{"id":240711,"date":"2019-07-21T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/review-harry-potter-wizards-unite\/"},"modified":"2019-07-21T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T19:48:00","slug":"review-harry-potter-wizards-unite","status":"publish","type":"eg_reviews","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/reviews\/review-harry-potter-wizards-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quite Dursley-ish<\/h2>
The Harry Potter<\/em> franchise is a riddle gaming just hasn’t been able to crack yet. There have been many attempts over the years, with different developers and publishers taking a swing at the book and film series, with mostly middling results. We’ve seen terrible adaptations of the movies, a decent take on the nonsensical sport of Quidditch, a couple of okay LEGO<\/em> titles, and one of the worst mobile games I’ve ever had the misfortune of “playing.”<\/p>
If any game had a chance to break the spell of average-or-below titles, it was Harry Potter: Wizards Unite<\/em>. Taking the gameplay made world-famous in Pokémon Go<\/em> and injecting a heaping dose of Wizarding World into it seemed like a surefire bet. Turns out, it’s not as good of a combination as I would have hoped for, and after nearly a month of playing, I’m about ready to give the whole thing up.<\/p>
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite<\/em> (Android [reviewed], iOS)<\/strong> Developer: Niantic<\/strong> Publisher: Portkey Games<\/strong> Released: June 21, 2019<\/strong> MSRP: Free-to-Play w\/ Microtransactions<\/strong><\/p>
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite<\/em> is about the closest we’ve come to being able to live out our Wizarding World fantasy in a video game. When you download the game, you’ll create your wizarding ID, upload a picture of yourself, and get to task retrieving all of the Foundables located in your area. Like Pokémon Go<\/em>, this is not a game for couch potatoes. You need to get outside, get some fresh air, and really explore if you want to get the most out of it.<\/p>