Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)

"A Magical New First Year Adventure"

- Official tagline

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the USA.) is a video game, based on J.K. Rowling's first book in the Harry Potter series and the film adaptation. It was published by Electronic Arts and released on 15 November, 2001. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and Mac.

Playable

 * Harry Potter (voiced by Joe Sowerbutts): an eleven year-old wizard who survived Voldemort's wrath as a baby.

Non-playable

 * Hermione Granger (voiced by Emily Robison), Harry's best friend. Hermione sometimes helps Harry find his classes.PS in Game.jpg
 * Ron Weasley (voiced by Gregg Chillin), Harry's other best friend. Ron also leads Harry to his classes sometimes. Playable with cheat.
 * Fred and George Weasley (voiced by Lewis MacLeod), identical twins and Ron's older brothers. Known for their mischief-makingcapabilities, they teach Harry the basic actions of climbing and jumping in the beginning of the game (PC/MAC). They also trade Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans for Chocolate Frog Cards during the course of the game (PC/MAC).
 * Draco Malfoy (voiced by Lewis MacLeod), Harry's nemesis. Malfoy is usually seen with his cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
 * Albus Dumbledore (voiced by Benjamin Stone), The Headmaster of Hogwarts. Dumbledore gives Harry some useful advice during the game.
 * Quirinus Quirrell (voiced by David de Keyser), The Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Professor Quirrell is controlled by Lord Voldemort.
 * Minerva McGonagall (voiced by Ève Karpf), The Transfiguration teacher, Deputy Headmistress and Head of Gryffindor House.Madam_Hooch_(PC).JPG
 * Rolanda Hooch, The Flying teacher and Quidditch referee.
 * Severus Snape (voiced by Allan Corduner), The Potions Master and Head of Slytherin House. Playable with cheat
 * Filius Flitwick (voiced by Allan Corduner), The Charms teacher and Head of Ravenclaw House.
 * Pomona Sprout, The Herbology teacher and Head of Hufflepuff House.
 * Rubeus Hagrid (voiced by Jonathan Kydd), A friendly Half-giant usually found in his Rubeus Hagrid's cabin on the grounds.
 * Argus Filch (voiced by Allan Corduner), The Caretaker of Hogwarts and dislikes the students at Hogwarts.
 * Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat that spies on students and sends for her master.
 * Lord Voldemort, the most evil person in the game. Harry has to defeat him at the end of the game.
 * Peeves (voiced by Chris Crosby), a blue skinned, raven haired, bucktoothed, red-dressed poltergeist who is always causing trouble for either Harry or Filch.
 * Lee Jordan (commentating only), is the commentator for Quidditch and is good friends with Fred and George Weasley.
 * Sybill Trelawney, the Divination Professor. On cetain game systems, Sybill is noted by a note on the locked door to the Divination Classroom that reads, "Do Not Disturb, Crystal Gazing," she is never actually seen however.
 * Nearly Headless Nick, is a friendly ghost who's nearly headless and is also the ghost of Gryffindor House.
 * The Grey Lady, daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw and ghost of Ravenclaw House.
 * The Fat Friar, ghost of Hufflepuff.
 * The Bloody Baron, ghost who Peeves fears and a ghost of Slytherin House.

Creatures

 * Gnome: Gnomes are annoying little creatures who bite you and steal your Bertie Botts Every Flavoured Beans. Once they steal them, you can not get them back. They can be easily stunned with the Flipendo knockback jinx.
 * Orange Snail: Orange Snails can burn you if you touch them or their slime trails. Cast Flipendo to stun them.
 * Venomous Tentacula: A nasty plant that can bite Harry if he gets too close. The can be wilted by casting Incendio. In Sprout's garden you meet a lot of Venomous Tentaculas. You haven't learned how to cast Incendio then, so you'll have to dodge them.
 * Doxy: Pixie-like flying beasts who bite when you get too close. Cast Flipendo on them to repel them.
 * Fire Crab: There are only two Fire Crabs in the whole game, in the fire seed level. It can shoot fire out of it's backside. Cast Flipendo on it twice to knock it over.
 * Ghost: Nearly Headless Nick has his main role during a level where Harry must avoid Filch and Mrs. Norris. He manages to point Harry the way around the library. The Grey Lady just floats around Hogwarts castle and the Nearly Headless Nick can be talked with, but if you touch the Bloody Baron in the dungeons, you lose stamina. The Baron also indirectly assists you by opening doors when he goes through them. Poltergeist Peeves is causing trouble for Harry and Filch and has to be fought in two Boss fights. The Fat Friar is absent.
 * Troll: There is only one troll in the game. In the same time that Ron casts the Hover Charm to hit the club to it's head Harry has to cast Flipendo to keep the junk troll throws away from you.
 * Dragon: The dragon Norbert is the only dragon in the game. You have to fetch fire seeds for it.
 * Pig: Hagrid raises pigs in his garden
 * Flobberworm: Cast Flipendo on the symbol to get its mucus
 * Goat: Hagrid grows a goat in his garden.
 * Owl: Harry's owl Hedwig, who brings him messages.
 * Fluffy: Hagrid's three-headed dog. One of the guardians of the Philosopher's Stone. Can be lulled to sleep using the harp.
 * Gargoyle: Cast Lumos on them and a secret area will light up.
 * Devil's Snare: The deadly plant will kill Ron and Hermione, if Harry doesn't cast Incendio on it.

