Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Game general and emulation properties:
ESRB rating: E10+ (Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes)
PEGI rating: 12+
OFLC rating: PG
Widescreen supported natively
Supports up to two local players
Languages supported:
English: SLES-55248 & SLES-55249 & SLUS-21808
German: SLES-55248
French: SLES-55249 & SLUS-21808
Spanish: SLES-55249 & SLUS-21808
Dutch: SLES-55249
Italian: SLES-55249
Swedish: SLES-55248
Czech: SLES-55249
Hungarian: SLES-55249
Polish: SLES-55249
Danish: SLES-55248
Finnish: SLES-55248
Norwegian: SLES-55248
Portuguese: SLES-55249 & SLUS-21808
Russian: SLES-55249
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-21808
Release date: June 30, 2009
CRCs: 9C3A84F4
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-55249
SLES-55248
Release date: July 2, 2009 (Australia)
July 3, 2009
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): EA Bright Light
Publisher(s): EA Games
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 63/100
Game description: In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. In the game, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory. Players may even get sidetracked by Ron's romantic entanglements as they journey towards a dramatic climax and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince.


Test configurations on Windows:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.5 GHz
  • NVidia Quadro FX 3600M 512 MB
 PCSX2 Feb 03 2014 1.2.1 (r5875) GSdx 5875 (MSVC 18.00, SSE41) 0.1.16
  • SPU2-X r5830 2.0.0
  • LilyPad svn (r5822) 0.11.0
 GSdx seems to have issues rendering some distant textures (Hardware Mode). Performance in Hardware mode is absolutely terrible, if anything worse than software mode. Textures like foliage, buildings and character faces look like garbage from a distance, and loading screens run at about 4 FPS. The game runs flawlessly in software mode, though.
Forum user TheSimpleDonut
NTSC-U Windows 10
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • AMD Radeon 570
 1,70 dev32 Gsdy SSE4,1/AVX 1,20 SPU 2,0 Low FPS in hardware mode

Unstable FPS in mode software mode

Pointer
NTSC-U Windows 10
  • Intel Core i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
 1.7.0-dev-1450 GSdx 1.1.0 AVX2, Direct3D11 (Hardware)
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • LilyPad 0.12.1
 Runs at 100% / 3x Native (~1080p) with only one very minor issue, that being a faint rainbow line at the bottom of the screen.

Had flickering textures, especially in the skybox. Fixed by checking Config > Graphical Settings... > Advanced Settings and Hacks > Frame Buffer Conversion and Config > Emulation Settings... > Speed Hacks > MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1 or Instant VU1 (without MTVU only. With upscaling enabled, had vertical black lines drawn across the screen. Fixed by checking Config > Graphical Settings... > Advanced Settings and Hacks > Align Sprite.

Dansla116


Test configurations on Linux:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
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You can help by playing and submitting your test results here. 		?


Test configurations on macOS:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
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You can help by playing and submitting your test results here. 		?

Known Issues

Vertical black lines

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Minor
  • Description: Thin vertical lines appear in the game
  • Workaround: Fixed by checking Config > Graphical Settings... > Advanced Settings and Hacks > Align Sprite.

Fixed Issues

Flickering textures

  • Status: Fixed
  • Type: Major
  • Description: After FMV and after loading the game, flickering textures appear immediately in the game.
  • Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Public compatibility forum links
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