With the continuing development of parallel entertainment industries in today’s modern world, it has become normal to see mergers of such industries like Hollywood and the gaming industry. The link that brings them together can originate from either side: a blockbuster movie may beget a single or string of games either patterned or directly taken from it or a successful and hugely popular game may beget one or a sequence of movies taken from it or simply based on it. Ever since the widely known Harry Potter series came to life in the big screen a string of games following the development of the movie line also came into being. But are Harry Potter PS2 games worth the buck they’re sure to demand?

From books to movies to video games, Hogwarts’ trio of young wizards and witch has enjoyed box office profits in the millions. True enough, it would be quite interesting to actually play the movie (as the games are based on the movies which in turn were based from the book) and there is the side story sort of value to owning every game for each movie. Harry Potter PS2 games are still a collector’s item for Potter fans the world over. In fact, in some countries where the PS2 is still a main player in the gaming console regime, they are quite marketable. Anyway, the PS3 has backward compatibility: it can play PS2 games at higher specs (basically you get to play your PS games with higher refresh rates, video pixel rendering, digital audio, the works).

It is a fact that the title alone of the numerous Harry Potter PS2 games would add weight to its price tag, what with being a branch of the multimillion dollar earning brainchild of J. K. Rowling. So some may find the price for outdated games such as the Chamber of Secrets or the Prisoner of Azkaban a bit too hefty, but again, they’re worth may be best measured in the value they add onto the whole Potter line of books, movies, games, and what-have-you. Besides, you can enjoy such games in a casual sort of manner, and even hardcore gamers need those breaks from solid gaming.

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