls' lavatory
  • Unlockable Characters: Madam Malkin, Harry Potter (Hogwarts Robes), Ron Weasley (Girl Disguise)

A Jinxed Broom

  • Playable characters: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger
  • Main locations: Stands of the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch
  • Unlockable Characters: Harry Potter (Girl Disguise), Marcus Flint (Quidditch Robes), Fred Weasley (Quidditch Robes)

The Restricted Section

  • Playable characters: Ron, Harry
  • Main locations: Restricted Section (of the library)
  • Unlockable Characters: Argus Filch, Neville Longbottom (Pyjamas), Harry Potter (Pyjamas)

The Forbidden Forest

  • Playable characters: Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Fang
  • Main locations: Forbidden Forest
  • Unlockable Characters: Draco Malfoy, Fang, Hagrid

The Face of the Enemy

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione
  • Boss: Voldemort/Quirrel (with 3 hearts)
  • Main locations: Philosopher's Stone Chambers
  • Unlockable Characters: Ron (Cardigan), Harry (Slytherin Disguise), Professor Quirrel/Voldemort

The Chamber of Secrets

Floo Powder

Dobby's Plan

  • Playable characters: Hagrid, Ron, Hermione, Madam Pomfrey
  • Boss: Dobby (with 5 hearts)
  • Main locations: Stands of the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, Hospital wing
  • Unlockable Characters: Draco (Quidditch), Dobby, Madam Pomfrey

Crabbe and Goyle

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron
  • Main locations: Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, Slytherin Common room, Slytherin entrance
  • Unlockable Characters: Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Ron(Slytherin Disguise)

Tom Riddle's Diary

Follow the Spiders

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron, Fang
  • Boss: Aragog (with 3 hearts)
  • Vehicles: Flying Ford Anglia, Flying light-blue scooter
  • Main Locations: Forbidden Forest
  • Unlockable Characters: Professor Sinistra, Ron (Sweater), Lucius Malfoy

The Basilisk

Prisoner of Azkaban

News from Azkaban

Hogsmeade

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
  • Boss: Draco Malfoy (with 4 hearts and in the igloo tank, with 3 hearts)
  • Main locations: One-Eyed Witch Passage, Honeydukes, Hogsmeade
  • Unlockable Characters: Crabbe (Sweater), Goyle (Sweater), Draco (Sweater)

Mischief Managed

  • Playable characters: Harry, Ron
  • Main locations: Hogwarts Castle corridors
  • Unlockable Characters: George(Sweater), The Grey Lady, Fred(Sweater)

The Shrieking Shack

  • Playable characters: Harry, Hermione, Lupin, Sirius Black
  • Boss: Whomping Willow (with 3 hearts)
  • Main locations: The Whomping Willow; Tunnel to Shrieking Shack; Shrieking Shack; Forbidden Forest
  • Unlockable Characters: Witch (Grey), Peter Pettigrew, Hermione(Red Hooded Top)

Dementor's Kiss

The Dark Tower

  • Playable characters: Harry, Hermione
  • Boss: Dementor's Leader (with 3 hearts)
  • Main locations: Dark Tower
  • Unlockable Characters: James Potter (Ghost), Lily Potter (Ghost), Sirius Black

The Goblet of Fire

The Quidditch World Cup

  • Playable characters: Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, George, Arthur Weasley
  • Boss(es): Death Eaters/Snakes
  • Main locations: 1994 Quidditch World Cup campsite
  • Unlockable Characters: Death Eater, Ginny (Hooded Top), Barty Crouch Junior

Dragons

  • Playable characters: Harry, Hagrid, Fang
  • Main locations: Dragon-holding area in Forbidden Forest
  • Unlockable Characters: Durmstrang Student, Cedric (Sweater), Dragon Handler

The First Task

  • Playable characters: Harry, Hermione
  • Main locations: First Task Arena, Hogwarts Castle
  • Unlockable Characters: Cedric (Dragon Task), Harry (Dragon Task), Fleur (Dragon Task)

The Secret of the Egg

  • Playable characters: Harry, Moaning Myrtle
  • Main locations:Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, Prefects' bathroom
  • Unlockable Characters: Moaning Myrtle (Swimsuit), Cedric Diggory, Fleur (Lake Task)

The Black Lake

  • Playable characters: Harry, Cedric Diggory
  • Main locations: Hogwarts Lake quays, Hogwarts Lake
  • Unlockable Characters: Harry (Lake Task), Guitarist, Krum Shark

The Dark Lord Returns

  • Playable characters: Harry, Cedric
  • Main locations: Hedge Maze; Little Hangleton Graveyard
  • Boss: Voldemort (with 3 hearts)
  • Unlockable Characters: Cedric (Maze Task), Fleur (Maze Task), Viktor (MazeTask)

Bonus levels

Harry's Destiny

Versions

Price

The game has been released in nine different versions with eight different set numbers:

Set number Console Price
2855123 Wii US $49.99 / €49.99 / £39.99
2855124 Nintendo DS US $29.99 / €39.99 / £29.99
2855125 Xbox 360 US $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99
2855127 PlayStation 3 US $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99
2855128 PC (Windows Vista) US $29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99
2855129 PlayStation Portable US $29.99
N/A iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) US $4.99

