UK charts: Red Dead Redemption is top

By Robert Purchese Published 24 May, 2010

Split/Second, Prince of Persia appear.

Rockstar's celebrated Western, Red Dead: Redemption, has galloped to the top of the UK all-formats chart.

A whopping 65 per cent of the pie went to Xbox 360, leaving the remaining 35 per cent on PS3. Were stock delays to blame?

Last week's new arrivals Split/Second: Velocity and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands also placed highly: Black Rock's racer took fifth and Ubisoft's film accompaniment took ninth.

Sony's ModNation Racers zipped into 10th.

Filling in the top-10 gaps were previous leader 2010 FIFA World Cup in second, Just Dance in third and Wii Fit Plus in fourth.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Lost Planet 2 and Alan Wake were sixth, seventh and eighth.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Red Dead: Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
2 1 2010 FIFA World Cup PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
3 4 Just Dance Wii
4 9 Wii Fit Plus Wii
5 New entry Split/Second: Velocity PS3, Xbox 360
6 6 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
7 3 Lost Planet 2 PS3, Xbox 360
8 2 Alan Wake Xbox 360
9 New entry Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
10 New entry ModNation Racers PS3, PSP
11 7 Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
12 5 Skate 3 PS3, Xbox 360
13 10 Wii Sports Resort Wii
14 11 GTAIV: Episodes from Liberty City PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 8 Final Fantasy XIII PS3, Xbox 360
16 13 Just Cause 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
17 16 SONIC & SEGA All-Stars Racing DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
18 14 Splinter Cell: Conviction Xbox 360
19 20 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
20 26 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
21 12 Super Street Fighter IV PS3, Xbox 360
22 21 Pokemon SoulSilver DS
23 24 FIFA 10 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
24 17 Aliens vs. Predator PC, PS3, Xbox 360
25 19 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
26 18 Iron Man 2 PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
27 27 Pokemon HeartGold DS
28 31 Bayonetta PS3, Xbox 360
29 39 LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
30 28 Halo 3: ODST Xbox 360
31 36 Grand Theft Auto IV PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 40 New Super Mario Bros. DS
33 29 God of War Collection PS3
34 37 Mario Kart Wii Wii
35 22 Assassin's Creed II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
36 Re-entry Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Wii, DS
37 30 BioShock 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
38 Re-entry Football Manager Live PC
39 35 Napoleon: Total Way PC
40 Re-entry EA Sports Active Wii

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

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Comments (38) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • superfurryanimal #1 2 years ago

    Yeee haaaaa!!

  • Retro_ #2 2 years ago

    Brilliant game, and even though it's glitched to hell and back, it's still a brilliant game !

  • Goodfella #3 2 years ago

    Oh dear Lord, the Digital Foundry analysis of RDR is published today isn't it?

    /Hides behind bunker.

  • Hypercube #4 2 years ago

    I couldn't get to a shop on Saturday, and by Sunday every shop in Brighton that sold games was out of stock - HMV, GAME, Game Station, Blockbuster, Argos etc

    I wanted to trade in some old games for it, but I guess I'll get it online and trade them in some other time. Damn it, everyone else who actually has it sounds like they're having fun!

    Oh, and yee haw!

  • Goodfella #5 2 years ago

    RDR is a superb game, Hypercube.

  • Monkey_Puncher #6 2 years ago

    Great game!

    Nice to see Alan Wake still holding in there, though Lost Planet 2 WTF?

  • Kanselier #7 2 years ago

    Not enough love for Split/Second in the comments.

  • Paperghost #8 2 years ago

    well deserved. the multi is brilliant fun, too.

  • LondonSquare82 #9 2 years ago

    Full top ten as reported on MCV:

    1. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
    2. 2010 FIFA World Cup (EA)
    3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
    4. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
    5. Split/Second (Disney Interactive)
    6. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)
    7. Lost Planet 2 (Capcom)
    8. Alan Wake (Microsoft)
    9. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
    10. Modnation Racers (Sony)

    I honestly thought SS:V would enter a little higher given all the PR its had. I guess the selling power of fitness games is just something my brain needs to come to terms with in the charts.
    Edited by LondonSquare82 at 24/05/10 @ 09:56

  • telboy007 #10 2 years ago

    Believe it or not, if you play with human types Lost Planet 2 is an absolute stormer of a game. With just the AI, it sucks.

