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Fresh releases shake up UK Charts

Full Chart-Track UK Top 40 inside.

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News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has notched up a third consecutive week at the top of the UK All-Formats Chart.

However, it remains one of only a handful performing consistently as the first quarter gets into gear and newcomers rattle the list.

Lost: The Video Game managed its first week at three, beaten to two by the Duracell-like performance of Brain Training and its fresh DS Lite bundle offer.

Frontlines: Fuel of War entered at four, followed by Call of Duty 4 at five and other newcomer Lost Odyssey at six.

More Brain Training jumped back up into seven, echoed by renewed zeal for Fifa Street 3 at eight and a leap from 29 to nine for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - thanks to a PSP release.

Rounding off the chart at 10 was fresh Sims 2 expansion FreeTime.

Other notable movers were Wii Play falling from five to 27, Devil May Cry from 4 to 15, FIFA 08 from 8 to 17 and Turok from 7 to 18.

Assassin's Creed also tumbled down from 13 to 28, The Simpsons from 10 to 29, and Need For Speed ProStreet from 16 to 30.

The UK All-Formats Top 40:

  1. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  3. Lost: The Video Game (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  4. Frontlines: Fuel of War (Xbox 360, PC)
  5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  6. Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
  7. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  8. FIFA Street 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, DS)
  9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  10. The Sims 2: FreeTime (PC)
  11. Sight Training (DS)
  12. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (DS)
  13. Game Party (Wii)
  14. Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3, PC)
  15. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  16. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  17. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  18. Turok (PS3, Xbox 360)
  19. PDC World Championship Darts 2003 (PC, Wii, PS2)
  20. Burnout: Paradise (PS3, Xbox 360)
  21. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP, GBA)
  22. Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Wii)
  23. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  24. Guitar Hero III: Legend of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  25. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
  26. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  27. Wii Play (Wii)
  28. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3)
  29. The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  30. Need For Speed: ProStreet (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  31. Cooking Mama (Wii, DS)
  32. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  33. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii)
  34. Big Brain Academy (DS)
  35. WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  36. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  37. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
  38. Conflict: Denied Ops (PS3, PC, Xbox 360)
  39. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Mac)
  40. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)

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

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