Rumor: Lego Harry Potter in the works

by Justin McElroy { Dec 2nd 2008 at 10:10AM }

We don't think we're being too controversial when we say that Harry Potter has never been at the center of a high-quality game. It would make sense then that, according to a CVG report, The Boy Who Lived could be brickitized for a Lego adventure à la Batman and Indiana Jones. Heck, something has to work eventually, right?

No further details were reported by CVG, but we imagine you can probably fill in the blanks yourself. Here's hoping the boy wizard works better in game form when he's two inches tall.

Tags: harry-potter, lego

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xFenixKnightx @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:16AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Wheres mah Lego Halo, hey even Lego Uncharted would be sweet! Or is that Indiana Jones? Either way, Lego Teh Haloz!!!

Snowblind @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:32AM

A Lego Halo would be awesome, but it's hardly a kid friendly franchise. Plus is there really any need to make a Lego game based on a videogame liscence? It would pretty much be the same thing, but with Lego.

And since they only make the games based on actual Lego products, that limits them even more. Harry Potter, Clone Wars and a sequel to Indiana Jones is pretty much all the have left.

I don't think they'll do another Star Wars game just yet, so Harry Potter is almost definite.. And unlike Indiana Jones and Batman, it'd work for this type of game really well.

HitNRun @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:03PM

1) Lego games are boring and hard. Yes, hard. Not hard as is in "intentionally difficult challenges," but in "poorly designed levels."

2) Lego Halos would own all.

3) I just wanted to make another bullet point in support of Lego Halo.

4) Lego Halo would probably outsell games in the main Halo franchise.

Vcize @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:10PM

"4) Lego Halo would probably outsell games in the main Halo franchise."

No, it really wouldn't. Especially since they'd probably only be able to release it on the 360.

You do realize how many copies of Halo 3 were sold, right?

copa @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:20AM

Up next... Lego Happy Days. A single-level game where you just play as Lego Fonzie jumping the shark. Over and over again.

Farseer (GDI) @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:35AM

Dude; win.

straynova @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:27AM

These Lego games are a goldmine.

Mic2000 @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:28AM

Cool, the Harry Potter setting is always a good setting. I wonder how funny things will get!

mr mobius @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:04PM

Forget Lego Potter.

How about a Potter Puppet Pals game instead?

AwesomeTown @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:30AM

Even though they are all pretty much the same, the Lego games are better than almost all licensed games.

Mic2000 @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:20AM

So true!

Lone Starr @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:30AM

I'm so happy she's finally legal.

Wait, what?

SHAZAM! @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:43AM

No more awkward thoughts for you, huh?

Haggard @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:51AM

You know the age of consent in the UK is 16. So you could have come over here any time in the last 2.5 years to be beaten up by her bodyguards.

Arnie @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:03AM

Something tells me Haggard speaks from experience.

Haggard @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:06AM

That's hardly fair, only two of my walls are covered in her photos.

Wiinterfang @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:22AM

Pedobear approves wholeheartedly.

Deeznuts420 @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:48PM

haggard = hagrid

KingTorres @ Dec 2nd 2008 1:10PM

Id put my brick i her slot,I'd be her harry,I'd stick to her like lego and other associated puns...

drsashamd @ Dec 2nd 2008 8:05PM

I'm just surprised that I had to scroll through half the page to finally get a comment about Emma Watson.

And yes, I'd hit it too.

Noah @ Dec 2nd 2008 10:35AM

I thought Chamber of Secrets on GameCube was a decent Zelda clone. Not a GREAT game, but still...

thebig L @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:04AM

It's not surprising the other Harry Potter games suck when you realize that they were made by ea.

ScottG13 @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:06AM

If people keep buying them, they should keep cranking them. Its the fountain that keeps on giving.

Wiinterfang @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:24AM

Where's my Lego Sonic? it will be slow as hell but it will go across every game and be played with every character.

Lego Mario will be kinda cool. Lego Gears of War lol.

Saxon @ Dec 2nd 2008 11:35AM

Who would be the throwaway bad guy, though? In the Harry Potter world there are only distinct bad guys, not random storm troopers or nazis.

KevinM @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:07PM

you could have generic death eaters and dementors to start off. plus, there's all sorts of werewolfs and boggarts.

Vcize @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:07PM

I actually think this is a good idea. Lego Indy and Batman got boring because they relied too much on standard punching and kicking with characters that were hardly different, rather than cool shit like lightsabers and the force in star wars.

At least this is headed back in that direction somewhat.

Snowblind @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:24PM

My problem with the Indy and Batman games were really just the characters. Star Wars worked really well because there was hundreds of characters, even in story mode you'd always be switching aound, so you'd have Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, or Han and Chewie..

There'd pretty much always be someone you want to play as, even with a second player there. But with Indiana Jones, you didn't really care about anyone but Indy and the second player would always be screwed.

Batman was slightly better thanks to the villians, but there was only 20 or so characters in the whole game, compared to Star Wars' 160.

Von Dozier @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:17PM

Don't knock the Lego games till you tried them. Lego Star Wars was pretty good, but Lego Indiana Jones is easily the best of them. One of my favorite games of 08. Lego Batman is also pretty good, also 3x as long with the added villain levels.

To just think the games are mindless kiddy stuff would be wrong. Very entertaining, satisfying games.

Snowblind @ Dec 2nd 2008 12:28PM

I loved the Complete Saga, I'd even consider it one of my favourite games ever. Lego Indy was pretty solid too, but I have to disagree with you about Batman.

It was very poorly designed, there's very few characters even when compared to Indy, the vehicle levels are complete reskins from the previous games and even though you can unlock more vehicles to use for them, there's no point since they don't have the abilities you need to progress through them.. So really you can't use them.

An although there's the Hero and Villian side here, each chapter in Batman only has 5 levels, and the levels are far shorter. It's easily the smallest of the Lego games. It just lacked a lot of the charm and appeal of the previous ones..