arry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a video game that
is based on the fifth installment of the popular Harry Potter
series by J. K. Rowling and the film of the same name, for Microsoft
Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii,Game
Boy Advance and Mac OS X.It was released in 2007 on 25 June in the U.S., 28
June in Australia and 29 June in the UK and Europe for PlayStation 3, PSP,
PlayStation 2, Windows and the 3rd of July for most other platforms.
The theme of the game is to explore Hogwarts and follow the story from
the book and movie. EA encouraged fan participation in the development
of this game, and worked with a fan council. However, unlike prior games
like the action-oriented Goblet of Fire, this time the adventure is in
the style of a sandbox game. Similar to the Grand Theft Auto series and
Bully, in that Hogwarts is fully explorable most of the time, and there are
"discovery points" that provide rewards to the player, which can be activated by
completing side missions. Furthermore, there are battles between groups of students,
as shown in the game trailer, this is the last Harry Potter game to be released on the
Game Boy Advance.
