UK chart: Mass Effect 2 takes lead
MAG features, Tatsunoko bombs.
BioWare's galactic PC and Xbox 360 RPG Mass Effect 2 has entered the UK all-formats chart at number one.
The EA-published sequel sold twice as many copies as Mass Effect 1, which was published by Microsoft. And BioWare's popularity meant a boost for Dragon Age: Origins this week, which re-entered the chart at 31.
Sony's big PS3 exclusive MAG debuted in fourth, and Capcom's fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars missed the top 40 and finished sixth on the Wii chart.
Previous All-Formats leader Just Dance was pushed into second ahead of Modern Warfare 2 in third, Wii Sports Resort in fifth and Wii Fit Plus in sixth. FIFA 10, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Army of Two: The 40th Day and Avatar rounded out the top 10.
Further down, Darksiders and Bayonetta continued to fall - the former to 18th and the latter to 25th - and Capcom's Dark Void ran out of fuel and toppled off the Top 40 after two weeks on sale. Last summer's Batman: Arkham Asylum also disappeared.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | Mass Effect 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 2 | 1 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 3 | 3 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | New entry | MAG | PS3 |
| 5 | 5 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 6 | 3 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 7 | 6 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 8 | 7 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 9 | 4 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 8 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 9 | Assassin's Creed II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 12 | 10 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 13 | 16 | LEGO Batman | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 14 | 13 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 12 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | DS, Wii |
| 16 | 15 | Football Manager 2010 | PC, PSP |
| 17 | 17 | Borderlands | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 18 | 11 | Darksiders | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 18 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 20 | 20 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 21 | 19 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 26 | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 23 | 23 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| 24 | 22 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 25 | 14 | Bayonetta | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 26 | 28 | WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 | PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | 24 | Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City | Xbox 360 |
| 28 | 35 | PURE | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 29 | 25 | Peppa Pig | DS, Wii |
| 30 | 21 | Up | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 31 | Re-entry | Dragon Age: Origins | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | 29 | Colin McRae: DiRT 2 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 39 | Assassin's Creed | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 30 | Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | 34 | SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | 36 | LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 37 | 31 | Brain Training | DS |
| 38 | Re-entry | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 39 | Re-entry | LEGO Indiana Jones | DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | 32 | LEGO Indiana Jones 2 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.