Spells

 * Flipendo (All versions): This spell knocks objects over, stuns magical creatures, pushes specially-marked blocks out of the way, trigger switches, destroy plants or sun spiky bushes (GameCube, PS2, Xbox). Harry learns this spell in his first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson (PC/MAC, and GBA), Nearly Headless Nick (PS), or from Ollivander (GBC, Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube)
 * Alohomora (All versions except GBC & PS1): This spell unlocks magical locks. Hermione teaches Harry this spell before their Charms lesson (PC/MAC), or when trying not to get caught by Snape (GameCube,PS2,Xbox). On the PS version, Ron uses this spell to open an old area of the Castle, and Hermione uses it to open the door to the Potions Riddle at the Philosopher's Stone Chambers. Harry does not get to learn this spell.
 * Wingardium Leviosa (PC, PS, GBA, GBC): This spell levitates small blocks, (or in the case of the PS version, any object) conveniently marked with a "W" or yellow sparkle. Harry learns this spell in his Charms lesson (PC/MAC, GBC and PS).
 * Incendio (All versions except GBA): This spell shrivels Spiky Bushes, burns plants and 'affects' bulbs and temporarily stuns Venomous Tentaculas. Harry learns this spell in his Herbology lesson (PC/MAC and PS), in Transfiguration class (GBC) or in his Charms lesson (GameCube,PS2,Xbox).
 * Verdimillious (PS and GBC): This spell is cast on invisible platforms to make them appear. Harry can then walk on these platforms before they become invisible again. Harry learns this spell in his Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson (PS) or from Hermione on Hogwarts Express (GBC).
 * Avifors (PS and GBA): This spells used to transform bird statue into a real bird. The purpose of the spell is transform statue bird into real bird and then make table where the statue bird on will move up and down. This table is used as a platform to move from down floor to upper floor.
 * Lumos (All versions except GBC and PS): This spell can be cast in the dark so you can push against the wall or to fight ghosts.(PS2, XBox, and Gamecube). The spell can also be used on gargoyles to make shiny platforms appear (PS2, XBox, Gamecube, and PC/MAC).
 * Diffindo (GameCube, PS2, and Xbox):This spell is used to cut ropes, chains, stun Venomous Tentacula, or to destroy spiky bushes. (GameCube, PS2, and Xbox)
 * Spongify (GameCube, PS2, and Xbox):This spell is used to make Spongify pads springy.(GameCube,PS2,Xbox)
 * Vermillious (GBC): This spell shoots sparks at the opponent. It is learned at Ollivander's.
 * Floating eyes curse: used in tandem with Colloportus by an unknown witch or wizard in order to prevent students fully exploring the castle.
 * Colloportus: used in tandem with the floating eyes curse by an unknown witch or wizard in order to prevent students fully exploring the castle.
 * In the PC/MAC version, in the final fight, Professor Quirrell casts a non verbal curse, which most likely is meant to be the Killing Curse. This hasn´t been confirmed.

PC
 * Flipendo: This spell knocks objects over, stuns magical creatures, pushes specially-marked blocks out of the way, trigger switches, destroy plants or sun spiky bushes (GameCube, PS2, Xbox). Harry learns this spell in his first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson (PC/MAC, and GBA), Nearly Headless Nick (PS), or from Ollivander (GBC, Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube)
 * Alohomora: This spell unlocks magical locks. Hermione teaches Harry this spell before their Charms lesson (PC/MAC), or when trying not to get caught by Snape (GameCube,PS2,Xbox). On the PS version, Ron uses this spell to open an old area of the Castle, and Hermione uses it to open the door to the Potions Riddle at the Philosopher's Stone Chambers. Harry does not get to learn this spell.
 * Wingardium Leviosa: This spell levitates small blocks, (or in the case of the PS version, any object) conveniently marked with a "W" or yellow sparkle. Harry learns this spell in his Charms lesson.
 * Incendio: This spell shrivels Spiky Bushes, burns plants and 'affects' bulbs and temporarily stuns Venomous Tentaculas. Harry learns this spell in his Herbology lesson, in Transfiguration class (GBC) or in his Charms lesson.
 * Lumos : This spell can be cast in the dark so you can push against the wall or to fight ghosts. The spell can also be used on gargoyles to make shiny platforms appear.

