<s>
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Philosopher	I-Application
's	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
's	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2001	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philosopher	O
's	O
Stone	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
game	O
bearing	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
made	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
protagonist	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
discovering	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
wizard	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Hogwarts	O
School	O
of	O
Witchcraft	O
and	O
Wizardry	O
where	O
he	O
makes	O
friends	O
and	O
receives	O
magical	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
stop	O
Lord	O
Voldemort	B-Application
from	O
returning	O
to	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
8	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	I-Device
games	I-Device
of	I-Device
all	I-Device
time	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
like	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Harry	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
including	O
rescuing	O
Hagrid	O
's	O
dragon	O
Norbert	O
,	O
advancing	O
through	O
the	O
various	O
protections	O
around	O
the	O
Philosopher	O
's	O
Stone	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
defeating	O
Lord	O
Voldemort	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
different	O
story	O
events	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
Voldemort	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
challenges	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
(	O
against	O
the	O
Devil	O
's	O
snare	O
and	O
knights	O
)	O
using	O
spells	O
learned	O
,	O
flute	O
and	O
flying	O
skills	O
to	O
solve	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
Voldemort	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
is	O
a	O
top	O
down	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubeus	O
Hagrid	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
giant	O
,	O
leaves	O
an	O
orphaned	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
,	O
whose	O
parents	O
were	O
murdered	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
Lord	O
Voldemort	B-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
door	O
step	O
of	O
his	O
bullying	O
relatives	O
,	O
The	O
Dursleys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
Harry	O
has	O
lived	O
with	O
the	O
Dursleys	O
,	O
not	O
knowing	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
wizard	O
,	O
and	O
famous	O
in	O
the	O
wizarding	O
world	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
survive	O
the	O
attacks	O
of	O
Voldemort	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
name	O
no	O
one	O
dares	O
to	O
say	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
is	O
sorted	O
into	O
Gryffindor	O
,	O
after	O
pleading	O
with	O
the	O
Sorting	O
Hat	O
,	O
a	O
talking	O
witch	O
's	O
hat	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
place	O
him	O
in	O
Slytherin	O
,	O
notorious	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
house	O
of	O
darker	O
witches	O
and	O
wizards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Lord	O
Voldemort	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quirrell	O
removes	O
his	O
turban	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
Voldemort	B-Application
was	O
living	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
retrieves	O
the	O
stone	O
and	O
Voldemort	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
from	O
him	O
but	O
touching	O
him	O
burns	O
Quirrell	O
's	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dumbledore	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
stone	O
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
loss	O
will	O
not	O
stop	O
Voldemort	B-Application
from	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reassures	O
Harry	O
that	O
if	O
their	O
battles	O
do	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
slow	O
Voldemort	B-Application
's	O
return	O
then	O
he	O
may	O
never	O
come	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Philosopher	I-Application
's	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
through	O
working	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
software	O
company	O
KnowWonder	O
and	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
both	O
software	O
and	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
as	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
which	O
integrated	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
into	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
they	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Croc	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philosopher	O
's	O
Stone	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
at	O
the	O
E3	O
expo	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
efforts	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
in	O
re-creating	O
the	O
Hogwarts	O
castle	O
and	O
different	O
looking	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
look	O
like	O
"	O
extremely	O
jagged	O
polygons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
bedtime-story-style	O
narration	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
voice	O
overs	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Illustrated	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
poor	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
L	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
R	O
 '	O
buttons	O
can	O
fix	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
angled	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
Harry	O
is	O
facing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
Quidditch	O
matches	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Illustrated	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
matches	O
were	O
excellently	O
done	O
"	O
and	O
controlling	O
Harry	O
was	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
was	O
criticised	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
auto	O
jump	O
function	O
removes	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
challenge	O
from	O
the	O
block	O
puzzle	O
and	O
platform	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
well-animated	O
graphics	O
and	O
environment	O
,	O
paying	O
close	O
attention	O
to	O
small	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
Harry	O
's	O
cape	O
flapping	O
while	O
he	O
moves	O
and	O
his	O
spellcasting	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Vortex	O
criticised	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
lagging	O
graphics	O
that	O
occurs	O
when	O
casting	O
the	O
"	O
Flipendo	O
"	O
spell	O
,	O
the	O
repetitive	O
environments	O
for	O
each	O
spell	O
challenge	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
praised	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
product	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
pointed	O
out	O
draw-backs	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
simplistic	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
to	O
February	O
2002	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-selling	O
PC	B-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
PC	B-Application
title	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
top-selling	O
PC	B-Application
game	O
of	O
2001	O
after	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
only	O
two	O
months	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
eight	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	I-Device
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	O
Philosopher	O
's	O
Stone	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
The	O
Philosopher	O
's	O
Stones	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
690,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$26	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
36th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
received	O
three	O
nominations	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Family	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
Composition	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	B-Application
Family	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
5th	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
