LEGO Indy takes top spot from GTA IV

By Robert Purchese Published 9 June, 2008

Full UK top 40 inside.

LEGO Indiana Jones has swung in ahead of Grand Theft Auto IV to take top spot in the UK all-formats chart.

Demand for the building-block game was whipped up by the recent release of the Indiana Jones film, resulting in it outselling the Rockstar game by more than three to one.

Grand Theft Auto IV only just managed to stay ahead of Race Driver: GRID at three, which was tailed by chart familiars Mario & Sonic at the Olympics and Wii Play at four and five, respectively.

Ninja Gaiden II spends its first week at six, holding off a surge from Mario Kart Wii up from 10 to seven.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, Call of Duty 4 and FIFA 08 rounded the list off at eight, nine, and 10, respectively.

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit only just missed the top flight to take 11 after its first weekend on sale, while Wii mini-game title Sports Island was close behind with its debut at 14.

Link's Crossbow Training managed to jump back in the top 40 at 24, and the PC version of Mass Effect saw it re-enter the chart at 26.

Other interesting points were Guitar Hero III staying seven places better off than Rock Band, and Age of Conan tumbling further from 16 to 27, although still maintaining its grip at the top of the PC chart.

  1. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  2. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  3. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  5. Wii Play (Wii)
  6. Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360)
  7. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  10. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  11. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Xbox 360, PS3)
  12. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  13. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  14. Sports Island (Wii)
  15. Haze (PS3)
  16. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
  17. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Xbox 360, PS3)
  18. UEFA Euro 2008 (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  19. Rock Band (Xbox 360)
  20. Iron Man: The Official Videogame (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  21. Game Party (Wii)
  22. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
  23. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii)
  24. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
  25. Mass Effect (PC, Xbox 360)
  26. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
  27. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  28. Boom Blox (Wii)
  29. Cooking Mama (Wii, DS)
  30. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
  31. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  32. High School Musical: Work This out (DS)
  33. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Xbox 360)
  34. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
  35. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  36. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  37. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  38. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Wii)
  39. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)

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

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Comments (20) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • RandomTerrain #1 4 years ago

    Ah, but which console version of LEGO Indiana Jones sold the most? This is the most important thing surely?
    Hehe :p

  • johnnybrn #2 4 years ago

    Not surprising it's on the top of the charts - look at the formats its on - PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS

  • Freelancepolice #3 4 years ago

    1 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES WII LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    2 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    3 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
    4 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
    5 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES PS2 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    6 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
    7 NINJA GAIDEN II XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
    8 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES PS3 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS

  • monkie_king #4 4 years ago

    Keep it casual.

  • the_dudefather #5 4 years ago

    which version is better? someone please count the pixels and gigabytes so i can know! need it for fanboy wa...i mean so i know which version to buy

  • penhalion #6 4 years ago

    yay, even though I have lego indy and it's frankly not that good. I still enjoyed it more than nicos journey in GTA 4.

  • monkie_king #7 4 years ago

    Apparently in the Wii one you can pretend to swish your whip around.

    Swishy whip > pixels.

  • smelly #8 4 years ago

    >Keep it casual.

    "Keep it fun" more like.


    I bought gta 4 on saturday.. Spent the entire of sunday playing it.. desperate to find something "fun" in the game... Most boring gaming experience i've ever had... And I like gta games...

  • woodnotes #9 4 years ago

    "1 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES WII LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    2 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    3 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
    4 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
    5 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES PS2 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
    6 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
    7 NINJA GAIDEN II XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
    8 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES PS3 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS"

    I see what you did there
    Edited by 1 at 09/06/08 @ 18:53

  • sd99 #10 4 years ago

    Ninja Gaiden 2 360 beat Lego Indy PS3 woot!

  • ParanoidZombie #11 4 years ago

    glad to seee NG2 sells well. Stellar game as far as I'm concerned, even if the frame rate issues are really disappointing (I hope they'll release a patch someday).

  • Olemak #12 4 years ago

    I hope they'll patch GTA 4 to include fun some day too.

  • siro #13 4 years ago

    Wii Fit completely gone from top 40? That seems strange...

  • WinterSnowblind #14 4 years ago

    @Olemak

    It's called Saints Row 2. ;)

    And I bought the 360 version of Lego Indy, simply because of the achievements. They're pretty amusing.

  • Carlo #15 4 years ago

    Indiana on ANY format is a great game. Glad to see it taking the top spots.

  • crickson #16 4 years ago

    The godawful new movie has sapped my enthusiasm for all things Indiana.... : (

  • RandomTerrain #17 4 years ago

    Oh come on, the movie was fun. If you went in there expecting it to be the best movie ever, you deserve to be disappointed.

  • secombe #18 4 years ago

    Can we start a campaign at Parliment to get "Wii" added to the Pro Evo 2008 entry?

  • monkie_king #19 4 years ago

    smelly: try getting into the multiplayer. I had my first singleplayer session last night after about two weeks of solid online, and it's horribly dull in comparison. I just wanted to get to a fun bit of driving/shooting, but first I had to drive to see someone, watch a cutscene, drive to the internet cafe, click around there, wait for a text, then drive to a shop and buy the right clothes, then wait ten hours for the appointment. Finally I got there to find that "buy a suit" meant "buy a suit that comes with a tie, not one that doesn't", so I couldn't play the missions and the whole thing was a waste of an hour, yay.

    I've actually found the best way to enjoy GTAIV as a single-player sandbox is to enter party mode on your own. Free access to vehicles and weapons, no incessent mobile-phone interruptions exhorting you to go and play a bad darts minigame, no police all over you the instant you dare to get in a car ...

    (edit: just looked at an FAQ to see why the various suit/shoe combinations I tried wouldn't let me trigger the mission. Turns out it's because I had glasses on.)
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 10:48

  • timberwolf #20 4 years ago

    indy 4 + gta 4 both very dull :(
    Edited by 1 at 10/06/08 @ 13:57