UK charts: Heavy Rain is number one
PS3 exclusive wins heart of nation.
Sony and Quantic Dream's ambitious PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain has topped the UK All-Formats chart in its first week on sale.
Aliens vs. Predator, last week's top of the pops, was pushed into second. Just Dance, Wii Fit Plus, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort and New Super Mario Bros. Wii followed.
There was another new entry at eight in the shape of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing.
BioShock 2 and FIFA 10 rounded out the top flight.
Other newcomers in the top 40 this week included Napoleon: Total War at 12 and White Knight Chronicles at 35.
There were other new entries buried in their respective platform lists. Lips: Party Classics finished 10th on Xbox 360, and Anno 1404: Venice placed 16th on PC.
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes managed 39th on DS, and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories took 5th on PS2 and 11th on Wii. The latter was nowhere to be found on PSP.
Echoshift, Puzzle Chronicles, SafarWii and Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces all failed to place.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | Heavy Rain | PS3 |
| 2 | 1 | Aliens vs. Predator | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 3 | 2 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 4 | 9 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 5 | 6 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 6 | 7 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 7 | 4 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 8 | New entry | SONIC & SEGA All-Stars Racing | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 3 | BioShock 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 5 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 8 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | DS, Wii |
| 12 | New entry | Napoleon: Total War | PC |
| 13 | 12 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 14 | 14 | LEGO Batman | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 11 | Vancouver 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 16 | 13 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 17 | 17 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 18 | 21 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 15 | Mass Effect 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 18 | Peppa Pig | DS, Wii |
| 21 | 25 | Football Manager 2010 | PC, PSP |
| 22 | 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | DS |
| 23 | 30 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| 24 | Re-entry | Batman: Arkham Asylum | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 25 | 20 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 26 | Re-entry | MX vs ATV Reflex | DS, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 27 | 34 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 28 | 26 | Pure | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 29 | 28 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 30 | 10 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 31 | 24 | Assassin's Creed II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | 33 | Up! | DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | 22 | Dante's Inferno | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 16 | Bayonetta | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | New entry | White Knight Chronicles | PS3 |
| 36 | 36 | MAG | PS3 |
| 37 | 32 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 38 | 31 | Nintendo Presents: Style Boutique | DS |
| 39 | Re-entry | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | 27 | Borderlands | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.