Harry Potter, boy wizard turned saviour of children’s literature, has been the subject of all sorts of merchandise, ranging from chocolate frogs to dubious vibrating broomsticks and, of course, video games. Based on the fourth book and film in the series, The Goblet of the Fire is the latest in a string of mediocre titles branded with Warner Brothers’ official seal of Potter.

As per the book and film of the same name, The Goblet of Fire centres around the Triwizard Tournament – a deadly competition made up of three different events involving things like stealing eggs from dragons. As either Harry, Ron or Hermione it’s not only your responsibility to win the tournament, but to also engage in tasks such as collecting items and fighting hordes of monsters that just so happen to be wandering around the school grounds.

Understandably, spell-casting forms a large part of the game. Managed through a context-sensitive system, it’s simple, sweet and slick. It’s also nice to see that when you’re casting a difficult spell, your AI-controlled friends will rush over to help you out. You see, this is a game about friendship and co-operation.

The Goblet of Fire is a typical movie-inspired action game – in other words there’s passable voice acting sprinkled on a minimum serving of fairly dull gameplay, complete with a side of an awful camera and AI that’s often awfully daft. In short, this is a title that’s hard to recommend to even the most addicted Potterhead.