UK Charts: No-one can Stop The Batman
It is no surprise that with the release of The Dark Knight Rises at cinemas this part weekend, Batman fever is gripping the country. And that can be said for Video Games as well as Movies, as Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes manages to hold on to the top spot for a massive five weeks in a row – the most consecutive weeks that any game has managed this year so far.
In the same way, Batman: Arkham City has received a big boost in sales, and after almost ten months on sale, has managed to leap back up to seventh place this week. Olympic fever is also running rampant – what with the actual event all kicking off on Friday – Sega’s official London 2012 game has got itself into second place in the chart this week – crossing the finish line ahead of the still-strong Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and Mario & Sonic London 2012 has seen its own boost up the chart.
As always you can click the name of the game to read our review.
TW = This Week
LW = Last Week
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LW |
TW |
 TITLE | AGE RATING | PUBLISHER |
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1 |
1 |
 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
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2 |
2 |
 LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME | PEGI 3+ | SEGA |
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5 |
3 |
 TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER | BBFC 15+ | UBISOFT |
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3 |
4 |
 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN | PEGI 16+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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6 |
5 |
 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | BBFC 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
| Â NE |
6 |
 KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: DREAM DROP DISTANCE | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
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11 |
7 |
 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | BBFC 15+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
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10 |
8 |
 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | PEGI 3+ | SEGA |
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12 |
9 |
 MAX PAYNE 3 | BBFC 18+ | TAKE 2 |
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7 |
10 |
 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BBFC 15+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
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4 |
11 |
 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION | BBFC 18+ | KOCH MEDIA |
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8 |
12 |
 FIFA 12 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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20 |
13 |
 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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14 |
14 |
 SNIPER ELITE V2 | BBFC 15+ | 505 GAMES |
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9 |
15 |
 SPEC OPS: THE LINE | BBFC 18+ | TAKE 2 |
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13 |
16 |
 FIFA STREET | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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15 |
17 |
 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | BBFC 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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17 |
18 |
 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | PEGI 7+ | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
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30 |
19 |
 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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33 |
20 |
 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD | BBFC 18+ | THQ |
UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track
Robin Parker
If I'm not playing on a good Adventure Game - still longing for the long-past Golden Age of the genre, when Lucasarts and Sierra ruled supreme - you might find me searching for a local arcade, in the hopes that it still houses titles such as Sunset Riders or WindJammers.
