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I bought this game from GameTraders at Castle Towers. The Price was excellent, $69.95 when EB Games cost $79.95.

Quite an average game, a nice big place to venture through and explore, but it seriously lacks story content. This Harry Potter game brings back the flying minigame and introduces the first ever potions mini-game.

Potions is probably the most worthwile part of the game, as flying is quite boring, flying continuously in a path through rings, with no variation. The story is terrible, made up of mostly cinematics, with all major plot points being unplayable.

Another big part of the Harry Potter franchise which has returned is duelling. You get to use many of the spells you read about in the books or have seen in the movies…IT IS FUN! You have the opportunity to become champion dueller of Hogwarts, and it truly is the funnest part of the game. Some parts are quite pathetic though, such as killing an opponent with a stunning spell or being continually bombarded by a glitch so that you are killed.

Quite a reasonable game, but with more content, I would feel better about how I spent my Money. Something that I can’t get over is the untapped potential. They made a large area to play in, but an ill-defined storyboard destroyed the game’s greatness. Everything was in a smaller area than it should have been, meaning a player only had to go into the far-off corners of the map to get Xbox 360 Achievements.

The story was short; I finished the game in less than a day, which is quite sad when you have played all it’s predecessors. I would not recommend this game, unless you were borrowing it from a friend.

by Stephenie Meyer

Recently I read the vampire-based story called Twilight. As you may know its movie was recently filmed, and here is what I think about it.

The story begins with Bella Swan moving to a cold town called Forks with her dad after her mum goes travelling with her new husband. Bella attends the local school and comes across a beautiful boy named Edward Cullen. Bella gets closer to Edward each day, whether it be him saving her from a car accident or from being assaulted. Then she figures out that Edward is a vampire and everything starts to take a turn…..

Twilight is actually one of the best books I have ever read because it is filled with action, romance and drama. The action and the drama made me want to read the next book in this modern series.

Reviewed by V-man

From Stephenie Meyer’s Website: The story behind Twilight. If you have not read the book yet beware of spoilers in this article.

By Julian W

There is an on-going debate occurring within the school community regarding which types of literature are the best. This general discussion has provoked many different opinionated responses. Many different types of literatures contain similar qualities. However, which type of literature contains the most effective literary devices to challenge a student’s vocabulary, imagination and comprehension?

Novels are probably one of the largest sources of student literature today. Novels more effectively capture the imagination of readers because they include many features such as: new vocabulary, literary techniques, characters and themes. They also allow readers to exercise their imagination throughout the duration of the book. The amount of concentration used whilst reading a book should also dramatically increase comprehension. (more…)