Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

NTSC-U cover
Game general and emulation properties:
CERO rating: A
ESRB rating: E (Fantasy Violence)
PEGI rating: 3+
OFLC rating: G
GRB rating: ALL
Game supports EyeToy
Widescreen patch available
CPU intensive game
Supports up to four local players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-52440 & SLES-52527 & SLUS-20926 & SLUS-20926GH
Japanese: SLPM-65612
German: SLES-52440
French: SLES-52440
Spanish: SLES-52440
Dutch: SLES-52440
Italian: SLES-52440
Swedish: SLES-52527
Polish: SLES-52600
Danish: SLES-52527
Norwegian: SLES-52527
Portuguese: SLES-52440
Korean: SLKA-25172
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-20926
SLUS-20926GH (Greatest Hits)
Release date: June 2, 2004
2005 (Greatest Hits)
CRCs: 51E019BC
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-52440
SLES-52600
SLES-52527
Release date: May 29, 2004
November 19, 2004 (Platinum)
CRCs: 51E019BC (PAL-M7)
51E417AA (PAL-M4)
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SLPM-65612
SLKA-25172 (Korea)
Release date: June 26, 2004
July 8, 2004 (Korea)
CRCs: A8901AD6
99A8B4FF (Korea)
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): EA Games
Publisher(s): EA Games
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameSpot7.2/10, Metacritic70/100, IGN6.1/10
Game description: The Dementors are coming, and this time Harry needs his friends. From the opening scene on the Hogwarts Express to the climatic finale on the shore of the great lake at Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban immerses you in the world of Harry Potter. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione, you'll face the dreaded Azkaban guards, fly the Hippogriff around towers, and explore Hogwarts with the Marauder's Map. Learn spells that allow you to freeze creatures, control dragons, and conjure a Patronus. New two-player minigames include Flying Seahorse Fishing and Dueling Club minigames.


Test configurations on Windows:


Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
PAL Windows
  • AMD Athlon II X3 440 @ 3.0 Ghz
  • Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1024MB
1.1.0 (r5586) GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), None, Automatic Game Fixes, Gets to the main menu but freezes as soon as you choose "New Game". Very unstable, it often crashes as the main menu appears or sometimes even crashes as EA logo FMV starts. The console shows lots of "Unknown VifCmd" and "TLB Miss" messages., Freezes when attempting to start a new game.
PAL Windows
  • I5 3330
  • HD radeon 6850
1.1.svn5854 GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Error-Vif1: Unknown VifCmd! in emulog,multiples warnings., Freezes when attempting to start a new game.
PAL Windows
  • I5 3330
  • HD radeon 6850
1.3.svn5932 GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Error-Vif1: Unknown VifCmd! in emulog,multiples warnings.Status unchanged yet,gamefixes cannot repair., Freezes when attempting to start a new game.
PAL Windows 10
  • Intel i7-3930k
  • Nvidia GTX 1070
v1.5.0-dev-2242 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • LilyPad
Error-Vif1: Unknown VifCmd! Bugs: Freezes when attempting to start a new game.
PAL Windows
  • i5 8400
  • GeForce GTX 1070
1.50 GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Japan v02.20(10/02/2006), Working perfectly
PAL Windows
  • Intel Core i5 6400 @ 2.70Ghz
  • AMD R7 200 Series
1.5.0 DEV 2434 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • LilyPad
USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Runs at full speed, just in a few locations runs at 80%/90%. Bugs: The right side of the screen has a texture glitch, fixed by using Frame Buffer Conversion in HW Hacks and Mipmapping (Ins) set to Basic (Fast) to correct low FPS.
NTSC-U/K

PAL-M7

Windows 8.1, x64
  • Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz
  • PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB
v1.7.0-dev-1996 GSdx
  • SPU2-X
  • LilyPad
Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Playable, The game runs at 1080p (HD) 50-60 FPS, without freezes and bugs, but in a few locations runs at 80%/90%.


Trivia

  • Original names: ハリー・ポッターとアズカバンの囚人 (SLPM-65612), Harry Potter och Fången från Azkaban (SLES-52527), 해리포터와 아즈카반의 죄수 (SLKA-25172), Harry Potter i Więzień Azkabanu (SLES-52600)
  • Also known as Harry Potter to Azkaban no Shuujin (JP), Harry Potter og fangen fra Azkaban (EU)


Fixed Issues

Game crashes at title screen.

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Major
  • Description: The game will not work properly since it will crash when starting a new game or loading a saved game.
  • Workaround: This patch makes the game playable. No longer required since https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/3537, use 1.7 nightly builds.

Vif1: Unknown VifCmd!

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Serious
  • Description: Anytime you start a new game or load a savegame, the game may freeze with a bunch of Vif1: Unknown VifCmd! messages, even if the cut-scene has already started.
  • Workaround: Fixed in emulator build v1.7.0 dev-1996 and this problem in the console log and in game was no longer repeated. For older versions: do not extend VU Cycle Stealing to the end, because this may cause the game to freeze in gameplay.

Graphic corruption

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Serious
  • Description: (Hardware Render) Graphical artifacts on the right quarter/third of the screen.
  • Workaround:
  1. Use latest v1.7 development builds
  2. As of November 2017 on the latest v1.5.0 development builds this issue can be fixed with enabling the Frame Buffer Conversion Hardware hack.
  3. For older versions use Direct3D with Partial CRC Hack Level.


Gameplay Screenshots


Public compatibility forum links