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UFC 2009: Undisputed remains champion of the UK chart for the week ending 30th May, despite plenty of big-name new entries.
The highest of those is Guitar Hero: Metallica at four, as non-movers Pokémon Platinum at two and EA Sports Active at three block its path.
PS3 exclusive inFamous enters at five and Virtua Tennis 2009 appears at eight. The dismal Terminator Salvation misses the top flight to debut at 11, and the DS release of movie tie-in Night at the Museum 2 pushes the game to 35.
But there's no sign of the excellent Boom Blox: Bash Party, which eventually turns up at 18 in the Wii-specific top 40. Punch-Out!! fairs no better this week, incidentally, remaining at seven in the Wii top 40.
Dropping off the bottom this week are Rhythm Paradise, Battlestations: Pacific and Killzone 2. They may appear again, whereas the dreadful Damnation may - justifiably - not be so lucky.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | UFC 2009: Undisputed | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 2 | 2 | Pokémon Platinum | DS |
| 3 | 3 | EA Sports Active | Wii |
| 4 | New entry | Guitar Hero: Metallica | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 5 | New entry | inFamous | PS3 |
| 6 | 4 | Wii Fit | Wii |
| 7 | 5 | FIFA 09 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS |
| 8 | New entry | Virtua Tennis 2009 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 6 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 7 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 11 | New entry | Terminator Salvation | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 12 | 8 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 13 | 13 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS |
| 14 | 30 | Big Family Games | Wii |
| 15 | 10 | Call of Duty: World at War | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS |
| 16 | 9 | My Fitness Coach | Wii |
| 17 | 11 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Wii, DS |
| 18 | 15 | Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | DS |
| 19 | 14 | Bionic Commando | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 12 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | DS |
| 21 | 28 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Wii, DS, PS2, PSP |
| 22 | 22 | Hannah Montana: The Movie Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 23 | 27 | Guitar Hero: World Tour | Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii |
| 24 | 21 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Xbox 360, PS3, PC |
| 25 | 16 | Dr Kawashima's Brain Training | DS |
| 26 | 34 | SEGA Superstars Tennis | DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | 25 | Carnival: Funfair Games | Wii |
| 28 | 23 | Football Manager 2009 | PC |
| 29 | 17 | The Godfather II | PC, Xbox 360, PS3 |
| 30 | 26 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii |
| 31 | 18 | Resident Evil 5 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | Re-entry | Halo Wars | Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 36 | Burnout Paradise | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 40 | Trivial Pursuit | PC, PS2, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | New entry | Night at the Museum 2 | DS, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | 33 | Mario Kart DS | DS |
| 37 | 29 | SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection | Xbox 360, PS3 |
| 38 | 32 | LEGO Indiana Jones | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS |
| 39 | Re-entry | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 40 | 38 | Halo 3 | Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.
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GrandpaUlrira
01/06/09 @ 11:02
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The ads for Punchout were dreadful, and I haven't really seen much of it instore either.
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GrandpaUlrira
01/06/09 @ 11:03
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Even more impressive is the CoD 4 seems to be more expensive than 5 in most shops!
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Agent_Llama
01/06/09 @ 11:45
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Good news for inFamous, loving it personally. The city is beautifully atmospheric.
Boom Blox has had no promotion. I'm reticent to pick it up anyway as I forked out full-whack for the first one and have barely played it. |
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Ashen-Shugar
01/06/09 @ 11:46
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"Not seen any ads for the new Boom Blox.....maybe they should, you know, advertise it."
It's such a good game. Polished, innovative, feature-filled, massive longevity. I don't understand why it isn't being marketed like crazy.. |
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I find very odd how the Wii masses seem to ignore the really good games in favour of the less good ones... no Punch Out and no Boom Blox in the top 40, both of which have received both favourable reviews and extensive advertising. What the hell... is it any wonder that there's so much utter dross on that platform when people are content to pass on the quality games? :?
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I got inFamous at the weekend and agree with the 7/10 score. Its a very good game and i've played it for at least 7 hours but it could have been a lot better. Eurogamer is the only website that uses 1-10 when rating a game.
@spliffhead, the chart positions in places like HMV and Game are paid for by the publishers.
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makeamazing
01/06/09 @ 12:13
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I think its a strong 8 personally, yes there are little niggles with it, but overall the story is excellent, and there is always a feeling (like the reviewer said) that when you have switched the game off, you want to go back to it.
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inFamous is a lovely little game IMO. OK so it's a bit rough around the edges visually what with the lack of AA and pop up, but it's just so much fun to play and that's the whole point, right? I've been so addicted to the game I played it until almost 5am without realising the time! :O
I love the moral aspect of the game, choosing between being good or evil (I can't help being good - I've already got the Goodie Goodie trophy and reached Hero ranking), and the story is great stuff so far too, it definitely helps to have a decent narrative to drive you through these kinds of games (I'm looking at you, Crackdown!!!). If I have one niggle it's that the Reapers can be bloody annoying at times until you clear an area but other than that it's a solid 8/10 for me. Hopefully we'll see a more polished sequel in the future. |
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kangarootoo
01/06/09 @ 12:21
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"eurogamerlol.net"
/sigh You will regret those ill spent seconds when you are on your death bed. Though with a 15 year old pun for a username, perhaps not. |
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