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Two format exclusives have gone head to head in this week's charts - with the ageing PS2 beating the next-gen Xbox 360 to the number one spot.
Square Enix's PlayStation 2 exclusive Final Fantasy XII becomes the fastest-selling title in the series, moving 90,000 units and accounting for 53.5 per cent of all full price PS2 sales in the past week.
Realtime Worlds' Xbox 360 action title Crackdown makes an impressive debut at number two in the All Formats charts, just ahead of EA's ever-present FIFA 07 at three and Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 6 at four.
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Agent_Orange
27/02/07 @ 10:43
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Think they would have made a crap load more money if they'd released it on other consoles too....
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SomaticSense
27/02/07 @ 11:04
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Crackdown is a great game, but I'm so glad to see FFXII get the No 1 spot. Given the state of the UK charts for the past few months I wasn't expecting a JRPG (even if it is the historically high selling FF) at No 1 (My copy arrived this morning, but I'm having to finish Zelda and Okami first before I dedicate myself to it).
Hopefully now the people who have bought FFXII for the FF name actually enjoy it, and then go and buy Okami. |
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alimokrane
27/02/07 @ 11:11
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Oh Thank God some people here in the UK do still have taste. Glad to see both FF and Crackdown on the top spots, both games are fantastic!
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asphaltcowboy
27/02/07 @ 11:20
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"damn, too many people bought into the crackdown hype :("
Not really, since we bought it and it's brilliant! |
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Mentalist(air)
27/02/07 @ 11:25
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I don't suppose you noticed, but Bad Boys 2 has just entered the top 10 at number 7.
That's Bad Boys 2, which is currently on sale for 97p in Tescos. ... and coincidentally had the same producer as Crackdown (sorry, phil!) |
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No suprise I guess. Shame though as Crack down is a better game as far as I am concerned at the minute. I just cant get into FFXII mind you that might be that I would prefer to be firing off rocket launchers and leaping across roof tops than hunting tomato heads at this point so I will reserve judgement till I have had time to play it a bit more.
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groovychainsaw
27/02/07 @ 11:50
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Bought FFXII, but promised myself i would complete okami first. But okami is such a big game!! May take a while. Bought crackdown for short blasts as well, but end up playing for hours. If you have an imagination, crackdown is endless fun. But you have to be prepared to make your own game (mind you, the acheivements go some way to pushing you in the irght direction!!). I was really surprised as to how sophisticated the boss fights start to get once youre off the first island though, there's real strategy in how you access them and take them down.
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DCrider360
27/02/07 @ 12:15
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crackdown is an awesome game, no question, the 360's best release of 07 so far :]
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BrokenSymmetry
27/02/07 @ 12:31
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I'm loving Crackdown as well. I even dare say it's the most fun I've ever had in a video game. I played it 12 hours on end, last sunday.
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Absolutely loving Crackdown. Its such fun, and the jumping about for agility orbs has an almost Mario 64 sense of fun. Do that for a while then get down to near ground level for more traditional GTa style mayhem. Utterly absorbing and the way you can approach the Bosses in so many different way is brilliant. The only issue i have is he fact i have got through 2 gangs in just 5 plays. But then once you have cleared area you still have to go back to area to do races, find orbs etc.
Utterly compellting stuff, probably my favourite 360 games since Obvilion. I hope it sells by the bucketload. Also i like the fact you are playing the part of a Hero, makes it a) less imoral and b) more strategic since just can just blow the shit out off everything. This becoms more important once you level up your explosive skills. I have to say i havent really used the driving much just use it as a way of travelling long distances. Jumping about is just too much fun. Phil |
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captainrentboy
27/02/07 @ 14:55
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Crackdown supporter here, absolutely loving it even though I tend to hate these 'sandbox' type games, this one is just sooo much fun and so open right from the off. Played for about 6 hours and totally finished the first island, going on to the next one seems like a quite a big ramp up in difficulty mind, the new bosses and their minions are right bastards.
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mike_mgoblue
27/02/07 @ 15:28
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Watch the excellent MUSIC VIDEO about the disappointing life of the Playstation 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w |
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MasterGrief
27/02/07 @ 15:53
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Hey Michael Zoran why does it say here you work for Microsoft ?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcri... Not that it means anything... just wondering :) |
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GordonJ@work
27/02/07 @ 16:37
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Both great games, I bought and finished FFXII last year so it's not cutting into my Crackdown time :)
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mike_mgoblue
27/02/07 @ 18:35
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Response to MasterGrief:
MasterGrief, you made a comment, located four comments above this one. I would like to reply to what you had to say. First, yes, it seems that my name is Michael Zoran, just like this other person who works for Microsoft... Second, I would like to point out that there are times in life when people have the same name! Third, I went to school with THREE guys named Michael Smith, two girls named Jennifer Johnson, and two guys named Paul Brown! Fourth, Microsoft has over 72,000 employees across the world. Fifth, the name "Zoran" is actually one of the most common names for people overseas in the areas of Hungary, Serbia, and other areas of that region. Sixth, the name "Michael" is one of the most common names for people in virtually every part of the world. Seventh, my middle name is Wayne. If that guy also has that name, then I will CRAP MY PANTS!!! But, take a look at this website; it is awesome because it sings a song and shows a music video about all of Sony's mistakes and it points out the fact that the Wii and the Xbox 360 have completely taken advantage of the FACT that Sony’s unlimited number of mistakes has killed the Playstation brand-name, just like IGN said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w
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It's soooo nice to see a JRPG at the top of the charts - Maybe there is hope for the world!
Oh, and cheers for trying to insert some PS3 bashing in to the thread you fanboy twat...I was just thinking: "You know what I could do with? Some brainless tosser posting some more idiotic crap about a console they have no interest in besides as a target. We just don't get enough of that at the moment.."
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Its just nice to see two decent games at the top of the chart rather than Need For Speed, Fifa Street et al.
Fair enough, a 'GTA-clone' (well, more like 'GTA-Spiderman 2-Mercenaries-Hulk: Ultimate Destruction clone) and the twelfth (or eleventh / thirteenth / fourteenth / fifteenth / whatever, depending upon who you ask) game in a franchise might not be entirely the right direction to be pushing in but at least its a good start. |
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CitizenGeek
28/02/07 @ 08:23
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FFXII is brilliant! Well deserved number 1 spot. Can any other JRPG top the charts in the UK?
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Mentalist(air)
28/02/07 @ 09:38
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Probably not even FFXIII, the way the PS3 is going...
(ho-ho, back to the fanboy-baiting) |
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