Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is an action-adventure game for Xbox that allows players to explore an open-world Hogwarts while advancing through story-driven levels. This installment introduces Ron and Hermione as playable characters alongside Harry, each with unique abilities. The game replaces Quidditch with flying sequences on Buckbeak and emphasizes narrative elements from the source material.
This version of the game has a similar approach to the previous entry, with Hogwarts being an open world that you can explore at your leisure in between completing the levels necessary to advance the story. The big change this time is that Ron and Hermione have been promoted to playable, allowing you to play as all three members of the trio. They each have different abilities, and, depending on the platform, you either can or can't decide when to switch characters. Another difference is that Quidditch is no longer playable, with flights on Buckbeak replacing it for the requisite flying mechanic. Perhaps due to the source material being more emotional and less action-oriented, The Stations of the Canon are mostly just skimmed over.