UK Top 40: Deus Ex deflects Driver: SF

By Tom Phillips Published 5 September, 2011

Bodycount bungles into 36th.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has defended its UK chart top spot from dream-world racer Driver: San Francisco.

Codemasters' forgettable shooter Bodycount only mustered an entry in 36th.

Impressively, Deus Ex retained its lead despite sales dropping by nearly half since last week. It's still selling more to Xbox 360 owners, who bought 59 per cent of copies sold. PS3 owners snapped up 33 per cent, while PC gamers grabbed just six per cent (although digitial downloads aren't counted).

The split was much closer for Driver: San Francisco - 53 per cent Xbox 360, 46 per cent PlayStation 3.

Annual American football title Madden NFL 12 was last week's other big launch - it entered the charts in sixth.

Elsewhere, evergreen dance cult Zumba Fitness slipped to third, while Rugby World Cup 2011 fell into fourth.

Chart regulars Lego Pirates, Black Ops, Cars 2, FIFA 11 and The Sims 3 made up the rest of the top ten.

Eurogamer talks you through Driver: San Francisco.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 1 Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2 New entry Driver: San Francisco PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 2 Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Wii, PS3, Xbox 360
4 3 Rugby World Cup 2011 PS3, Xbox 360
5 4 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
6 New entry Madden NFL 12 PS3, Xbox 360
7 5 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
8 6 Cars 2 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
9 7 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
10 12 The Sims 3 DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
11 9 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
12 17 Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
13 8 DiRT 3 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
14 10 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 14 Brink PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 16 Just Dance 2 Wii
17 18 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
18 23 Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
19 19 Call of Juarez: The Cartel PC, PS3, Xbox 360
20 15 Wii Sports Resort Wii
21 31 Duke Nukem Forever PC, PS3, Xbox 360
22 11 Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 3DS
23 13 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
24 20 Homefront PC, PS3, Xbox 360
25 35 Michael Jackson: The Experience PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
26 30 GTA: Episodes from Liberty City PS3, Xbox 360
27 32 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
28 26 Mario Kart Wii Wii
29 24 L.A. Noire PS3, Xbox 360
30 25 Portal 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
31 29 Mortal Kombat PS3, Xbox 360
32 34 Skate 3 PS3, Xbox 360
33 28 Sniper: Ghost Warrior PC, PS3, Xbox 360
34 39 Inazuma Eleven DS
35 Re-entry Dead Space 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
36 New entry Bodycount PS3, Xbox 360
37 27 Xenoblade Chronicles Wii
38 22 Just Dance 2: Extra Songs Wii
39 36 The Sims 3: Generations PC
40 33 Wii Fit Plus Wii

UKIE Games Charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track.

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Comments (27) Latest comment 9 months ago

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  • Eraysor #1 9 months ago

    Glad to see Deus Ex is still up there, it's a worthy winner. I finished it yesterday and loved every second.

    I'm quite impressed that NFL 12 got to 6th considering the relative unpopularity of the sport over here too.

  • siro #2 9 months ago

    I liked when the editors were betting on the charts. Was it too much of a hassle?

  • iHAZaCHEEZ3burger #3 9 months ago

    If it dropped nearly half of its overall sales and is still on top the rest of the chart must have sold pretty poorly.

  • Anciegher #4 9 months ago

    Great game, and I'm happy to announce that in Sweden the PC SKU is the #1 selling game at the moment. PC is still going strong in Scandinavia!! :) (even retail)

  • schnide #5 9 months ago

    @Eraysor

    *SPOILERS*

    Did you even love it during the last two levels? I was really disappointed. It fell into genre standards for me and the choice of endings were really heavy handed as well. I thought the story pretty much fell apart once the Illuminati were being brought into it. Still loved the game though, don't get me wrong at all.

  • zegerman1942 #6 9 months ago

    "Codemasters' forgettable shooter Bodycount only mustered an entry in 36th."

