Thankfully then the game is fairly easy, and most of the foes can be defeated by simply blasting them in the face with a good charm or two - this reveals its target audience, which is, of course, the younger gamer.

With that in hand, there's a lot to like about Hallows 1 - the game plays reasonably well, the controls are easy to master, and there's a lot in here for the Potter purist - there are dozens of extras to collect, ranging from movie stills to copies of the Daily Prophet - the wizarding world's newspaper, and recordings from the 'Potterwatch' radio show.