By COLLIN ZINK, Student Reporter
There are quite a few sports video games in the gaming world, inlcuding football, basketball, hockey and more.
However, none of them compares to the PlayStation 2 video game “Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup.” This game has many fun attributes and multiple teams to choose from.
This infinity-star rating game, in my opinion, is the Holy Grail of sports video games. Sure, it has minor glitches, but it is fun nonetheless.
Gamers get to start off by choosing which Hogwarts House team to play as: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.
After a team is chosen, players get taken through some mini-games on how to pass the quaffle, score, hit the opposing team with bludgers and defend against them.
Players also learn how to catch the golden snitch, perform special moves, perform solo scoring moves, perform combo passes and score combo goals.
Each team also has its own unique team special move. Some are more unique than others because some teams can score multiple goals when their special move is activated.
When playing in a match, there is a passing meter by the scoreboard. The more the player’s team passes the ball and scores using combo passes, the more boost the team’s seeker has to catch the snitch.
The snitch will not be activated until both passing meters are connected. However, when a team special move is activated and/or a team attacks and hits one of the opposing team’s chasers with a bludger, the meter will be shortened. However, players can re-gain their boost.
Just like any other game, there are cool things to unlock. In this game, Quidditch cards can be unlocked.
Some Quidditch cards need to be unlocked before gamers can do certain things.
For example, a team’s special move cannot be activated unless certain tasks are performed.
However, the computer can activate a team’s special move on the opposing team even without it being available.
Once gamers win the Quidditch Cup at Hogwarts, they get to play for the World Cup with nine teams to choose from: Australia, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the Nordic Team and the United States.
All off these teams can be used.
However, if 75 Quidditch cards have not been collected, then players cannot use Bulgaria.
Each team also has its unique Quidditch Stadium. In this case, no two stadiums look alike.
When playing as any other team except Bulgaria, gamers will always play the last match of the World Cup Tournament against Bulgaria.
However, if gamers are playing as Bulgaria, then the last match will be against the Nordic Team.