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UK chart: Smash Bros. still victorious

Buzz! PS3 playing catch-up.

There's little change at the top of the UK all-formats chart this week, as Super Smash Bros. Brawl continues to fight off opposition from Battlefield: Bad Company at two and LEGO: Indiana Jones at three.

Below them is a slew of sports games gaining popularity what with all the Olympics, tennis and general trend towards health and fitness. Salads in McDonald's indeed.

There's Big Beach Sports at four, Beijing 2008 at five, Top Spin 3 at six, Wii Fit at seven, Mario & Sonic at the Olympics at eight, and Wii Play at nine.

Rounding the list off at 10 was a five-place jump for The Bourne Conspiracy. Big-hitters Grand Theft Auto IV, Mario Kart Wii and Metal Gear Solid 4 all fell from the top flight to 13, 14, and 15, respectively.

New entries were rather scarce this week. The highest was a re-entry for Unreal Tournament III at 18 thanks to the just released Xbox 360 version.

Meanwhile, Buzz! Quiz TV only managed to debut at 22. A disappointing start perhaps, but it's likely to be a stayer.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon duo, Explorers of Time/Darkness, managed also failed to hit high - reaching 30 and 35, respectively.

The biggest climber this week was movie tie-in Kung Fu Panda up from 40 to 16, while those doing the tumbling were Alone in the Dark down 17 to 29, and Civilization Revolution down from 24 to 36.

Here's that list in full:

  1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
  2. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PS3)
  3. LEGO Indiana Jones (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
  4. Big Beach Sports (Wii)
  5. Beijing 2008 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  6. Top Spin 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)
  7. Wii Fit (Wii)
  8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS)
  9. Wii Play (Wii)
  10. The Bourne Conspiracy (Xbox 360, PS3)
  11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, DS)
  12. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (DS)
  13. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
  14. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
  15. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
  16. Kung Fu Panda (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  17. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii)
  18. Unreal Tournament III (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
  19. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS)
  20. Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat? (DS)
  21. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, DS, PSP)
  22. Buzz! Quiz TV (PS3)
  23. Carnival: Funfair Games (Wii)
  24. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DS, PSP)
  25. Race Driver: GRID (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
  26. My Health Coach: Weight Management (DS)
  27. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii)
  28. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
  29. Alone in the Dark (Xbox 360, PC, PS2, Wii)
  30. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (DS)
  31. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
  32. Game Party (Wii)
  33. Cooking Mama 2 (Wii, DS)
  34. Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (PC, Xbox 360)
  35. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (DS)
  36. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3)
  37. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (DS)
  38. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
  39. Mario Kart DS (DS)
  40. The Sims 2: Ikea Stuff (PC)

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