  • Goodfella #11 2 years ago

    Wtf, -1 for saying 'RDR is a superb game.' ?!

  • Clive_Dunn #12 2 years ago

    Don't worry, I gave you a -1 for moaning about it.

  • LHH #13 2 years ago

    Loving it so far, my own personal Unforgiven game. Soundtrack is awesome too. I would go so far as to say this is what GTAIV should've been ... ha!
    Incidentally, on saturday they were sold out of the 360 version in my towns HMV, Game and Sainsburys. Eventually got mine in Tesco which was a bonus as it came with 800 free ms points which I will undoubtedly spend on ME2 and EA's $10 scheme of DLC

  • Blackthorned #14 2 years ago

    I haven't enjoyed a game as much as RDR in such a long time - even though my trusted stead randomly collapsed and died when we were in the middle of nowhere last night. It was emotional.

  • Doctor_What #15 2 years ago

    "A whopping 65 per cent of the pie went to Xbox 360, leaving the remaining 35 per cent on PS3. Were stock delays to blame?" Given that my local HMV had 20 copies on 360 and 3 on the PS3 - yes, stock shortage was to blame.

  • anomagnus #16 2 years ago

    i wanted something different, so i went for split/second instead of RDR.

    I've never played a racer like it. Every course, every race, feels like a race from one of your favorite action movies. The truck survival event, or the helicoptor missle dodge races are simply unreal.

    Last night, as i recovered from sunburn, i had a moment of utter gaming bliss, when, in last place, i triggered a full bar explosion, and crashed a giant needle tower down, which collapsed onto of the 7 cars in front me, i over took them, blasted into first, and drove up the interior of a still burning and collapsing tower, exiting it through a series of jumps and ramps over a city centre, before landing, drifing round a few corners, and taking first place.

    I'm on episode 10 now, but this game is simply the best racer i have ever played.
    Edited by anomagnus at 24/05/10 @ 10:26

  • angerisagift #17 2 years ago

    Good effort anomagnus, but I'm still not sold!

  • Lunatic4ever #18 2 years ago

    Red is incredible fun to play!

  • kinky_mong #19 2 years ago

    RDR is just fantastic, it just cemented in my mind why Rockstar are the kings of the sandbox genre.

  • MiniAmin #20 2 years ago

    Forza will never die!

  • cairbre1977 #21 2 years ago

    Read Dead is a really great game. The game looks amazing and there is always something to do. I start off trying to begin a mission and the next thing I know I am riding accross the plains hunting for deer or trying to stop someone from getting hnaged. I find that mission quite hard by the way. I cant imagine this game is going to be beaten as this years GOTY if a better game comes out this year then truely this will be one of the greatest gaming years ever. Civ V is due which I am excited about but I dont think it will reach the critical mass to beat Read Dead.

    And of course Yee haaaa. Thank you Rockstar.

  • I\'mListening #22 2 years ago

    My copy doesn't arrive until Wedenesday...As for GOTY, what about SMG2- that is doing pretty well on metacritic too?

  • wizlon #23 2 years ago

    Split/Second did pretty well, amazing game if you don't have any sort of heart defect. Multiplayer isn't anything to get excited about but the single player is nuts on the road mad!

  • sfp_noodle #24 2 years ago

    The stock delays pretty baffling really. Why is it only the PS3 version does anybody know? RDR was sold out everywhere on the PS3 in Leicester. Only a few independent retailers had stock but it was only for the 360. I guess the only positive in that is that I can read the DF article later and decide which one is worth going for. Exams finish next week can't wait to get my game back on :D

  • brseg #25 2 years ago

    Is it not a bit worrying that Split Second sells less than Just Dance and Wii Fit on its release week? Or perhaps this is Nintendo's TV advertising blitz paying off week after week.

