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Fans rejoin the bespectacled boy wizard and his gifted companions for their third Game Boy Advance adventure, based on the same-titled story by J.K. Rowling. As in the novel (and also the 2004 feature film), the GBA adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban involves the escape of the infamous Sirius Black from the wizard's prison called Azkaban. For the first time in EA's Harry Potter series, this title has gamers taking control not only of Harry, but of his talented friends Hermione and Ron as well. The game is designed with cooperation in mind, so many challenges will require that the three student magicians use their distinct abilities in concert, combining their powers to succeed where any one of them alone might not. The young heroes will face intimidating enemies as they unravel the mystery surrounding the prison escape, including the imposing Dementors, who serve as guards in Azkaban, and ultimately, the rogue wizard Sirius Black himself. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide