UK charts: LittleBigPlanet 2 number one

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 24 January, 2011

PS3 Mass Effect 2 helps RPG into seventh.

Sony and Media Molecule's enchanting user-generated platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 has entered the UK all-formats chart at number one.

It shoved Activision's first-person behemoth Call of Duty: Black Ops into second place.

Ubisoft's monster party hit Just Dance 2 remains in third. EA Sports' FIFA 11 drops down to fourth and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood climbs two places to fifth.

Elsewhere, Mass Effect 2 pops up in seventh place as a result of the release of the long-awaited PS3 version.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3
2 1 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
3 3 Just Dance 2 Wii
4 2 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
5 7 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
6 4 Wii Fit Plus Wii
7 Re-entry Mass Effect 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 5 Kinect Sports Xbox 360
9 8 Gran Turismo 5 PS3
10 6 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
11 13 Just Dance Wii
12 11 The Sims 3 DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
13 12 Dance Central Xbox 360
14 9 Fallout: New Vegas PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 15 Art Academy DS
16 25 Wii Party Wii
17 17 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare PS3, Xbox 360
18 16 Wii Sports Resort Wii
19 18 Football Manager 2011 PC
20 19 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
21 21 Mario Kart Wii Wii
22 10 DC Universe Online PC, PS3
23 36 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii
24 20 Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Xbox 360
25 14 EA Sports Active 2 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
26 23 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
27 26 New Super Mario Bros. DS
28 29 007: Blood Stone PC, PS3, Xbox 360
29 27 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
30 31 Fable III Xbox 360
31 30 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
32 Re-entry Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
33 34 Halo: Reach Xbox 360
34 28 Michael Jackson: The Experience DS, PSP, Wii
35 35 Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
36 33 Toy Story 3 PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
37 24 Medal of Honor PC, PS3, Xbox 360
38 32 Professor Layton and the Lost Future DS
39 Re-entry Just Cause 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
40 Re-entry Batman: Arkham Asylum PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.

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  • captain_Carl #1 1 year ago

    Awesome :) Thoroughly deserved, nice job MM

  • Cjail #2 1 year ago

    The King is dead. Long live the King.

  • Bradach #3 1 year ago

    great, my LPB2 arrives today! i hope the unplayably laggy online co-op from LPB1 has been fixed

  • handsonhips101 #4 1 year ago

    Is it worth buying? I didn't enjoy the level making in the first one, too complex for me. Played the single player through, played online a bit, then put it on the shelf. What can it offer for a semi fan like me?

  • frunk #5 1 year ago

    Sweet - just proves us Brits have a sense of good taste.

  • menage #6 1 year ago

    Love the game, and great to see somthing other than guns or balls can reach the top spot:p.

  • Ultrasoundwave #7 1 year ago

    Delighted to see this at number 1.

    Me and the missus got stuck into it on the weekend, an absolute gem of a game that really does deserve all the success it gets. Think we both feel quite sad that we spent an hour yesterday coming up with ideas for a level to create!

    Well Done Media Molecule :D

  • rotmm #8 1 year ago

    Great to see LBP2 right up there at the top. Love Media Molecule!

  • Fab4 #9 1 year ago

    Bought it. Played it. Loved it. :)

  • MaoZedong #10 1 year ago

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  • richyroo #11 1 year ago

    Awesome game.

    Hopefully they will fix the online issues soon. Whenever someone tries to join or I join them, it takes an age to load and usually can only make it work by turning off the controller or bringing up the XMB.

    Still, once they fix the above, the game will be perfect.

  • monkey500 #12 1 year ago

    Huzzah - well deserved!

  • mfnick #13 1 year ago

    ME2 only managed 7th?!

    The shame!

  • abdo #14 1 year ago

    No surprise there. Pre-ordered it from bee.com and it came Friday. I don't usually get games at full price the day they come out, but some games ard exceptional and deserve it. Last one I bought at launch at full price was probably Demon's Souls last summer.

    Congrats MM and thanks for another wonderful game. I absolutely loved the first one and the sequel is just as great.

  • iHAZaCHEEZ3burger #15 1 year ago

    TYUB........ummmm wrong place.

  • nuanimal #16 1 year ago

    Who the hell is buying 007: Blood Stone!?

  • Murton #17 1 year ago

    Surprised to see this topple COD if I'm honest. Love LBP and I'm stioked that it has taken the top spot but I fully expected Black Ops to ride until Dead Space 2 at least if not longer.

    Grats to mM on another great title, looking forward to getting my hands on it once I have the cash to spare.

  • onyxbox #18 1 year ago

    Bought it (LBP2) on Saturday and finished the story in roughly 2 x 4 hour sittings... it's fabulous but a bit short if I'm honest.

    If you didn't like the first then I'd say give it a miss. If you like the first and are not interested in the level creation then rent or buy it when it's cheap.

    If you love the whole community stuff & create mode then you will absolutely love it.
    Edited by onyxbox at 24/01/11 @ 10:23

  • Beano #19 1 year ago

    Well deserved placement for LBP2 - awesome game!

    The last boss keeps killing me though... damn you, Negativitron!!