List of characters

* indicates the character is playable

The trio

  • Harry Potter* (Available in Blue Shirt, Sweater (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Hogwarts Uniform, Dragon Task Uniform (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Lake Task Uniform, Maze Task Uniform, Quidditch Uniform, Girl Disguise(Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Slytherin Disguise (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Pajamas (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and in Tuxedo (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and his special ability is that he can use the Invisibility Cloak)
  • Hermione Granger* (Available in Hogwarts Uniform, Red Hooded Top, Blue Top (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Grey Hooded Top (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Cat (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and in Ball Gown (Only on Consoles and Windows versions) and her special ability is that she can control Crookshanks from year 3 to year 4)
  • Ron Weasley* (Available in Hogwarts Uniform, Pajamas (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Sweater, Brown Jacket (Only Consoles and Windows versions), Slytherin Disguise (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Girl Disguise (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Tuxedo (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and in Cardigan (Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and his special ability is that he can control Scabbers from year 1 to year 3)

Hogwarts staff

Other staff

Students

Gryffindor house
Slytherin house
Ravenclaw house
Hufflepuff house

Other schools

Wizard World related

Order of the Phoenix

Lord Voldemort, his Death Eaters and followers

Ministry of Magic

Diagon Alley and Leaky Cauldron

Hogsmeade

Knight Bus

Hogwarts Express

Other

Beauxbatons

Durmstrang

  • Viktor Krum* (Available in Tuxedo(Only on Consoles and Windows versions), Durmstrang Uniform, Dragon Task Uniform, Lake Task Uniform(Only on Consoles and Windows versions), and Krum Shark(Only on Consoles and Windows versions))
  • Professor Karkaroff*
  • Durmstrang Student*

Ghosts and poltergeists

Muggles

Creatures and plants

  • Fang*
  • Dobby*
  • Griphook*
  • Hedwig (She sends red bricks to Diagon Alley)
  • Mrs. Norris* (Only playable with Argus Filch)
  • Fawkes
  • Firenze
  • Mountain Troll (As a boss for year 1)
  • Security troll (They protect some Hogwarts entrances during the third year. They can use expansive waves when someone throws a spell to them)
  • Boggart (As an enemy. It turns into a Dementor(for Harry Potter), McGonagall giving a bad grade(for Hermione Granger), a giant spider(for Ron Weasley), Professor Snape(for Neville Longbottom), the moon(for Professor Lupin), Harry Potter (for Lord Voldemort, Tom Riddle, and Professor Quirrell (Voldemort)), a large snake (for Parvati Patil and Padma Patil) and Lord Voldemort (for all the others characters except the ghost characters)
  • Whomping Willow (As a boss for year 3)
  • Dementor (They protect some Hogwarts entrances during the third year, but are also enemies and are as final boss for year 3)
  • Hungarian Horntail
  • Swedish Short-Snout
  • Chinese Fireball
  • Common Welsh Green
  • Basilisk (As a final boss for year 2)
  • Acromantula (As an enemy)
  • Black and Purple Acromantula (is stunned and then flung at Aragog with Wingardium Leviosa to reduce lives)
  • Crookshanks* (Only playable with Hermione when the third year starts)
  • Norbert
  • Buckbeak* (Only playable in some missions)
  • Cornish Pixie (As an enemy)
  • Bowtruckle (They help building wooden ladders in the Forbidden Forest)
  • Mandrake (Can be taken by a wizard with earhelders to crash crystals)
  • Trevor* (Only playable with Neville Longbottom)
  • Giant Squid (Its tentacles are seen during the Second Task and in the Chamber of Secrets)
  • Scabbers* (Only playable with Ron Weasley until year 4, and can be transformed from Pettigrew's animagus ability)
  • Aragog (As a boss for year 2)
  • Werewolf* (Only available with Remus Lupin's transformation ability)
  • Devil's Snare (As an enemy)
  • Gargoyle
  • Goblin
  • Gnome
  • Sphinx (As a statue in the Third Task)
  • Grindylow (As enemies in the Second Task)
  • Merpeople (As enemies in the Second Task)
  • Scarecrow (In Hagrid's Garden, the head and hood are from Batman's Scarecrow.)

List of locations


Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Classrooms

  • Charms Classroom. There are two classrooms: one for the Wingardium Leviosa spell lesson and another for the Lumos spell lesson.
  • Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom. There are two classrooms: one for the Immobulus and Riddikulus spells, and another for the Patronus and Reducto spell lessons.
  • Transfiguration Classroom which also contains a practice room.
  • Potions Classroom
  • Hogwarts greenhouses/Herbology Classroom
  • Divination Classroom
  • Care of Magical Creatures
  • Flying Courtyard

Common rooms

  • Ravenclaw Tower
  • Slytherin Dungeon
  • Hufflepuff Basement
  • Gryffindor Tower

