The corridors of Hogwarts, a little more open than before, and Gilderoy Lockhart hamming it up.

The profile of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, on its first votes, is unusually even. No line takes off, none really collapses. Fun, art style and soundtrack all sit around the same point, slightly below the middle, ahead of about a third of all games. Attachment and rediscovery sit a notch lower. It is a game with no peak and no pit, to confirm on so few duels, but consistent: the honest adaptation, neither brilliant nor botched.

That is often the fate of movie tie-in games. They accompany an era, they please the fans, but they struggle to exist on their own next to the platformers that defined their generation. The memory clings mostly to the magic of the world, not to the game itself.

So, who is it for? For you if you grew up with these books and films, if seeing Hogwarts again is enough to make you smile. Much less if you want a platformer that stands on its own gameplay, without the crutch of the license.