Tomb Raider stays ahead of Ice Age

By Paul Loughrey Published 19 April, 2006

"Thawed I had ya!"

It's another legendary week for Eidos as Lara Croft picks off the competition to retain the top spot, new entries from several publishers failing to make an impact on the re-shuffled top ten listing.

Vivendi's animated movie tie-in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown manages to freeze out the competition, climbing two to claim second place and pushing The Godfather down to fourth, while EA's urban soccer title FIFA Street 2 holds its place in third for the third consecutive week.

Xbox 360 and PSP versions of Football Manager 2006 give Sega a re-entry at number five, and there's no change for Nintendo as continued sales of Animal Crossing: Wild World on the DS keeps the title firmly locked in at number six.

Relentless Software's Buzz: The Big Quiz enjoys a bonus round, climbing one place from eight to seven, and Ubisoft gets a boost from the DVD launch and some heavy retail promotion, as everyone's favourite primate jumps seven places from fifteen to eight in King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter loses some ground, slipping four places from fourth to ninth, facing a new attack from the rear in the shape of EA's Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, which enters the chart at number ten following the release of the enhanced Xbox 360 version.

Elsewhere in the charts, Square Enix' latest RPG, Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King debuts at number six in the PS2 chart, reaching nineteen in the all-formats listing, while Sony's latest karaoke effort SingStar Rocks makes a noise in the budget sector with a number three debut, but that still only puts it in at eighteen in the all-formats chart.

New releases due this week ought to shake things up a little, as Square Enix launches the Xbox 360 debut of Final Fantasy XI, while PC fans gain the expansion pack. Sony prepares for a wet weekend with SOCOM 3: US Navy Seals, and the Nintendo DS gains a slew of innovative new titles and an old classic re-invented, with the launch of Elektroplankton, Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop and Tetris DS.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Tomo #1 6 years ago

    > Ice Age 2: The Meltdown manages to freeze out the competition

    /cringe

  • alimokrane #2 6 years ago

    Very good news for Tomb Raider.

  • Blerk #3 6 years ago

    Hurry up and drop down the charts a bit, Lara!

    /waits for price drop

  • kangarootoo #4 6 years ago

    Have there been any XB360 game prices drops yet?

    Thats not a trick question either. I just don't think I've seen any 360 games at anything less than their release price (varying as that does from retailer to retailer). Bring them on I say, ~£50 a game smarts somewhat.

  • alimokrane #5 6 years ago

    @kangarootoo

    at www.play.com ... you can get all 360 games at 39.99. you want them cheaper try ebay obviously.

  • AHiFi #6 6 years ago

    Kangarootoo - I checked play.com for ya; and all the titles are listed at £39.99 except:

    King Kong: £34.99
    Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires: £26.99
    Final Fantasy XI: £24.99
    PDZ Collectors' Edition: £44.99
    Rockstar's Table Tennis: £26.99 *Not out yet*

    EDIT: ...and you can compare for cheaper prices at http://uk.gamestracker.co m/
    Edited by 1 at 20/04/06 @ 16:08

  • symmetry #7 6 years ago

    Where in Akatosh's name is Oblivion?!?

  • symmetry #8 6 years ago

    Ahh, it's at No. 11, down from No. 7. Here's the full chart:-

    1 TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND EIDOS
    2 ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES
    3 FIFA STREET 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS
    4 THE GODFATHER ELECTRONIC ARTS
    5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2006 SEGA
    6 ANIMAL CROSSING: WILD WORLD NINTENDO
    7 BUZZ! THE BIG QUIZ SONY COMPUTER ENT.
    8 KING KONG: OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE UBISOFT
    9 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADV WARFIGHTER UBISOFT
    10 BATTLEFIELD 2: MODERN COMBAT ELECTRONIC ARTS
    11 THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION TAKE 2
    12 BATMAN BEGINS ELECTRONIC ARTS
    13 THE SIMS 2: FAMILY FUN STUFF ELECTRONIC ARTS
    14 CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2006 EIDOS
    15 THE SIMS 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS
    16 NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH & WARDROBE BUENA VISTA GAMES
    17 FIFA 06 ELECTRONIC ARTS
    18 SINGSTAR ROCKS! SONY COMPUTER ENT.
    19 DRAGON QUEST: JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
    20 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS
    21 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 5 KONAMI
    22 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: ESSENTIALS UBISOFT
    23 NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED ELECTRONIC ARTS
    24 BLACK ELECTRONIC ARTS
    25 WWE SMACKDOWN! VS RAW 2006 THQ
    26 THE SIMS 2: OPEN FOR BUSINESS ELECTRONIC ARTS
    27 WORMS: OPEN WARFARE THQ
    28 CRAZY FROG RACER UBISOFT
    29 HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE ELECTRONIC ARTS
    30 DRIVER: PARALLEL LINES ATARI
    31 CHICKEN LITTLE BUENA VISTA GAMES
    32 OUTRUN 2006: COAST 2 COAST SEGA
    33 SONIC RIDERS SEGA
    34 LEGO STAR WARS TT GAMES
    35 GUITAR HERO REDOCTANE
    36 TOP SPIN 2 TAKE 2
    37 THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES
    38 TOCA RACE DRIVER 3 CODEMASTERS
    39 GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES TAKE 2
    40 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS TAKE 2