Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC video game)
2001 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 video game developed by KnowWonder and published by Electronic Arts for Windows. A version for Mac OS was developed by Westlake Interactive and published by Aspyr the following year. Based on the 1997 novel of the same name, the player controls Harry Potter, who must navigate his first year in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and eventually confront the villainous Lord Voldemort.
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Developer(s) | KnowWonder[lower-alpha 1] |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts[lower-alpha 2] |
Director(s) | Phil Trumbo |
Producer(s) | Elizabeth Smith |
Designer(s) | Kris Summers |
Programmer(s) | Glen Kirk |
Artist(s) | Christopher Vuchetich |
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Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
Series | Harry Potter |
Engine | Unreal 1[1] |
Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS |
Release | Windows November 16, 2001 Mac OS February 20, 2002 |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Windows version was one of several video game adaptations of the novel published by Electronic Arts alongside versions for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews; while critics dismissed the gameplay as simplistic, they commended the visuals, audio and faithfulness to the license. The game was among the highest-selling computer titles released between 2000 and 2006 in the United States.