<P> This novel implies it begins in 1992: the cake for Nearly - Headless Nick's 500th deathday party bears the words "Sir Nicholas De Mimsy Porpington died 31 October 1492". </P> <P> The film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was released in 2002 . Chris Columbus directed the film, and the screenplay was written by Steve Kloves . It became the third film to exceed $600 million in international box office sales, preceded by Titanic, released in 1997, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in 2001 . The film was nominated for a Saturn Award for the Best Fantasy Film, According to Metacritic, the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets received "generally favourable reviews" with an average score of 63%, and another aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, gave it a score of 82% . </P> <P> Five unique video games by different developers were released between 2002 and 2003 by Electronic Arts, loosely based on the book: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Developer </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th> Platform </Th> <Th> Genre </Th> <Th> GameRankings </Th> <Th> Metacritic </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> KnowWonder </Td> <Td> 14 November 2002 </Td> <Td> Microsoft Windows </Td> <Td> Adventure / puzzle </Td> <Td> 71.46% </Td> <Td> 77 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argonaut </Td> <Td> PlayStation </Td> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> <Td> 70.50% </Td> <Td> 74 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Griptonite </Td> <Td> Game Boy Color </Td> <Td> Role - playing game </Td> <Td> 77.33% </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eurocom </Td> <Td> Game Boy Advance </Td> <Td> Action puzzle </Td> <Td> 73.44% </Td> <Td> 76 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GameCube </Td> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> <Td> 73.29% </Td> <Td> 77 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PlayStation 2 </Td> <Td> 70.44% </Td> <Td> 71 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Xbox </Td> <Td> 74.58% </Td> <Td> 77 / 100 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aspyr </Td> <Td> 10 April 2003 </Td> <Td> Mac OS X </Td> <Td> Adventure / puzzle </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Port of Windows version </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who tells the story of the chamber of secrets in the book