UK charts: UFC is the undisputed champ

By Robert Purchese Published 1 June, 2009

inFamous at five, Boom Blox nowhere.

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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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (23) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Sir_TimAlot #1 3 years ago

    Been playing InFamous all weekend, its superb! 7 lol

  • CunningLinguist #2 3 years ago

    eurogamerlol.net

  • Whatsfor #3 3 years ago

    Every time I see one of these charts I am still awed at Call of Duty 4 still being in there. I am even more awed by Call of Duty 5 still being in there too!

  • MORZTAN #4 3 years ago

    A first party Nintendo-title not on the top 40? Ouch!! Or is it second Party?

  • GrandpaUlrira #5 3 years ago

    The ads for Punchout were dreadful, and I haven't really seen much of it instore either.

  • Omroth #6 3 years ago

    It's 3rd party...

  • GrandpaUlrira #7 3 years ago

    Even more impressive is the CoD 4 seems to be more expensive than 5 in most shops!

  • leftlion #8 3 years ago

    Not seen any ads for the new Boom Blox.....maybe they should, you know, advertise it.

  • spliffhead #9 3 years ago

    Bash was no1 in HMV this morning?

  • smernicki #10 3 years ago

    modern warfare > world at war
    fact

    it's still better online too, although there are a lot of people with l33t skillz who are ridiculously good

  • Scrumhalf #11 3 years ago

    I am loving Boom Blox :)

  • Agent_Llama #12 3 years ago

    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.

  • Darren #13 3 years ago

    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? :?

  • Santino #14 3 years ago

    i didnt even know boom blox was out, need to pick that up.

  • NotSoSlim #15 3 years ago

    @ Crofto

    In your opinion. Anyway think the game is a solid 8 and a a new ip thats a good start. Fun game only thing annoying is the pesky reapers on the roof tops lol

  • Inigo #16 3 years ago

    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.
    Edited by 1 at 01/06/09 @ 13:12

  • makeamazing #17 3 years ago

    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.

  • Darren #18 3 years ago

    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.

  • fjharps #19 3 years ago

    I'm glad for inFAMOUS i think it's a good game and to be at No.5 on the all-format charts with only 'sales monsters' on top is a great achievement.

  • kangarootoo #20 3 years ago

    "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.

  • bad09 #21 3 years ago

    "Bash was no1 in HMV this morning? "

    Well I can't speak for HMV but I have heard of other retailers using their "charts" as marketing tools that don't really represent sales.

    / puts on tinfoil hat

  • glaeken #22 3 years ago

    Yeah take a look at the Tesco in store chart and it has little resembalance to real world sales. They often seem to put games that are not selling very well high in their charts presumably to pick up more sales from people who might equate something being high in charts to being a good game.

  • Smoped #23 3 years ago

    I think the main reason Boom Blox didn't do any better might have something to do with the fact that none of the online sellers I tried during the weekend had it in stock. Those must account for a hefty percentage of game sales these days.