Official UK game sales chart

Command & Conquer: Generals did what was expected of it this week, debuting as the highest new entry in ELSPA's official UK game sales chart. What was a little surprising is that the PS2 version of The Sims retained the number-one position ahead of it, albeit with a little help from the original PC version this time around. This week's other new entry was Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, which came straight in at number three and relegated the likes of The Getaway and GTA: Vice City to unfamiliar territory in the process.

A little further down the chart, both Caesar III and Max Payne managed to find their way back into the top 20 thanks to recent budget releases, while The Sims Deluxe and The Sims: Unleashed saw their long runs in the chart come to an end.

Best-selling games in the UK for the week ending February 15, 2003: Rank This Week / Rank Last Week / Title / Publisher / Platforms
1 / 1 / The Sims / EA / PS2, PC
2 / * / Command & Conquer: Generals / EA / PC
3 / * / Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance / Midway / PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA
4 / 3 / The Getaway / SCEE / PS2
5 / 2 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar / PS2
6 / 5 / FIFA 2003 / EA / PS2, Xbox, PS, PC
7 / 4 / Unreal II: The Awakening / Infogrames / PC
8 / 7 / Dancing Stage: Party Edition / Konami / PS
9 / 9 / The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers / EA / PS2, GBA
10 / 11 / Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex / Vivendi / PS2, GC, Xbox
11 / 8 / James Bond 007: NightFire / EA / PS2, Xbox, GC, PC
12 / 10 / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / EA / PS, PS2, GBA, PC
13 / 6 / SimCity 4 / EA / PC
14 / * / Caesar III / Vivendi / PC
15 / 16 / Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 / EA / PS2, Xbox, PC, GC
16 / * / Max Payne / Rockstar / PS2, Xbox, PC
17 / * / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / EA / PS, PC, GBA
18 / 12 / Dancing Stage: Euromix / Konami / PS
19 / 19 / Medal of Honor Frontline / EA / PS2, Xbox, GC
20 / 17 / Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 / Activision / PS2, PS, Xbox, GC

An asterisk indicates that the game did not appear on the previous week's list of best-selling games in the UK.

The list above ranks games across all formats according to retail sales in the UK, as compiled by Chart-Track. Where more than one platform is indicated for a single game, the platforms are listed in order according to sales, with the best-selling version first. For a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013054Top Games page