Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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| Developers | |
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| EA UK | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
| Engines | |
| RenderWare | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 8, 2005 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 66 |
| IGDB | 57 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Harry Potter |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera action and adventure game in the Harry Potter series.
It has no graphics settings, or mouse support. A controller is highly recommended. However, it's a port of the superior Xbox version.
Availability
Demo
- A free demo version is available here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Electronic Arts\Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\ |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Fixed at 800x600 Use hp4fix for widescreen support; alternately, widescreen resolutions can be hacked with a hex editor in combination with dgVoodoo 2.[3] |
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| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use hp4fix for ultrawidescreen support; alternately, ultrawidescreen resolutions can be hacked with a hex editor in combination with dgVoodoo 2.[3] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use hp4fix for 4K Ultra HD support; alternately, 4K resolutions can be hacked with a hex editor in combination with dgVoodoo 2.[3] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use hp4fix. | ||
| Windowed | Use hp4fix. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use hp4fix. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Use hp4fix. | ||
| 120+ FPS | Without using a fix such as hp4fix, if going above 60 FPS, the game speed will act like 30 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
hp4fix
- Download page
- Official instructional video
- Adds support for custom resolutions and aspect ratios, fix higher resolutions above 1080p crashes, windowed and borderless windowed, adjustable FOV, arbitrary framerate, arbitrary framerate animations.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | No mouse support. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Only face buttons and analogue sticks; keyboard required for menu navigation. | |
| Full controller support | Controllers must be manually configured through <path-to-game>\GofControls.exe. |
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| Controller remapping | Partial, through <path-to-game>\GofControls.exe. |
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| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Keyboard required for menus. |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | Uses select music from movies. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | Local retail version only. | |||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
| Portuguese | [4] | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Local retail version only. | |||
| Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 3 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
| Other | Dual analog gamepad. | |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 YouTube - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire PC 'How to fix game and play in 4K' Guide - last accessed on 2024-06-06
- ↑ Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2023-03-18