Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for Xbox is an action-adventure game developed by EA Games, based on J.K. Rowling's novel. Players control Harry in his second year at Hogwarts, exploring the school, solving puzzles, and battling creatures. The Xbox version maintains core elements while featuring unique mechanics, including more flexible broom landing mechanics and adjusted difficulty levels.
The PlayStation 2 version was ported internally by Electronic Arts instead of by Eurocom who developed the other console versions, hence the PS2 version sporting some noticeable differences. but otherwise keeping the majority of the game the same. Some differences include the PS2 version of the game having an overall lower difficulty level plus when Harry is riding a broom he can land it anywhere instead of only in designated landing spots.