2K Games’ BioShock 2 lived a short but sweet life atop the sales charts in the United Kingdom as it only took a week for it to be dethroned. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t a blockbuster title to remove BioShock from its perch, but a poorly reviewed game like Aliens Vs Predators (we’ll have our review up shortly).
AVP wasn’t the only winner this week as Vancouver 2010 saw a huge boost from the recent Olympic celebrations by jumping up the charts to #18 despite not being ranked at all last week. Other winners include Pure (Yes, this older title) and Darksiders. Of course, just like there are winners, there is usually a loser as well. EA Sports’ Madden 10 nosedived down the charts over 20 spots in a matter of a week as the football giant fell to #39 from #14.
Full Chart Below.
– | 1 | ALIENS VS PREDATOR | REBELLION | SEGA | SEGA | |||
2 | 2 | JUST DANCE | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
1 | 3 | BIOSHOCK 2 | 2K MARIN | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 4 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
3 | 5 | FIFA 10 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 6 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
5 | 7 | WII SPORTS RESORT | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
11 | 8 | MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | |||
7 | 9 | WII FIT PLUS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
13 | 10 | ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY | EA MONTREAL | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 11 | VANCOUVER 2010 | EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT | SEGA | SEGA | |||
16 | 12 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
12 | 13 | JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
17 | 14 | LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
8 | 15 | MASS EFFECT 2 | BIOWARE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
10 | 16 | BAYONETTA | PLATINUMGAMES | SEGA | SEGA | |||
15 | 17 | MARIO KART WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
18 | 18 | PEPPA PIG: THE GAME | ASYLUM | P2 GAMES | UBISOFT | |||
32 | 19 | DARKSIDERS | VIGIL GAMES | THQ | THQ | |||
25 | 20 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
20 | 21 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | PLATINUM | TAKE 2 | |||
9 | 22 | DANTE’S INFERNO | VISCERAL GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
– | 23 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
19 | 24 | ASSASSIN’S CREED II | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
28 | 25 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | |||
– | 26 | PURE | BLACK ROCK STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | |||
21 | 27 | BORDERLANDS | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | |||
30 | 28 | WII PLAY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 29 | THE SIMS 3 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
23 | 30 | UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
– | 31 | STYLE BOUTIQUE | SYN SOPHIA | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
– | 32 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
35 | 33 | UP | HEAVY IRON STUDIOS | THQ | THQ | |||
27 | 34 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | KONAMI | KONAMI | |||
26 | 35 | THE SIMS 3: DESIGN & HIGH-TECH STUFF | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
22 | 36 | MAG | ZIPPER INTERACTIVE | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
33 | 37 | LEGO INDIANA JONES 2:ADVENTURE CONTINUES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | LUCASARTS | LUCASARTS | |||
– | 38 | RABBIDS GO HOME | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
14 | 39 | MADDEN NFL 10 | EA TIBURON | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
31 | 40 | NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT | SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
I don’t know about other places in the UK but here in Cardiff the game was advertised like crazy in town centre.
I tried the demo and it is really fun but still i wont be buying it. Glad to see a movie to game doing well for a change.
I didn’t like the demo (Not enough at least) but what the hell, it’s nice to see a game make it to the #1 spot (Except for WII feet. . . . . lol)
i don’t like UK. UC2 is in 23. very hostile place.
AvP was really a disappointment, I guess the UK are big AvP fans? Still have no idea how Pure was at 26 =/
wow…is this game really taht good? i thought all AvP games just failed….
The Alien vs Predator game wasn’t that good, but at least it sold really well in the UK. The Madden game probably dropped down a lot in the charts because most people that want the game already have it.