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UK Top 40: Brink beats Lego to top spot

Parkour shooter is the run away winner.

Splash Damage shooter Brink has beaten all competition to claim first place in the UK charts.

Lego's latest movie tie-in Pirates of the Caribbean anchors in second.

Dance fitness chart-topper Zumba Fitness sunk to third, while Portal 2 was pushed into fourth.

New entry MX vs ATV Alive's brand of off-road racing roared into tenth.

Call of Duty: Black Ops hung onto the last of the top five, while fighter reboot Mortal Kombat was manhandled into sixth.

Clone Wars Lego tie-in Star Wars III was Forced back to seventh. FIFA 11 made eighth while Crysis 2 surged back up the charts to ninth.

Multi-platform bike-racer SBK World Championships and Wii workout title Exerbeat were other new entries this week but are nowhere to be seen.

This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Brink PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2 New entry Lego Pirates of the Caribbean 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
3 1 Zumba Fitness: Join the Party Wii, Xbox 360
4 2 Portal 2 Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
5 4 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
6 3 Mortal Kombat PS3, Xbox 360
7 5 LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
8 6 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
9 16 Crysis 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
10 New entry MX Vs ATV Alive PS3, Xbox 360
11 10 Just Dance 2 Wii
12 7 Operation Flashpoint: Red River PS3, Xbox 360
13 8 Wii Fit Plus Wii
14 15 Sniper: Ghost Warrior PC, PS3, Xbox 360
15 13 Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
16 9 Pokemon Black DS
17 19 Shift 2: Unleashed PC, PS3, Xbox 360
18 23 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC, PS3, Xbox 360
19 12 Pokemon White DS
20 18 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
21 29 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii
22 11 Michael Jackson: The Experience Wii, PS3, Xbox 360
23 9 Homefront PC, PS3, Xbox 360
24 Re-entry Killzone 3 PS3
25 33 Batman: Arkham Asylum PC, PS3, Xbox 360
26 21 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
27 25 Football Manager 2011 PC, PSP
28 14 Virtua Tennis 4 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
29 30 Wii Party Wii
30 28 The Sims 3 DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
31 22 Wii Sports Resort Wii
32 20 Kinect Sports Xbox 360
33 35 Fight Night Champion PS3, Xbox 360
34 34 Just Cause 2 PS3, Xbox 360
35 27 Carnival Games: In Action! Xbox 360
36 36 Art Academy DS
37 Re-entry Skate 3 PS3, Xbox 360
38 24 Test Drive Unlimited 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
39 38 Halo: Reach Xbox 360
40 Re-entry Lego Batman: The Videogame PS3, Wii, Xbox 360

UKIE Games Charts compiled by GfK Chart-Track.