Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on the Nintendo DS is great fun to play and makes excellent use of the Touch screen
The gameplay in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is well made and suffers from no glitches. Perhaps one of the best things in the gameplay is the excellent use of the touch screen. Often in the game you will have to duel enemies by using the stylus as your wand on the touch screen to conjure spells. This is displayed on both the top and bottom screen in excellent 3d graphics as compared to the normal 2d top down view and is propably one of the most fun and best things to do in the whole game. There are also several mini games to unlock while exploring adventure mode and these can be accessed by the main menu. Not only are these great fun to play and brilliantly use the touch screen but upon completion you unlock some other cool things. There is also another game within Harry Potter called Care of Magical Creatures. This plays very similar to Nintendogs. You must look after your pet feeding, cleaning and playing with him to keep him content. This game also makes great use of the microphone and touch screen.
Graphics:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is played from a 2d bottom down view which is great just at that but the graphics truly shine when you are dueling enemies in adventure mode. This switches the game to a fully 3d view which is excellent and looks absolutely divine. The graphics are also in full 3d in the Care For Magical Creatures mode which also looks beautiful. The mini games vary.
Sound:
The sound effects in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are great but the soundtrack gets repetitive. For example whenever you complete a task it constantly repeats a short terrible tune until you are off of that map or if you pause the game and then un-pause the game.
Value:
I would say that after buying the game 75% off the normal price I got a very good deal and I would propably even pay full price for it. Overall Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire combines Nintendogs and Wario Ware but gives it a Harry Potter makeover. The game is excellent and outside of the adventure mode it has a lot of replay ability. One things for sure, you will be playing this game for a while, even after you have finished it.