ChartSpot: October 2005
SOCOM, Madden, NBA Live, and Grand Theft Auto dominate the console charts, while PC gamers' cups runneth over with quality titles.
As is the case each October, last month saw some of the bigger guns in the battle for fourth-quarter sales begin firing. Sony Computer Entertainment America's SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs proved to be the biggest gun on the console charts, dethroning September champion Madden NFL 06 and landing ahead of NBA Live 06, both from Electronic Arts.
While all three of the top games were for the PlayStation 2, right behind was the first fourth-place finish for Sony's newest platform, the PSP. Take-Two Interactive-owned Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories enjoyed the best debut of any game on the platform, even though it didn't get as much critical praise as its console cousins.
Overall, the October console charts were dominated by PS2 games, which totaled 14 of the top 20 games that shipped during the month. Notable releases included Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (5th), FIFA Soccer 06 (7th), Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (8th), The Warriors (9th), Shadow of the Colossus (10th), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (11th), Soul Calibur III (12th), and Blitz: The League (16th).
Behind Liberty City Stories, the best non-PS2 finisher was Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness for the GameCube (6th). Slightly lower on the chart was Ubisoft's Xbox-exclusive shooter Far Cry Instincts (11th), followed by NBA Live 06 (15th) and Madden NFL 06 (19th) for Microsoft's current-gen console. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow for the DS was the only other non-Sony-platform game, coming in at 14th.
Microsoft Game Studios' Age of Empires III ruled the PC top 20 in October and was followed by a gaggle of top-tier titles. Three games had two versions--regular and special editions--which both made the chart, including Civilization IV (3rd and 16th), Quake 4 (8th and 14th), and F.E.A.R. (9th and 10th). If that wasn't enough to keep PC gamers busy through the holidays, the month also saw Black & White 2 (4th), Call of Duty 2 (7th), City of Villains (13th), and the Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasions expansion (17th) hit the market.
ALL CONSOLES | ||||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Platform | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
** | 1 | SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALs | PS2 | SCEA | Oct-05 | $49 |
2 | 2 | NBA Live 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
1 | 3 | Madden NFL 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $47 |
** | 4 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | PSP | Take-Two | Oct-05 | $50 |
** | 5 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | PS2 | Atari | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 6 | Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness | GC | Nintendo | Sep-05 | $48 |
** | 7 | FIFA Soccer 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 8 | Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | PS2 | SCEA | Sep-05 | $39 |
** | 9 | The Warriors | PS2 | Take-Two | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 10 | Shadow of the Colossus | PS2 | SCEA | Oct-05 | $39 |
** | 11 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | PS2 | Activision | Oct-05 | $48 |
** | 12 | Soul Calibur III | PS2 | Namco | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 13 | Far Cry Instincts | Xbox | Ubisoft | Sep-05 | $47 |
** | 14 | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow | DS | Konami | Oct-05 | $35 |
11 | 15 | NBA Live 06 | Xbox | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
** | 16 | Blitz: The League | PS2 | Midway | Oct-05 | $39 |
7 | 17 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
** | 18 | Ultimate Spider-Man | PS2 | Activision | Sep-05 | $47 |
4 | 19 | Madden NFL 06 | Xbox | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $47 |
** | 20 | Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | PS2 | Midway | Sep-05 | $48 |
PC | |||||
Current Rank | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Average Price | |
1 | ** | Age of Empires III | Microsoft | $49 | |
2 | 1 | The Sims 2 Nightlife | Electronic Arts | $33 | |
3 | ** | Civilization IV | Take-Two | $50 | |
4 | ** | Black & White 2 | Electronic Arts | $49 | |
5 | 3 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 | Atari | $25 | |
6 | 2 | World of Warcraft | VU Games | $44 | |
7 | ** | Call of Duty 2 | Activision | $50 | |
8 | ** | Quake 4 | Activision | $49 | |
9 | ** | F.E.A.R. | VU Games | $48 | |
10 | ** | F.E.A.R.: Director's Edition | VU Games | $54 | |
11 | 4 | Battlefield 2 | Electronic Arts | $48 | |
12 | 8 | The Sims 2 | Electronic Arts | $42 | |
13 | ** | City of Villians | NCsoft | $50 | |
14 | ** | Quake 4: Special Edition | Activision | $59 | |
