The Harry Potter Years 5-7
is the latest action adventure game which continues Harry's journey through the final three books of the mystical series that has left a generation of children and adults alike completely spellbound. 
Your mission is to help Lego Harry through various worlds, both Muggle and Wizard, and embark on a journey of spellcasting, duelling and learning life's lessons as only Harry can.
Your observational skills will be tested as you go, giving you the opportunity to earn Hogwart's House Crests. If you are successful in finding all four sections within each level you will receive the ultimate award... a Gold Lego Brick. Collect all the Gold Lego Bricks for bonus content and special rewards.
Keep your eye out as you work through the levels for the character tokens which are hidden throughout the game. Save them up and use them to purchase new characters, and with over 200 of them to unlock you certainly have your work cut out!
Practise your skills as you make your way along until you come face to face with He Who Must Not Be Named. Can you defeat the evil Voldemort? We were sent a game to try for ourselves.
Our verdict is that the game is fun both for players and observers alike. There is a great sense of humour tied together with the challenges that the it sets and the attention to detail and attractiveness of the game is fantastic.
Some of the tasks require certain challenges to be completed before you can progress, so some perseverance is required at times. It does bring home the saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try and try again". (If you have had enough of putting that saying into practise, they have very kindly advised on how to get yourself some cheats in their instruction booklet. Ssh! Don't tell them I told you!).
The children loved this game, finding it fun trying to crack the puzzles and looking out to complete their collections as they went. Some of the screens were a little dark at times but the brightness is easily adjusted so it's not a big deal to rectify. All in all, this was a resounding success in our house with the overwhelming majority stating that it was "So much fun!".
If you don't believe us, take a look for yourself...
(Is it so wrong to admit that I would love Lego to create a version of my family? Then my life would be so complete!).
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