Despite major competition and a massive marketing campaign from Square Enix, Hitman: Absolution could only enter the UK charts in second place, behind Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which enjoys its second week at the top of the pile.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings is another new entry, which enters in sixth place. Thanks to a distinctly lacklustre review performance, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two enters in 34th place, with Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (which fared even worse with critics) opening in 35th place.
Otherwise, everything is much the same, though Halo 4 drops right down to fifth, and Dishonored enters the top again.
As always, click the name of the game for our review of the title.
TW = This Week
LW = Last Week
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 TITLE | AGE RATING | PUBLISHER |
1 |
1 |
 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
2 |
 HITMAN ABSOLUTION | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |
3 |
3 |
 FIFA 13 | PEGI 3+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
4 |
4 |
 ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
2 |
5 |
 HALO 4 | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
6 |
 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | PEGI 12+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |
7 |
7 |
 JUST DANCE 4 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
5 |
8 |
 SKYLANDERS GIANTS | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
6 |
9 |
 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | PEGI 7+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
14 |
10 |
 DISHONORED | BBFC 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
11 |
11 |
 WWE ’13 | PEGI 16+ | THQ |
13 |
12 |
 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK | PEGI 3+ | MIND CANDY |
13 |
 UDRAW STUDIO: INSTANT ARTIST | PEGI 3+ | THQ | |
20 |
14 |
 RESIDENT EVIL 6 | BBFC 18+ | CAPCOM |
10 |
15 |
 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PEGI 3+ | SEGA |
18 |
16 |
 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
12 |
17 |
 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BBFC 15+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
19 |
18 |
 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | PEGI 16+ | ELECTRONIC ARTS |
23 |
19 |
 F1 2012 | PEGI 3+ | CODEMASTERS |
25 |
20 |
 BOOK OF SPELLS | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track