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UK Charts: Fight Night 4 the champ

But fellow newcomers disappoint.

Fight Night Round 4 has become the first boxing game to top the UK All-Formats chart upon release. Perhaps it will now go to America and never be heard of again.

The EA Sports game leads a long list of newcomers this week, although few fare anywhere near as well - the only other top 10 débutante being Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at six.

Overlord II spends its first week at 17, while siblings Overlord: Dark Legend on Wii and Overlord: Minions on DS miss both All-Formats and platform-specific charts.

Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits enters the All-Formats top 40 at 18, and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - despite the concerted marketing efforts of Capcom and Sony - opens at only 25.

Even further down is newcomer Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires at 31, which has Spore: Galactic Adventures and Tales of Vesperia following at 37 and 38 respectively.

Other newcomers missing the All-Formats top 40 are Another Code R, which takes 18 in the Wii chart, Anno 1404 at 14 in the PC chart, and Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits at 29 in the DS chart.

Those missing all lists whatsoever are Resident Evil: Archives on Wii, Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero? on PSP and Superstars V8 Racing on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Diabolik's performance is just that, as the DS, PC, PS2 and Wii title also misses out.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Fight Night Round 4 PS3, Xbox 360
2 1 Prototype PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 2 The Sims 3 PC
4 3 Wii Fit Wii
5 7 UFC 2009: Undisputed PS3, Xbox 360
6 New entry Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
7 5 Call of Duty: World at War PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS
8 9 Virtua Tennis 2009 PS3, Xbox 360
9 8 EA Sports Active Wii
10 4 Ghostbusters PS2, PS3
11 10 Grand Slam Tennis Wii
12 11 Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS
13 6 Red Faction: Guerrilla PS3, Xbox 360
14 15 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
15 12 FIFA 09 PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS
16 14 Mario Kart Wii Wii
17 New entry Overlord II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
18 New entry Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
19 16 Pokémon Platinum DS
20 21 Wii Play Wii
21 18 inFamous PS3
22 13 Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings DS, PS2, PSP, Wii
23 22 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Wii, DS
24 28 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training DS
25 New entry Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP
26 25 My Fitness Coach Wii
27 19 ArmA II PC
28 Re-entry MySims Racing DS, Wii
29 17 Guitar Hero: Metallica PS3, Xbox 360
30 32 SEGA Superstars Tennis DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
31 New entry Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires PS3, Xbox 360
32 20 Resident Evil 5 PS3, Xbox 360
33 26 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii
34 23 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii
35 29 Football Manager 2009 PC
36 35 Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360, PS3, PC
37 New entry Spore: Galactic Adventures PC
38 New entry Tales of Vesperia Xbox 360
39 34 Mystery Stories DS
40 30 Star Ocean: The Last Hope Xbox 360

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