Book of Spells

At the same time the player can manipulate the Wonderbook, for instance rotating it, picking it up, or opening and closing it, with the screen following all motions.

The Move controller is displayed in-game as a magic wand.

The wand is often used with flicking motions to cast the spells and the wand can also distort the in-game environment, for instance pushing elements out of the way.

The game is developed with the help of Harry Potter writer J.

Rowling as a companion to the series.

The book is introduced as a tome to learn spells at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the fictional British school of magic where students are trained.

The game is divided into five chapters with four spells to learn in each chapter.

Each spell is introduced through a short story sequence and a practice session.

For instance learning the Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa), the player has to lift a jar with the wand, move it to another location, and drop it.

The tale about the spell is often told through a puppet show in a paper theatre that pops up from the pages.

The game uses a Pottermore account system where a profile is created using a photo.

Players can also choose one of the four houses and three types of wands.

Next to the edition that bundles the game with the Wonderbook, there is also one that includes the Move controller and the Eye camera in addition.

Book of Spells for PlayStation 3 is currently worth €10.26 loose, and €20.11 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Book of Spells has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 3 titles.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

The PAL version of Book of Spells is currently worth €10.26 loose, versus €6.99 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.