Tiny Plastic Woman Beats on Half-Life

If you're looking for sales this time of year you better have something that appeals to moms and dads. Which is just another way of saying kids are currently driving games sales. Look no further than the current chart of top-sellng games released Tuesday by PC Data.

Barbie titles in the top 10 chart number three, with hardcore shooter Half-Life down at the bottom - just barely holding its own.

Here's the complete chart courtesy of PC Data.

Top-selling titles for the week of November 29 to December 5, 1998:

Games1 Barbie Riding Club (Mattel) $312 Deer Hunter II 3D (GT Int) $203 Barbie Photo Designer (Mattel) $654 Game of Life (Hasbro Int) $245 Hot Wheels Stunt Driver (Mattel) $286 Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2 (Activision) $197 Barbie Nail Designer (Mattel) $188 Combat Flight Sim (Microsoft) $419 Barbie Detective (Mattel) $3210 Half-Life (Cendant) $43 All Categories 1 Barbie Riding Club (Mattel) $312 Deer Hunter II 3D (GT Int) $203 Windows 98 Upgrade (Microsoft) $884 Blue's ABC Time Activities (Humongous) $195 Microsoft Encarta (Microsoft) $266 Rugrats Movie Challenge (Learning Co.) $247 Barbie Photo Designer (Mattel) $658 Game of Life (Hasbro Int) $249 Hot Wheels Stunt Truck Driver (Mattel) $2810 Blue's Birthday Adventure (Humongous) $24