Battlefield 1942 demo beats Warcraft III at iGames

Counter-Strike is still in the lead as the most popular multiplayer game, according to iGames' Top 20 poll, but at this rate Battlefield 1942 may pose a threat to Counter-Strike's dominance. In August, the multiplayer demo for Battlefield 1942, EA's new World War II team-based action game, managed to displace the retail version of Blizzard's best-selling Warcraft III. Also of note is the continued popularity of the Day of Defeat mod for Half-Life, which jumped to seventh place after two months in the 11th spot.

Rank August 2002 / July 2002 / Title
1 / 1 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
2 / 4 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
3 / 2 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
4 / 3 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
5 / 5 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
6 / 6 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
7 / 11 / 2874122Half-Life: Day of Defeat
8 / * / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
9 / 13 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
10 / 10 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
11 / 16 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
12 / 12 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
13 / 7 / Age of Empires 2
14 / 8 / Starcraft
15 / 11 / Unreal
16 / 18 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
17 / 9 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
18 / 19 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
19 / 24 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike
20 / 17 / Half-Life: Counter-Strike

The list above ranks games according to popularity at more than 75 game centers across North America. You can find the latest NPD sales chart 2879468here , or go to 6013054this page to see games ranked by GameSpot review score.