Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
European PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)Argonaut Games
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Producer(s)Jamie Walker
Designer(s)Stephen Jarrett
Programmer(s)Ben Wyatt
Artist(s)Wayne Billingham
Writer(s)
  • Guy Miller
  • Simon Phipps
Composer(s)Jeremy Soule
SeriesHarry Potter
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • WW: 16 November 2001[1]
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation. Based on the 1997 novel of the same name, the player controls Harry Potter, who must navigate his first year in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and eventually confront the villainous Lord Voldemort. The game received mixed reviews, with critics saying that the game's license would be the only thing to draw in fans. The PlayStation version sold 8 million copies by May 2003, which would become Argonaut's best-selling game and one of the best-selling PlayStation video games of all time.

  1. ^ Ahmed, Shahed (13 November 2001). "Harry Potter games ship". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 November 2001.