    Anyway, I loved Burnout3 etc, but I am not totally convinced by the gameplay in SS (from playing the demo). Its just that you're not really racing the cars much, and I dont know when to do powerplays. Then I spend half the time drifting, rather than racing. And the other cars catch up anyways.... have I missed the point?! The graphics were pretty amazing though.

    (hello by the way!).

  • Hypercube #26 2 years ago

    the whole PS3 vs 360 stock thing - in Brighton, all the 360 stock was sold out in shops, but I saw people buying the PS3 version in Blockbuster and HMV (successfully, I might add).

    No idea if it was an imbalance of initial stock, or of sales. The bloke who was in front of me in HMV buying the PS3 version did look bloody smug when I was told the 360 was out of stock. Git.

  • Monkey_Puncher #27 2 years ago

    When I went to get my copy on Friday they had shelves full of PS3 and 360 Red Dead's in all the stores I looked in. So that would be HMV, Game and Gamestation.

  • anomagnus #28 2 years ago

    OK, more split/second goodness.

    If you're a real hardcore racing fan, that likes GT5 and Forza, i dont know, you may not like SS. It might be too light weight, too basic. If oyu like arcade racers, that are load, brash and mental, and full of speed, this is THE game.

    Regarding the racing, dont be fooled by the demo. The elite races, at the end of each episode to qualify for the next, thats a step up in difficulty. There will be plenty of racing in that, careful corners, expert drifts and dodging explosions at all times.

    Its brilliant!

  • menage #29 2 years ago

    Good to see SplitSecond at least in the top 10. I would have bought it in a couple of weeks.

  • beastmaster #30 2 years ago

    Been playing Split/Second as I've not the the time time chunk I need to have with RDR at the moment. Split/Second is brilliant.

    Seems as though a lot of people are talking about RDR being GOTY. I've got 2 contenders for me personally. Bayonetta and Just Cause 2. I know they're 2 totally different games but if the graphics are anything like JC2 in terms of quality, add a Wild West setting and add R* then it sounds like an epic win.

  • danathjo #31 2 years ago

    still waiting for a Blur demo on PSN before decing on getting Split Second or not

  • brseg #32 2 years ago

    Yes, Blur reviews should be coming in soon. I didnt play the beta but it looked good, and the beta itself is a positive sign that the devs really want to nail the gameplay. The screenshots of Blur look a bit samey, I hope theres some variety.

    I'll pick up JC2 when its reduced. Again the demo convinced me it wasnt a def day one purchase… it felt a bit like a tech demo to me, plus that god-awful voice acting.

    I doubt I can resist RDR for long.
    I also have F1 2010 in my sights for september.

  • jefranklin18 #33 2 years ago

    I managed to pick up two copies for the PS3 on Saturday in Lewisham (Ellie's favourite place :) without any issue. One was the Collectors Edition (and was last in the store), and one was the regular flavour - that was for a mate's birthday.

  • soviet_ #34 2 years ago

    RER-OW!

    OMG what is that? A fucking cougar?! NO! My horse is dead, you mother fucker DIE!

  • TopKatt #35 2 years ago

    Couldn't see any copies of the PS3 version in the Bromley branch of Game today, even Amazon is saying that the game will be in stock on the 25th of May. What went wrong with the distribution of the PS3 game???
    Edited by TopKatt at 24/05/10 @ 17:14

  • Machetazo #36 2 years ago

    @brseg: another big positive indicator for nailing of gameplay, is the level of activity (and the kind of comments made by Bizarre) in their own forums. They're really locked in and fired up, when it comes to community/feedback, I'm convinced.

  • secombe #37 2 years ago

    Ironically my local Tesco had 20+ copies of RDR (which I don't want) yesterday morning...yet were sold out of Split Second (which I do want)

  • Hulle #38 2 years ago

    Where the hell is Monster Hunter Tri on that list? That game deserves to sell a shitload more than most of the games on that list..