Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) features as it did in the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" video game. which include brewing potions, wizard dueling and Quidditch. However, it does not support the new Wii MotionPlus technology which was released in the same month. The Nintendo DS version includes mini-games such as Gobstones and Exploding Snap. The game once again utilises the Stylus for wizard duels, potion making and Quidditch. The PlayStation 3 version includes DualShock 3 vibration. The PlayStation 2, PC, and Xbox 360 versions use the same functions as with the previous game. Several members of the Harry Potter film series
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were concerned with the violence contained in the novel and with morality issues occurring throughout the book. "The New York Times" writer John Leonard praised the novel, saying ""The Order of the Phoenix" starts slow, gathers speed and then skateboards, with somersaults, to its furious conclusion...As Harry gets older, Rowling gets better." However, he also criticises "the one-note Draco Malfoy" and the predictable Lord Voldemort. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was first published by Bloomsbury in