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UK charts: Final Fantasy XIII is top

PS3 and 360 SKUs nearly neck and neck.

Final Fantasy XIII has become this year's fastest selling game and has topped the UK All-Formats chart.

PS3 marginally outperformed Xbox 360, with 54 per cent of the market.

Last week's leader, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was pushed to second.

Ubisoft's Wii champion Just Dance was in third, Heavy Rain stayed in fourth and Wii Fit Plus was fifth.

Modern Warfare 2 edged up to sixth, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing was elbowed to seventh and Aliens vs. Predator fell to eighth. Wii Sports Resort took ninth and New Super Mario Bros. Wii rounded the chart off in 10th.

Superb Dawn of War II expansion Chaos Rising only just missed the top 10 and finished 14th, one spot behind the new Ben 10 game.

PS3 exclusive Yakuza 3 entered in 24th.

The Gold Edition of Resident Evil 5 pulled the game back into the top 40 in 31st, and SEGA's DS Sonic Collection entered in 35th.

Also released last Friday were Way of the Samurai (28th on Xbox 360, 24th on PS3), Avalon Code (MIA DS), Dancing on Ice (13th on Wii), Eye of Judgement: Legends (MIA PSP), Fat Princess (MIA PSP), Music for Everyone (MIA DS), XIII Century: Blood of Europe (MIA PC).

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Final Fantasy XIII PS3, Xbox 360
2 1 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
3 3 Just Dance Wii
4 4 Heavy Rain PS3
5 6 Wii Fit Plus Wii
6 7 Modern Warfare 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
7 5 SONIC & SEGA All-Stars Racing DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
8 3 Aliens vs. Predator PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 8 Wii Sports Resort Wii
10 10 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
11 9 FIFA 10 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
12 11 BioShock 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
13 New entry Ben 10: Alien Force - Vigilax Attacks DS, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
14 New entry Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising PC
15 16 Grand Theft Auto IV PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 15 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
17 18 LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
18 37 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box DS
19 13 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
20 17 Mario Kart Wii Wii
21 12 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS, Wii
22 Re-entry Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story DS
23 Re-entry Borderlands PC, PS3, Xbox 360
24 New entry Yakuza 3 PS3
25 14 Assassin's Creed II PC, PS3, Xbox 360
16 19 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3
27 Re-entry Take a Break's Puzzle Master DS
28 22 New Super Mario Bros. DS
29 25 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks DS
30 21 Football Manager 2010 PC, PSP
31 Re-entry Resident Evil 5 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 Re-entry Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS, PSP
33 29 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
34 New entry Alice in Wonderland DS, Wii
35 New entry Sonic Classic Collection DS
36 24 Vancouver 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 26 Mass Effect 2 PC, Xbox 360
38 38 Assassin's Creed PC, PS3, Xbox 360
39 Re-entry Brain Training DS
40 31 Mario Kart DS DS

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

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