PlayStation 2

Locations
Areas seen in Hogwarts:
 * Armoury (GBC version only)
 * Art Classroom (GBC version only)
 * Bed pan room (GBA version only)
 * Charms classroom
 * Charms Corridor
 * Classroom 1A (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 1C (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 1D (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 1E (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 5B (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 6A
 * Classroom 6B (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 7A
 * Classroom 7B (PS2 version only)
 * Classroom 7C (PS2 version only)
 * Cuthbert Binns's office (GB version only)
 * Disused seventh floor bathroom
 * Entrance Hall
 * Fat Lady's Corridor
 * Fifth-floor boys' restroom (GBC version only)
 * First-floor empty classroom (I) (GBA version only)
 * First-floor empty classroom (II) (GBA version only)
 * First-floor girls' lavatory
 * Filch's office (GBA version only)
 * Filius Flitwick's office (GBA version only)
 * Forbidden Forest (all but PC version)
 * Gargoyle Gate (PS1 version only)
 * Great Hall (cut scenes only)
 * Gryffindor Tower
 * Gryffindor Tower reading room
 * History of Magic classroom
 * Hogwarts attic (PS1 version only)
 * Hogwarts greenhouses
 * Hogwarts Library
 * Hogwarts Quidditch pitch
 * Hospital wing (cut scenes only)
 * Philosopher's Stone chambers
 * Poppy Pomfrey's office (GBA version only)
 * Middle Courtyard
 * Minerva McGonagall's office
 * Mirror of Erised storage room
 * Muggle Studies Classroom (GBA version only)
 * Music Classroom (GBC version only)
 * Portrait Room (GBA version only)
 * Potions Classroom
 * Potions basement (GBA version only)
 * Potion-Mixing Room (GBA version only)
 * Quidditch Training Pitch
 * Rubeus Hagrid's cabin
 * Rubeus Hagrid's garden
 * Secret room near the Training Grounds (PC version only)
 * Severus Snape's office (GBA version only)
 * Sixth-floor empty classroom (GBA version only)
 * Temporary Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom
 * Third Floor Corridor
 * Transfiguration classroom
 * Trophy Room (GBC and GBA version only)
 * Wizard Card Collectors' Club room
 * Writing Supplies Room (GB version only)

Platforms
The first four versions of the game were released in 2001 by EA for the PC, MAC, Game Boy Colour, Game Boy Advance, and the Playstation. The PC version was ported to the Mac by Aspyr in 2002. Another version, for GameCube, Playstation 2, and Xbox, was released in 2003.

Debug mode
Debug mode can be accessed in the PC/MAC version of the game as it is built on the Unreal Engine. It includes things like ghost mode, fly mode, and others.

Trivia

 * Peeves does not appear in the film, but is battled on a regular basis in this game. In the GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 versions he only appears in a cutscene, but is never battled.
 * In the PC/MAC version, the Forbidden Forest part is not included.
 * In the film and book, Harry's broomstick is jinxed in the first Quidditch match. In the PC/MAC and PS1 version, both Quidditch matches have no Jinxed brooms or accidents. In the PS2/Gamecube/XBox version, the Slytherin match is played on a jinxed broom.
 * In the book, Quirrell summons ropes to tie Harry by snapping his fingers. In the film, Quirrell snaps his fingers to make fire surround the area. In the PC/MAC version, Quirrell moves his hands to conjure fire around the area. But in the PS1 version, Quirrell does not make fire surround the area, but green ropes do tie themselves around Harry at times. And in all the video games, Voldemort is the final boss.
 * In the PC and Playstation versions of the game, Norbert seems to appear early in the game, unlike in the book and movie where he appears nearly at the end of the story.
 * Norbert is omitted in the Playstation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube and Gameboy Advanced versions of the game.
 * Harry constantly fights Draco on a daily basis. Though, in the book and movie, Harry doesn't fight Draco at all until Year 2.
 * In the GBA version of the game, Harry gets caught by Professor Snape instead of Filch, and Harry's detention in the forest isn't the same as the book or movie.
 * In the GBA version of the game, Harry uses Flipendo on the Troll and it falls in a hole in the girls bathroom. In the book and Movie, Ron used the Hover Charm on the troll's club to bash the troll's head with it.
 * In the Playstation 2 and Xbox versions of the game the Quidditch Match against Slytherin is at the last match of the year rather than the first.
 * In the PC and Playstation version of the game, Harry gets trapped in the dungeons during Potions class.
 * In the Playstation 2, Xbox, Gamecube versions of the game, Harry goes alone in the Forbidden Forest.
 * The GBC Version of the game has a glitch during the part where you need to find ingredients for Snape. One of them is supposed to be found by examining a tapestry in Snape's office. However, if you get the other ingredient first, the one in Snape's office will never appear and you will be forced to restart the game.