World Famous Comics: Scene It? Deluxe Harry Potter 2nd Edition
Scene It? Deluxe Harry Potter 2nd Edition
From: Screenlife Average Rating: Binding: Toy Label: Screenlife Manufacturer Minimum Age: 8 years Manufacturer Maximum Age: 0 months Model: 25606 Release Date: July 01, 2007
Features:
The game also includes new questions, puzzlers, and images from the 2007 release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Includes 4 exclusive Harry Potter trading cards
Scene It? Deluxe Harry Potter 2nd Edition is a must-have game for any true Harry Potter fan
Features questions, characters, and clips from the first five Harry Potter movies
Product Description: Everybody's favorite DVD trivia game is back, with more questions! Are you the resident Hogwarts expert in your home? Prove it, with Scene It?, the DVD board game featuring movie clips and more. Includes a themed Flextime game board which enables players to choose the length of gameplay, high quality Harry Potter themed metal movers, oversized dice, 160 trivia cards, 30 Harry Potter themed House points cards, and a DVD with patented Optreve technology unique to Scene It? so you can play again and again without seeing the same questions.
Amazon.com Product Description: The popular board game that has players watching video clips and shouting out answers is now available in an upgraded Harry Potter theme. This second edition of Screenlife's Scene It? Harry Potter game is chock full of questions, characters, and clips from the first five Harry Potter movies. Yes, that includes the recently released Order of the Phoenix.
Pop the game's DVD into your player to start the magic and mayhem. Loaded with new clips and puzzles, this version touches on "The Boy Who Lived" to "He Who Must Not Be Named" and all things in between. There are over 1,000 questions on the 160 trivia cards, so even if you see the same snippet from the 180 on the DVD during the same game, the question about that scene will be different. Special technology randomizes the order of the clips to ensure fresh fun each time the game is played.
The themed, interactive game board can be spread out for longer games, or folded when you don't have a lot of time (or players). To help you move around the board there are four metal player tokens (Fawkes, Buckbeak, the Knight Bus, and the Durmstrang ship), one six-sided die to determine how many spaces to move, and one eight-sided die that determines the category to be played. Once the dice have been rolled, clips are watched, questions are asked, and it's revealed just how true a fan you are. Categories span from Colin's Camera (trying to determine an item before the picture is fully developed) to Hagrid's Hut (naming one of the many magical creatures) and from Divination (identifying the character in the crystal ball) to many more.
All the components that come with this Harry Potter Scene It? Game.
Not an experienced wizard? Don't worry. This game is easy enough to learn and fun enough to play even for those who are not overly familiar with the Harry Potter plots. Some questions can be answered simply by paying close attention to the movie clips, while others are about an actor's work outside of these movies. There are also 30 House Points cards available to help (or occasionally hinder) your progress. If these reasons aren't enough to tempt you into a game on your own, then hop on the Hogwarts Express with a friend or family member and play a few rounds in team mode first.
A TV, DVD player, and remote control are needed but not included. The DVD includes an on-screen demonstration of game play.
Deluxe Edition Not Worth the Price -- What's Really in the Box We got my daughter the deluxe 2nd ed. off Amazon for Christmas. The thing was, we already had the regular edition under the tree, but the deal for the deluxe was good, so we had her open one and then traded it for the other. Having had both, here is what you need to know:
There is NO BONUS DISC in Harry Potter Deluxe Ed. (there is one for the Disney one). They never made one! Amazon advertises one, and when we called them they apologized but they didn't fix the description. The bulleted info still claims there is a bonus disc.
Everything else is the same between the versions, except for 4 Harry Potter trading cards.
We called Scene-It to find out if they were really charging that much more for 4 trading cards and they said the deluxe has a tin box. Thing was, we had found a tin box (non-deluxe) that some stores had. So even the tin box (whoop-de-doo) wasn't even special (not that I would have paid extra for a box).
At least in the regular version we had, the box, board, etc were the same color, etc. Regardless, your not getting more questions or clips, or even better game pieces. Your getting 4 cards and possibly a better box.
As for the game itself, its pretty much the usual scene-it experience. I can't see adults sitting around and playing this, but its fun for kids who are huge Harry Potter fans. Despite what they say, though, you do need to be a huge fan to be competitive against someone that is. Especially if that person has read the books. While the game is completely movie based, reading the books gives a much better understanding of the movies and a huge advantage in this game. Make sure your child has someone who will be able to play with him/her.
Fans of Harry Potter's saga will enjoy it This is a great way to expend extra time with your kids. This game tests all your knowledge about all Harry Potter's films.
Harry Potter Fans My children and I love this game, we just wish we could also find the 1st edition to the game so we can use them together. If you like Hogwart's and despise Slitherin ~ you'll get into this game with your kids and learn some things along the way about some other things that went on around the world of Harry Potter.
Harry Potter Fan This game is fun and worth the price. Any Harry Potter fan will enjoy it very much.
Could be a lot better First off, all of the traits of Scene It apply here, meaning it is a bit contrived to begin with, you'll need to be near a TV and DVD player, and someone needs to know how to navigate the DVDs. I almost think the all is already reason enough to shave a star, but I suppose if it were all well done, it could be justified. It's not.
Beyond some of the issue with Scene It, the question selection ranges from idiotic to asinine. While that's a remarkable range, it's not fun to play. One player gets some random question on a little known British actor in a bit part and another gets a simple question that can be answered by anyone who watches the clip that serves as a clue. Throw in the additional random luck of the dice, and it really becomes little more fun than just playing a dice game. Heck that would involve less space, have a simpler setup, and cost less.
In regards to the Harry Potter content, it's based on the films, and does little for readers of the books, but it also manages to reward die hard fans of the movies. Gosh if I was going to make it based on the films, I would focus on stuff even those who aren't die hard fans would enjoy, as if I'm hanging out with a bunch of Harry Potter fans, playing this game is not my first choice for an activity. It shouldn't be yours. Heck, I'd rather watch a movie or listen to Jim Dale.
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