Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing review

Harry Potter for drunk, blind, lobotomized monkeys

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    There is nothing to love here

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    It's a funless wasteland

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    With no love to give

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    it will only take

Cons

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    Feeling like an empty shell after playing

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    It may actually ruin Harry Potter for you

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    It may ruin your hope for humanity

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Nov 27, 2007

The umpteenth Data Design attempt at "throw and see if it sticks" is the most grueling. From rehashes of platforming monstrosities we're thrust into JK Rowling-troubling broomstick racing. Actually, 'racing' is a tad generous, implying some sense of control and pacing. This is more like a careening simulator, plonking a hideous piece of knock-off Harry Potter character art on a stick and asking you to steer by twisting the nunchuk.

Watching your glitchy avatar rotate in thin air like the remote pointer hand on the Wii menu may raise a sneering smile, but the rest of this detritus will do its best to kick it off your face.

More info

GenreRacing
DescriptionThe term 'racing' is a tad generous, implying some sense of control and pacing. This is more like a careening simulator, with hideous knock-off Harry Potter art.
Platform"Wii"
US censor rating""
UK censor rating"3+"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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