


Lowest ratings on Metacritic came from GamesRadar, stating, "This is the absolute nadir of the series. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 received mixed to negative reviews from critics, though some critics found Part 2 an improvement of Part 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Aggregate score Aggregator On July, before the film release, the launch trailer was released. Later, a second new trailer was presented showing the tagline "War is Coming" and "The Battle for Hogwarts". On 1 June 2011, Rupert Grint released a new trailer, showing all the playable characters. On 21 April 2011, Emma Watson released the first trailer. The images included, duels between the core characters, and the Hogwarts castle itself, under severe stress. On, six new images from the game surfaced online along with a new interview with IGN. Part 2 is the first Harry Potter video game to feature PlayStation Move functionality.

The cover depicts the trio, surrounded by fellow Hogwarts students, and Death Eaters, and a destroyed Hogwarts in flames in the background.

On, EA revealed the game covers for all the major platforms. EA released a teaser in their Facebook page on April 21 and released the Part 2 video game site on the same day. Part 2 of the video game was released to coincide with the release of the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the final battle, the player uses the directional buttons to move the beam and focus it on Voldemort. The player is able to control several characters from a third person over-the-shoulder camera including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall, Seamus Finnigan, Ginny Weasley and Molly Weasley. A new feature is the ability to "Apparate", which allows the player to teleport in and out of battles, as a form of defence. For the Windows version, the player presses one of the six buttons to select a spell. Three face buttons, usually with a symbol or a letter, on the controller have two spells each, and by pressing a button twice the player can access the button's second spell. Combat in Deathly Hallows – Part 2 involves button presses which initiates spell-casting as an attack. The game progresses linearly, through cutscenes, but does not include side missions like the previous game. The gameplay of Deathly Hallows – Part 2 differs from Part 1, in order to address complaints made with the previous game. Further information: List of Harry Potter characters