    Ouch. Wonder what that is in real numbers.
    Jesus, Dead Space 2 is above it as a re-entry...
    Edited by zegerman1942 at 05/09/11 @ 10:13

  • billy-beauts #7 9 months ago

    Deus Ex is doing very well indeed, even people who bought it thinking it was a pure action game seem to be enjoying it. I'm also not a big fan of RPGs but Deus Ex is just an all round good game I don't care. I got bored of Fallout 3, but Deus Ex is great.

  • Dezm0nd #8 9 months ago

    Possible Karl Pilkington reference "Just bungle 'em in"

  • cowell #9 9 months ago

    @zegerman1942

    Even for a new IP, I'm shocked how low the number is. To give you an idea, these days, you only need 2800 to breach the top 30.

  • Haloboy #10 9 months ago

    Bodycount now actually coming to PC then Codies? In about two months time via an even worse hastily cobbled together port no doubt?

    Outforthecount more like.

  • Ror1984 #11 9 months ago

    Good to see Xenoblade is still hanging in there :)

  • TheBusterMan #12 9 months ago

    Am I the only person who was unimpressed by the Driver demo? 'twolud seem so.

  • loopy #13 9 months ago

    I'll willing to bet you that most PC gamers bought their copy of DX:HR through one digital download service or another, rather than through retail, so that 6% figure for PC copies sold is a bit misleading.

    I got my copy through Steam.

  • HiddenPooh #14 9 months ago

    I notice, however, that this has now been replaced on the Steam best sellers chart by pre-orders for Dead Island.

  • beastmaster #15 9 months ago

    @TheBusterMan

    Hates the demo. Bought the game anyway. It handles differently in the real game. Love it.

  • Grayvern #16 9 months ago

    @HiddenPooh steam probably has higher drop off as no-one has to find time to go somewhere to buy the game.

  • makariel #17 9 months ago

    Well done Eidos, well deserved DXHR on top even without the digital sales from PC (I got mine on greenmangaming for example, but steam, gamersgate, d2d etc. don't count for sales altogether).

  • obidanshinobi #18 9 months ago

    Yay for Deus Ex ! Best game I've played since Fallout 3.
    Just killed the 2nd boss with 2 typhoon (at max) blasts in about 10 seconds.
    Playing as a stealthy infiltrator but after the 1st boss took me about 30 mins to kill I thought I would invest in the typhoon just for the bosses.

  • TheBusterMan #19 9 months ago

    @Beastmaster.Yeah I know what you mean,mate.You can't always go by demos.I remember playing the demo of The Outfit,and loving it.Then I bought the game,and it was 'meh'

  • KDR_11k #20 9 months ago

    Man, Xenoblade's sales are saddening. The game's awesome and probably deserved sales more than any other jRPG this generation.

  • Dr.Mott #21 9 months ago

    59% in Xbox, 33% on PSŁ, 6% on PC. That's only 98 percent.

  • riseer #22 9 months ago

    Bodycount is crap that is for sure,looks really bad plays like shit. I hate the aiming i hate everything about the game..

  • theirongiant #23 9 months ago

    It's scary that Fifa 11 is still shifting enough units at this late stage to make the top ten.

  • DarkSeptember #24 9 months ago

    Don't know how many Xenoblade owners know this but if you register your copy , you will be given an option to download the soundtrack !

  • Nephirion #25 9 months ago

    Driver is OK but the mp modes suck

  • Laythe_AD #26 9 months ago

    I've just stopped paying attention to charts, since they entirely ignore the now rather sizable download market, which you know, happens to account for the majority of PC sales now.

  • spunkythefunkymunkey #27 9 months ago

    What is this the friggin 80's or something!?
    If music charts count digital downloads why on earth don't video games?
    I would imagine that at least 90% of the PC sales were digital downloads, I don't know anyone who buys PC games at retail stores. It's about time the chart trackers got their sh*t together.