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UK Charts: The Force is Strong in This One

by on April 10, 2012
 

UK Charts: The Force is Strong in This OneThe 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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TITLE AGE RATING PUBLISHER

NE

1

KINECT STAR WARS PEGI 12+ MICROSOFT

1

2

FIFA STREET PEGI 3+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

2

3

MASS EFFECT 3 BBFC 15+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

5

4

FIFA 12 PEGI 3+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

3

5

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 PEGI 3+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

7

6

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 BBFC 18+ ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

10

7

SSX PEGI 3+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

9

8

MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES PEGI 3+ SEGA

8

9

BATTLEFIELD 3 PEGI 16+ ELECTRONIC ARTS

11

10

THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BBFC 15+ BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

13

11

SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD BBFC 18+ THQ

28

12

SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE PEGI 7+ ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

26

13

MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO PEGI 3+ MIND CANDY

22

14

MARIO PARTY 9 PEGI 3+ NINTENDO

19

15

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY BBFC 15+ WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

16

16

ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS BBFC 15+ UBISOFT

25

17

JUST DANCE 3 PEGI 3+ UBISOFT
NE

18

DEVIL MAY CRY HD COLLECTION PEGI 16+ CAPCOM

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