UK Charts: The Force is Strong in This One
The house that George Lucas built just keeps on rolling and despite the stigma that many gamers hold against motion-controlled gaming – and Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 in particular – and the fact the game has had pretty mediocre reviews, Kinect Star Wars has managed to claim the top spot in the charts this week. It also has the distinction of being the first Kinect-only game to reach number one.
The Electronic Arts stranglehold on the chart has been overcome, but saying that, four EA games still sit within the top five of the chart and six within the top ten – with FIFA Street performing best this week.
The only new entries making the chart this week are the retro collection of the first three Devil may Cry games, and the re-entry into the chart for Street Fighter X Tekken. With the spring and summer months being typically sparse of new releases, – apart from a few obvious exceptions like Max Payne 3, for example – there may not be a whole lot of new titles to look out for making a dent in the charts over the next couple of months. We can only wait and see if the success of EA this year can carry on until the autumn, when silly season kicks in.
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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NE |
1 |
KINECT STAR WARS | PEGI 12+ | MICROSOFT |
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1 |
2 |
FIFA STREET | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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2 |
3 |
MASS EFFECT 3 | BBFC 15+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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5 |
4 |
FIFA 12 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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3 |
5 |
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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7 |
6 |
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 | BBFC 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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10 |
7 |
SSX | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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9 |
8 |
MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES | PEGI 3+ | SEGA |
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8 |
9 |
BATTLEFIELD 3 | PEGI 16+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
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11 |
10 |
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BBFC 15+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
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13 |
11 |
SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD | BBFC 18+ | THQ |
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28 |
12 |
SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
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26 |
13 |
MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO | PEGI 3+ | MIND CANDY |
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22 |
14 |
MARIO PARTY 9 | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
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19 |
15 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY | BBFC 15+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
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16 |
16 |
ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS | BBFC 15+ | UBISOFT |
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25 |
17 |
JUST DANCE 3 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
| NE |
18 |
DEVIL MAY CRY HD COLLECTION | PEGI 16+ | CAPCOM |
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33 |
19 |
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| RE |
20 |
STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN | PEGI 12+ | CAPCOM |
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.
