Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery review: a shameless shake-down

iPhone, Android; Jam City/Portkey Games
After drawing in the Potterites with a enchanting start, this game refuses to let you play unless you pay up. It’s dull, dismaying and deeply cynicalThere’s about an hour of magic at the beginning of Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, when an owl arrives from Dumbledore with a letter bearing your name and you’re whisked off to Diagon Alley to prepare for your wizarding education. Like a lot of smartphone games, Hogwarts Mystery looks a bit b