  • Steroyd #20 1 year ago

    A platformer dethroning an FPS warms the heart it does... well I don't know if LBP2 can be classified as a platformer anymore, you can turn it into a FPS.

  • Flabio #21 1 year ago

    @nuanimal - 007 Blood Stone is on sale at the moment.

  • Steroyd #22 1 year ago

    ME2 only managed 7th?!

    The shame!

    I think that's briliant considering you can probably get ME2 on Xbox 360 for £5 - £10.

  • Mkwone #23 1 year ago

    Better than Eurogamer's predicted 5th place. :D

    I'm loving it at the moment.

    Spent

    3 hours on the storey mode and have finished Victoria's levels (not 100% nor aced, just placed through)

    Been through all the tutorials watching the video's which was proably another 3 hours

    Spent an hour or so playing the community levels

    And then 3 hours mucking about in create mode trying out different things. I can't believe how easy it is to create some things. To create a working simple ship for a side scrolling shooter takes a couple of minutes.

  • WiZZyWiGG #24 1 year ago

    The best game won, awesome job MM its an ace game.

  • rotmm #25 1 year ago

    @mfnick,

    "ME2 only managed 7th?!

    The shame!"

    Released at the same time as one of Sony's highest rated and most respected exclusives, for a year old title to namage to be the 2nd best selling PS3 game is an achievement, as far as I'm concerned.

  • des #26 1 year ago

    It sold less than LBP...95 units less

    From Chart-Track
    "Launch week sales of the first and second LittleBigPlanet games are almost identical with the latest game only 95 sales short of the original. "

    So now if someone finds LBP launch numbers we could find LPB2 numbers...charts are pretty low now though
    Edited by des at 24/01/11 @ 10:57

  • PixelPirate #27 1 year ago

    Might have helped ME2 sales if they got their shipments etc right.

    Went in to Gamestation in Leeds on Friday and they said it was out next week and had none in stock... went down the road and it was on the shelf of a smaller store. mad.

  • Dave52 #28 1 year ago

    LBP2 is absolutely top drawer... Fully deserved number 1 spot...!

  • gillri #29 1 year ago

    people should be buying ME2 over LBP2

  • NotSoSlim #30 1 year ago

    People will buy what they want and enjoy. LBP2 is class

    GT5 still in top 10 and still near full rrp...Sony will be happy.

  • TopKatt #31 1 year ago

    @gillri

    A lot of PS3 owners will already have played ME2 if they own either a PC or Xbox as well though.
    Edited by TopKatt at 24/01/11 @ 11:21

  • GamesConnoisseur #32 1 year ago

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    @mfnick,

    "ME2 only managed 7th?!

    The shame!"

    Released at the same time as one of Sony's highest rated and most respected exclusives, for a year old title to namage to be the 2nd best selling PS3 game is an achievement, as far as I'm concerned.


    Sure and also the fact that a good proportion of PS3 owners would likely have had played ME2 on PC or X360, such as myself.

    So 7th is a good achievement, and I m loving LBP2 far far more than I did the first one, so refined and so much more entertaining. Well done MM!

  • paulf #33 1 year ago

    that is probably the best news in videogame chart history

  • Arwin #34 1 year ago

    Go go LBP2. It's awesome, can recommend it to anyone. The new levels are way more varied (all the different upgrades and tools/weapons, play-modes, scrolling styles and what not) and polished - quite a big change from the original if you go back now. And the user created levels are something else now - there's a Super Stardust clone in there that looks and plays awesome, there's a tower defense game, etc.

  • makeamazing #35 1 year ago

    Sure and also the fact that a good proportion of PS3 owners would likely have had played ME2 on PC or X360, such as myself.

    I am still trying to play through ME1 on Xbox before i buy ME2 on PS3, so no point me getting it just yet... did get LBP2 for my daughters birthday... the kids had a blast on it, but i also got through the first set of levels and personally i think its a big step up from LBP1. Shame its sold the same so far as LBP1, thought it would do better to be honest, well hopefully the USA sales will make it have a better first week than LBP1.

  • slippysloppy #36 1 year ago

    DC Universe is dropping like a stone. Sony are saying stock levels are low because of high sales but this tells a different story.

    Most outlets are out of stock and have been for over a week, with some stores never even getting it in. HMV near me didn't received a single copy. What are Sony playing at?

  • damoxuk #37 1 year ago

    To above post about DC Universe online all the online stores are showing this as out of stock so I'd guess there is stock problems to an extent.

    Also consider the fact a lot of places didn't even stock this title.

    Sony underestimated demand for this title. Still won;t get it like Wow is enough mmo for me.

  • betahoven #38 1 year ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • Dave52 #39 1 year ago

    TheDrifter: "LBP1.5"

    Really...? Have you played it? It is a huge step forward - a brilliant sequel to a brilliant platformer. Get over it.

  • slippysloppy #40 1 year ago

    @betahoven

    If it's selling so well then why isn't it much higher? It went in at 10 and dropped to 22. Most games that sell out are at the top not much lower down the charts. It makes no sense to have a sell out game but relatively low sells figures, anyone can sell out if stock is limited.

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