Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · KnowWonder (Windows) and Westlake Interactive (Mac)
Source book
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — J. K. Rowling
The PC game is based on the novel, and it follows Harry's first year through the confrontation.
Platforms
Windows, Mac OS
Fidelity
KnowWonder's 2001 Windows game, published by Electronic Arts, is based on the 1997 novel. In the US the book and game used the title Sorcerer's Stone. A Mac OS version by Westlake Interactive followed in 2002, published by Aspyr. The same Wikipedia article calls EA's Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation versions novel adaptations as well. This entry is the PC game.
Read first?
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When to read first
Read the book first if you have somehow kept the first year's ending. The game steers Harry through that year and to the confrontation with Voldemort.
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When playing first is fine
Play first only if the book is already read. Critics at the time found the play simple and the presentation faithful to the license, which is exactly the spoiler problem.
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Why
Faithful, in this case, means the book happens. The US title change does not change the plot.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone_(PC_video_game)
The call above is an editorial reading of that public page. If the page and this note disagree, believe the page.
