The second has Ginny fill in for Harry for Quidditch when he gets detention and play against the rival Seeker, Cho Chang.

The crests can be found by casting spells such as Reparo if they are broken on the ground or by using Wingardium Leviosa to throw an object at one if it is on a wall or an unreachable place.

Other areas previously accessible are now inaccessible due to the new security of Hogwarts added by the Aurors.

Several members of the Harry Potter film series lent their voices (some for the first time) to their characters in game.

Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defences, and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Video Game Soundtrack was composed by James Hannigan and recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Air Studios in London.

[15] The BAFTA-nominated and IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) Award-winning soundtrack was released on 17 March 2009.

In 2020, the soundtrack album was re-released under the title of EA Music Composer Series: James Hannigan, Vol.

[18] It was afterward announced that the video game would also be delayed to coincide with the film's July 2009 release date.

[22] IT Reviews said that “Repetition is evident - at one point you fight five wand duels in a row, which gets a little tiresome - and many quests are just plain uninteresting.” They concluded the game was too short, and wouldn't “keep anyone but the most avid Potter fan happy for long.”[44] Tom McShea of GameSpot[23] disliked the gameplay, story, character models and voice acting, saying that "The game is ultimately a forgettable experience, pushing players through the same three minigames over and over again, without ever capturing the thrill of being a wizard."