Overview:
Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10
Offline: 49 (1000)
Online: 0(0)
Approximate amount of time to 1000: 20-30 hours
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2
Missable achievements: 1 (Hogwarts has Changed)
Does difficulty affect achievements?: No
Do cheats disable achievements?: No
Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None
Extra equipment needed?: None
Introduction:
Welcome to Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 the sequel to Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4. With 24 new story levels to complete and a handful of tweaks to the gameplay it's pretty much the same as all other lego games, collect studs, collect bricks and solve some puzzles and is just as fun as well.
Cheats:
Once again cheats don't disable achievements and can help speed up the process of unlocking them, so if you're just playing for the easy gamerscore they are highly recommended.
To enter them just hit start, go to extras then enter code
Carrot Wands - AUC8EH
Character Studs – H27KGC
Character Token Detector – HA79V8
Christmas – T7PVVN
Collect Ghost Studs – 2FLY6B
Extra Hearts – J9U6Z9
Fall Rescue – ZEX7MV
Gold Brick Detector – 84QNQN
Hogwarts Crest Detector – TTMC6D
Invincibility – QQWC6B
Red Brick Detector – 7AD7HE
Score Multiplier x2 – 74YKR7
Score Multiplier x6 – XK9ANE
Score Multiplier x8 – HUFV2H
Score Multiplier x10 – H8X69Y
Super Strength – BMEU6X
Step #1: Story Playthrough
On your first playthrough you won't be able to collect all the collectables as you don't have the right characters so really this is just a playthrough of the game, just run through the levels as quick as possible learning the routes and what your meant to be doing.
The only missable achievement in the game "Hogwarts has Changed" has to be completed in year 7. After you complete the 2nd level in year 7 "Magic is Might" go into the tent, on the left side on the table you will see the Marauder's map, hit at it and you will be transported to hogwarts where the achievement will unlock.
Step #2: Free Play
Now you'll want to go through the levels again in free play to gather all the collectables before you do that however you will need to have unlocked several types of character.
- Dark Magic (Bellatrix Lestrange unlocked in "The Flaw In The Plan", just defeat her in the duel and she will become available to buy)
- Key (Mrs Cole, in the kitchen at the back of the cafe your in near the start of year 7, use magic on the canister next to the sink)
- Strong (Hagrid or Dudley may do but you best off just using the super strength red brick)
Once you have those just replay the levels again making sure in each one you
- Collect 4 house crests
- Save the student in peril
- Collect 3 character tokens
- Obtain True Wizard
The house crests and character tokens are much easier to find if you have the relevant extras enabled, as is true wizard if you have the score multipliers turned on. The best way is to probably just go through destroying and using magic on everything you can.
Step #3: Collectables in Hogwarts and other areas
Now you'll want to wander round Hogwarts, London and the campsite and collect anything you ma have missed. If you go up to and cauldron, select the bottom potion (polyjuice potion) you can change into any character you need to, if you enable the advanced guide extra this will also tell you how many of the collectables you have in each area when you are near a ghost.
If you're having trouble finding any of the collectables a full guide can be found here
https://www.xboxachievements.com/f...d.php?t=531662
Step #4 Buy everything
If you've used the score multiplier extras you should have no problems buying everything, just make sure you buy.
- All 24 extras (Red bricks)
- All spells from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
- All 200 characters
Step #5 Mop-Up:
If you have any achievements left they should be of the "defeat x with x" type or the one for using a Weasley box with all Weasleys, see achievement guide for descriptions.
Conclusion:
As with all Lego games Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 isn't particularly hard although finding the collectables can be time consuming it's a fun game to play.
[x360a would like to thank Caramel Cardinal for this Roadmap]