Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the debut trailer

We would love to get excited for the upcoming video game adaptation of the sixth installment in J.K. Rowling's wildly successful series of books — unfortunately, our ambitions of striding through Hogwarts' hallowed halls have been sullied by previous lackluster Harry Potter titles from Electronic Arts. To make sure Half Blood Prince is as faithful and entertaining as it can possibly be, we've written up a quick cheat sheet for the game's developers to inform them which elements from the source material should be included when the game hits store shelves in November.

• Epic wizard duels — Awesome.
• Magical puzzles — Entertaining.
• Exciting quidditch matches — Compelling, if handled properly.
• Collecting "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans", "Chocolate Frogs", "Fizzing Whizbees", or any other form of magical confection — About as enjoyable as catching a faceful of Avada Kedavra.