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MGS4 debuts at top of UK charts

Not a record breaker. Full top 40 inside.

Metal Gear Solid 4 has shot to the top of the UK all formats chart, becoming the fastest-selling PS3-exclusive ever; second only to Grand Theft Auto IV.

The Konami blockbuster crept onto shop shelves last Thursday. MGS4 has beaten MGS3's first-week sales by 24,000 units, but MGS2 is still the fastest-selling title in the series by a lead of 14,000 units.

LEGO Indiana Jones proved popular again this week to take two, ahead of genre boss Grand Theft Auto IV at three.

Mario & Sonic are dreaming of Olympic glory at four, followed by a Father's Day surge from Brain Training to jump from 12 to five. It has now occupied a top 10 spot for 74 weeks.

Excellent car outing Race Drive: GRID dropped a few positions to six, hounded by chart-lifer Wii Play at seven and Sports Island at eight.

Civilization Revolution spent its very first week on console shelves at nine, with some actual stock helping Wii Fit leap dexterously back into the chart at 10.

The other fresh entry this week was Don King Presents: Prizefighter for Xbox 360 at 25.

Both Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4 spent an unusual week outside of the top 10, at 13 and 14 respectively.

Big sliders this week were Ninja Gaiden II down from six to 15, Mario Kart Wii down from seven to 16, Haze down from 15 to 27, and Rock Band down from 20 to 35.

Those knocked off the bottom include Mass Effect and Age of Conan (at two and three in the PC chart), as well as Boom Blox and Quake Wars.

  1. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
  2. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  3. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  5. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  6. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  7. Wii Play (Wii)
  8. Sports Island (Wii)
  9. Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3)
  10. Wii Fit (Wii Fit)
  11. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  12. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  13. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  15. Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360)
  16. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  17. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  18. UEFA Euro 2008 (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  19. Game Party (Wii)
  20. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Xbox 360, PS3)
  21. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  22. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
  23. 42 All-Time Classics (DS)
  24. Iron Man: The Official Videogame (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  25. Don King Presents: Prizefighter (Xbox 360)
  26. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  27. Haze (PS3)
  28. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)
  29. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  30. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
  31. SEGA Superstars Tennis (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, DS)
  32. Football Manager 2008 (PC, Xbox 360)
  33. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  34. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, DS)
  35. Rock Band (Xbox 360)
  36. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Wii)
  37. Imagine: Babies (DS)
  38. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS)
  39. Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
  40. Need For Speed: ProStreet (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)

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

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