UK charts: God of War III at No. 1
Metro 2033, DAO Awakening, C&C4 feature.
Sony's huge PS3 exclusive God of War III has rampaged to the top of the UK All-Formats chart.
The third instalment in the series outsold the second instalment by 2.65 to 1. God of War III's launch was three times smaller than Final Fantasy XIII's last week, though.
Square Enix's JRPG dropped 80 per cent of sales this week and fell to third, behind EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Just Dance finished fourth, ahead of this week's other new entry Metro 2033 in fifth.
Wii Fit Plus, Heavy Rain, Wii Sports Resort, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Modern Warfare 2 rounded out the top 10.
Dragon Age: Origins expansion Awakening just missed out in 11th, as did Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight in 12th. The only other new entry is in the top 40 is Capcom's MotoGP 09/10 in 21st.
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon sold only a few copies and finished 27th on the Wii chart. Scene-It? Twilight performed a little better and finished 25th on the same list. PC game King's Bounty: Armored Princess didn't place, but the majority of that game's sales will be done online.
It's My Circus didn't appear anywhere, nor did MUD TV.
Yakuza 3, which got off to a slow start last week at 24th, fell off the All-Formats top 40 and settled in 13th on the PlayStation 3 list.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | God of War III | PS3 |
| 2 | 2 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 3 | 1 | Final Fantasy XIII | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | 3 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 5 | New entry | Metro 2033 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 6 | 5 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 7 | 4 | Heavy Rain | PS3 |
| 8 | 9 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 9 | 7 | SONIC & SEGA All-Stars Racing | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 6 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | New entry | Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 12 | New entry | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | PC |
| 13 | 11 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 14 | 13 | Ben 10: Alien Force - Vigilax Attacks | DS, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 10 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 16 | 8 | Aliens vs. Predator | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 17 | 12 | BioShock 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 18 | 19 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 16 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 17 | LEGO Batman | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 21 | New entry | MotoGP 09/10 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 15 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 23 | 20 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 24 | 25 | Assassin's Creed II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 25 | 18 | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box | DS |
| 26 | 21 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | DS, Wii |
| 27 | 28 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 28 | 35 | Sonic Classic Collection | DS |
| 29 | 30 | Football Manager 2010 | PC, PSP |
| 30 | Re-entry | LittleBigPlanet | PS3, PSP |
| 31 | Re-entry | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | 22 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | DS |
| 33 | 31 | Resident Evil 5 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | Re-entry | Left 4 Dead 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | 16 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| 36 | Re-entry | LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 37 | 27 | Take a Break's Puzzle Master | DS |
| 38 | Re-entry | Peppa Pig | DS |
| 39 | 33 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | Re-entry | Bayonetta | PS3, Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.