15 | ** | Doom 3 | Activision | $22 | |
16 | ** | Civilization IV: Special Edition | 2K Games | $49 | |
17 | ** | Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasions | Sega | $29 | |
18 | 7 | The Sims Deluxe | Electronic Arts | $19 | |
19 | 10 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault | THQ | $28 | |
20 | 5 | Guild Wars | NCsoft | $48 |
PLAYSTATION 2 | |||||
Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
** | 1 | SOCOM 3: US Navy Seals | SCEA | Oct-05 | $49 |
2 | 2 | NBA Live 06 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
1 | 3 | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $47 |
** | 4 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | Atari | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 5 | FIFA Soccer 06 | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 6 | Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | SCEA | Sep-05 | $39 |
** | 7 | The Warriors | Take-Two | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 8 | Shadow of the Colossus | SCEA | Oct-05 | $39 |
** | 9 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Activision | Oct-05 | $48 |
** | 10 | Soul Calibur III | Namco | Oct-05 | $49 |
XBOX | |||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
** | 1 | Far Cry Instincts | Ubisoft | Sep-05 | $47 |
4 | 2 | NBA Live 06 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
1 | 3 | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $47 |
** | 4 | Blitz: The League | Midway | Oct-05 | $39 |
** | 5 | The Warriors | Take-Two | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 6 | Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $49 |
** | 7 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Activision | Oct-05 | $48 |
5 | 8 | X-Men Legends 2 : Rise of Apocalypse | Activision | Sep-05 | $48 |
** | 9 | FIFA Soccer 06 | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $50 |
7 | 10 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
GAMECUBE | |||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
10 | 1 | Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness | Nintendo | Sep-05 | $48 |
1 | 2 | Mario Superstar Baseball | Nintendo | Sep-05 | $46 |
** | 3 | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Nintendo | Oct-05 | $48 |
** | 4 | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Konami | Oct-05 | $46 |
** | 5 | Madagascar | Activision | May-05 | $23 |
** | 6 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Activision | Sep-05 | $46 |
5 | 7 | Super Mario Sunshine | Nintendo | Aug-02 | $19 |
** | 8 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom | THQ | Oct-03 | $14 |
4 | 9 | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Aug-05 | $46 |
7 | 10 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo | Dec-01 | $29 |
GBA | |||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
1 | 1 | Pokemon Emerald | Nintendo | Apr-05 | $35 |
** | 2 | Bratz : Rock Angelz | THQ | Oct-05 | $29 |
2 | 3 | Lego Star Wars | Eidos Interactive | Mar-05 | $30 |
5 | 4 | Mario Bros 3: Mario 4 | Nintendo | Oct-03 | $30 |
** | 5 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Activision | Sep-05 | $29 |
4 | 6 | Disney Princess | THQ | Mar-03 | $15 |
** | 7 | Power Rangers: S.P.D. | THQ | Sep-05 | $20 |
8 | 8 | Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy | THQ | Sep-05 | $28 |
** | 9 | Donkey Kong: King of Swing | Nintendo | Sep-05 | $30 |
6 | 10 | Madagascar | Activision | May-05 | $30 |
DS | |||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
** | 1 | Castlevania : Dawn of Sorrow | Konami | Oct-05 | $35 |
3 | 2 | Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
2 | 3 | Nintendogs: Labrador Retriever & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
1 | 4 | Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $31 |
** | 5 | Trauma Center: Under The Knife | Atlus | Oct-05 | $30 |
4 | 6 | Advance Wars : Dual Strike | Nintendo | Aug-05 | $35 |
6 | 7 | Super Mario 64 Ds | Nintendo | Nov-04 | $30 |
** | 8 | Lost In Blue | Konami | Sep-05 | $30 |
** | 9 | Zoo Tycoon | THQ | Oct-05 | $30 |
** | 10 | Madagascar | Activision | May-05 | $25 |
PSP | |||||
Last Month | Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
** | 1 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Take-Two | Oct-05 | $50 |
1 | 2 | Madden NFL 06 | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $49 |
** | 3 | Marvel Nemesis: Rise of The Imperfects | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $50 |
** | 4 | NBA Live 06 | Electronic Arts | Oct-05 | $49 |
2 | 5 | Burnout Legends | Electronic Arts | Sep-05 | $50 |
** | 6 | Virtua Tennis: World Tour | Sega | Oct-05 | $40 |
** | 7 | X-Men Legends 2 : Rise of Apocalypse | Activision | Oct-05 | $50 |
7 | 8 | World Series of Poker | Activision | Sep-05 | $40 |
3 | 9 | Namco Museum Battle Collection | Namco | Aug-05 | $40 |
4 | 10 | Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition | Take-Two | Jun-05 | $49 |
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