Other places

  • Great Hall
  • Headmaster's office
  • Library and Restricted Section
  • Mirror of Erised room / Storage Room
  • Clock Tower and Clock Tower Courtyard
  • Owlery
  • Hospital wing
  • One-Eyed Witch Passage
  • Third Floor Corridor
  • Grand Staircase
  • Second-floor girls' lavatory
  • Chamber of Secrets
  • Middle Courtyard
  • Prefects' Bathroom
  • Muggle Studies Classroom
  • First-floor boys' lavatory

Hogwarts grounds

  • Hogwarts Lake
  • Hagrid's hut
  • Quidditch pitch
  • Stone circle
  • Greenhouses
  • Covered Bridge

Hogsmeade

  • Honeydukes
  • Shrieking Shack
  • The Three Broomsticks
  • Hogsmeade Station

Other magical places

  • Diagon Alley
    • Ollivander's Wand Shop
    • Gringotts
    • Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions
    • Flourish and Blotts
    • Eeylops Owl Emporium
  • Leaky Cauldron
  • Knockturn Alley
  • King's Cross Station/Platform 9 and 3/4
  • The Burrow
  • Mr. Roberts's campsite

Muggle places

  • Little Whinging
    • Privet Drive
  • King's Cross Station
  • Hut-on-the-Rock
  • London
  • Godric's Hollow (The Potter House)


Vehicles

  • Flying Ford Anglia
  • Light-blue flying scooter
  • Broomsticks
  • Firebolt
  • Knight Bus
  • The Dursley Car
  • Double Decker Bus
  • Pumpkin Car
  • Lawnmower
  • Milk Delivary Van
  • Taxi
  • Pumpkin Helicopter Hat
  • Pumpkin Bouncy Ball
  • Giant frogs {rideable on the way to the Black lake}
  • Estate Car
  • Plunger
  • Green Chair
  • Modified Plunger (with seat and control levers)
  • Red Car (probably an mini cooper)

List of spells

Taught spells

  • Reducto
  • Lumos
    • Lumos Solem
  • Wingardium Leviosa (can be upgraded by purchasing Accio)
  • Incendio (Portable versions only)
  • Immobulus
  • Reparo (DS version only)
  • Aresto Momentum (Portable versions only)
  • Expecto Patronum
  • Expelliarmus
  • Riddikulus
  • Transfiguration spell
  • Avada Kedavra (used only by Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters except for Peter Pettigrew and Professor Quirrell(regular))

Spells bought in Diagon Alley

  • Accio
  • Anteoculatia
  • Calvorio
  • Colovaria
  • Engorgio Skullus
  • Entomorphis
  • Flipendo
  • Glacius
  • Herbifors
  • Incarcerous
  • Locomotor Mortis
  • Multicorfors
  • Redactum Skullus
  • Rictusempra
  • Slugulus Eructo
  • Stupefy
  • Tarantallegra
  • Trip Jinx

Dark spells

  • Avada Kedavra
  • Crucio

LEGO.com Description

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Experience the magic of Harry Potter's first 4 years at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
Experience the magic of Harry Potter's first 4 years at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an exciting new way! LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 combines the first 4 Harry Potter books and films in an interactive fun-filled videogame. Build the adventure from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament through new LEGO gameplay elements like magical building and spell-casting. Select from over 100 playable characters including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley™ and Hermione Granger™. Experience the wonder of Hogwarts: attend lessons, interact with the professors, mix potions, fly on broomsticks, and complete tasks to collect LEGO studs as you relive the adventures like never before with tongue-in-cheek humor and creative customization that is unique to LEGO videogames.

  • Attend lessons, cast spells, mix potions, fly on broomsticks and complete tasks to collect LEGO studs.
  • Play as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger™ as well as other favorite characters; over 100 playable characters.
  • Explore iconic settings from the wizarding world including Diagon Alley™, the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade and, of course, Hogwarts Castle.
  • LEGO Hogwarts is a grand, immersive 3D environment and the largest, most detailed LEGO game location ever built.
  • Conjure up fun with a friend and play through Harry's first 4 years at Hogwarts as a team with easy drop-in/drop-out co-op play.
  • ESRB Rating: E10+ with Animated Blood and Mild Cartoon Violence


Gallery

Stills

Locations

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Videos

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References

Notes

  • When Ron Rescues Harry in the opening video for The Chamber of Secrets, he is wearing his brown jacket. When they reach the Burrow, he is wearing a blue sweater.
  • Right before Hermione is petrified, her mouth is floating in front of her face.
  • In the opening video for the final level of The Chamber of Secrets, Snape walks behind Lockhart and disappears rather than coming back into view a moment later.
  • In some parts during gameplay, if a character besides Harry is mistakingly used for a parseltounge door, the character freezes and may not move.
  • In the cutscenes for the opening level for The Goblet of Fire, Harry is somtimes shown with grey pants and a dark blue jacket, some other times he is shown with a lighter blue shirt and tan pants.
  • When Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in Hagrid's hut just before Buckbeak is to be executed, The Scarecrow from Batman is seen in Hagrid's garden.
  • The portable versions cannot use some of the spells and cut scenes.
  • The PC version of the game is rather glitchy, with the game crashing at several times during cut scenes and game play.

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