Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a computer and video game that is based on the fifth installment of the popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and the film adaptation. It was released on June 25th in the US, June 28th in Australia and June 29th in the UK and Europe for PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 2, Windows and the 3rd of July for the rest of the platforms. The purpose of the game is to explore Hogwarts and follow the story from the book and movie. However, unlike prior games like the action-oriented Goblet of Fire, this time the adventure will be a sandbox style game, similar to GTA and Bully, in that Hogwarts is fully explorable most of the time and there are "discovery points" that provide rewards to the player.

Furthermore, there will be battles between groups of students, as shown in the game trailer. The game also is the first of the series to make use of the motion sensing abilities of the Wii and Playstation 3's controls. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger return to Hogwarts and discover that much of the wizard community is in denial about Harry's encounter with Lord Voldemort. This time you will not be able to play as Hermione or Ron, you will however be able to play as Fred and George Weasley, Dumbledore and Sirius at certain points in the game.

Unlockables

Unlockable Trophies in the Room of Rewards
Perform the following tasks to unlock new trophies in the Room of Rewards:

Characters Cup - Meet all 58 characters in Hogwarts

Defense Against the Dark Arts Cup - Cast all defensive spells in six duels

House Ghost Cup - Find all four House Ghosts

Nature Trail Cup - Find all animal footprints

The most exciting years of Harry Potter's life, playable in this fun title: