Oz game charts: Sept. 11-17

SYDNEY, Australia--Lego Star Wars II exerted a Sith-like grip on the Australian game charts in its first week of release, with LucasArts' and Traveller Tales' latest taking up three of the top 10 positions in the overall sales charts, according to data trackers GfK Australia.

Lego Star Wars II for the PlayStation 2 was Australia's best-selling game for the week of September 11 to 17, with the game's Xbox and Xbox 360 versions landing in the fourth and eighth positions, respectively. The game was also a prominent feature in most other console-specific top 10 charts.

Xbox 360-exclusive Dead Rising had to settle for second place on the overall charts in its debut week, although it did manage to beat the Star Wars juggernaut in the Xbox 360-specific charts. Saints Row continues to be a strong seller in Australia, landing in third spot this week, after being number one in the previous two.

Full figures, including console-by-console breakdowns, can be found below.

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Lego Star Wars II, PS2
2. Dead Rising, Xbox 360
3. Saints Row, Xbox 360
4. Lego Star Wars II, Xbox
5. New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo DS
6. AFL Premiership 2006, PS2
7. SingStar Anthems bundle, PS2
8. Lego Star Wars II, Xbox 360
9. Cars, PS2
10. EyeToy: Play 3 pack, PS2

Top 10 Game Boy Advance Games (over AU$40)
1. Lego Star Wars II
2. Pokemon Emerald
3. Cars
4. Pokemon Ruby
5. Pokemon Sapphire
6. Pokemon Leaf Green
7. Simpson's Road Rage
8. Donkey Kong Country 3
9. Pokemon Fire Red
10. Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force

Top 10 GameCube Games (over AU$50)
1. Super Smash Bros.: Melee
2. Pokemon xD: Gale of Darkness
3. Mario Party 7
4. Super Mario Sunshine
5. Mario Smash Football
6: Paper Mario: 1000 Year Door
7. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
8. NFS: Most Wanted
9. Resident Evil 4
10. Cars

Top 10 PC Games (over AU$20)
1. The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
2. World of Warcraft
3. The Sims 2: Open Business
4. The Sims 2
5. Lego Star Wars II
6. The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff
7. The Sims Deluxe
8. Age of Empires III
9. The Sims 2: Nightlife
10: Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over AU$40)
1. New Super Mario Bros.
2. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
3. Nintendogs Chihuahua
4. Lego Star Wars II
5. Mario Kart
6. Tamagotchi Connection
7. Cars
8. Animal Crossing: Wild World
9. Big Brain Academy
10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Top 10 PS2 Games (over AU$50)
1. Lego Star Wars II
2. AFL Premiership 2006
3. SingStar Anthems Bundle
4. Cars
5. EyeToy: Play 3
6. Buzz: The Big Quiz Bundle
7. GameTrak Real World Golf
8. SingStar Rocks! Bundle
9. NFS: Most Wanted
10. FIFA 2006 Platinum

Top 10 PSP games (over AU$40)
1. Tekken Dark Resurrection
2. Gangs of London
3. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
4. GTA: Liberty Cities
5. Loco Roco
6. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 06
7. NFS: Most Wanted
8. Lemmings
9. NBA Live 2006
10. Crash Tag Team Racing

Top 10 Xbox Games (over AU$50)
1. Lego Star Wars II
2. NRL Rugby League 2
3. Cars
4. Black
5. NFS: Most Wanted
6. V8 Supercars 3
7. FIFA 2006
8. Over the Hedge
9. 50 Cent Bulletproof
10. Madden NFL 2007

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over AU$50)
1. Dead Rising
2. Saints Row
3. Lego Star Wars II
4. Call of Duty 2
5. Enchanted Arms
6. Madden NFL 2007
7. Perfect Dark Zero
8. Project Gotham Racing 3
9. Dead or Alive 4
10. Genuine Wireless Fun Pack (compilation)

All data supplied by GfK Australia.