UK Charts: Far Cry 3 is the Final Number One of 2012
As we usher in the New Year, we take one last look back at the biggest-selling games in December 2012, as we see who took the final number one spot of the year. Far Cry 3 may have been on general release for several months, but it has only just managed to make it to number one in the UK.
The game has widely received rave reviews, especially from the GodisaGeek team themselves, so it is thoroughly deserving of the position – and it knocks Call of Duty: Black Ops II back into third spot. Some heavy reductions and in-store deals on both Far Cry 3 and FIFA 13 have seen those two games surge up into first and second respectively.
The biggest climbers this week are Forza Horizon and Dishonored, which both re-enter the top twenty after a couple of weeks of absence. Previous entry in the driving series Forza Motorsport 4 also manages to stick around in the chart – just about – and last year’s Christmas number one holds a highly respectable, and unlikely, twelfth spot. Even Epic Mickey 2 shows strong sales for the second week in a row, likely riding the wave of gift-giving sales after it had a poor launch.
As always you can click the name of the game to read our review of the title.
TW = This Week
LW = Last Week
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LW |
TW |
 TITLE | AGE RATING | PUBLISHER |
|
2 |
1 |
 FAR CRY 3 | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
|
4 |
2 |
 FIFA 13 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
|
1 |
3 |
 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
|
3 |
4 |
 HITMAN ABSOLUTION | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE |
|
6 |
5 |
 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PEGI 7+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
|
5 |
6 |
 JUST DANCE 4 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
|
8 |
7 |
 HALO 4 | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
|
7 |
8 |
 ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
|
9 |
9 |
 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | PEGI 12+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
21 |
10 |
 FORZA HORIZON | PEGI 12+ | MICROSOFT |
|
10 |
11 |
 WWE ’13 | PEGI 16+ | THQ |
|
11 |
12 |
 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BBFC 15+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
|
13 |
13 |
 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PEGI 3+ | SEGA |
|
22 |
14 |
 DISHONORED | BBFC 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
|
14 |
15 |
 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | PEGI 16+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
|
15 |
16 |
 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | PEGI 7+ | SEGA |
|
12 |
17 |
 SKYLANDERS GIANTS | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
|
18 |
18 |
 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
20 |
19 |
 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO | BBFC U | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS |
|
16 |
20 |
 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
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.
