Aussie game charts: Sept 18-24

SYDNEY--Lego Star Wars II consolidated its hold on Australian game charts this week, with the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game staking out first and second positions, respectively, in the overall top 10.

According to data trackers GfK Australia, the Nintendo DS version of Lego Star Wars II also managed to make it into the top 10, landing ninth in the charts for the week of September 18-24.

Atari's Test Drive Unlimited for the Xbox 360 had a strong showing in its first week of release in Australia, finishing fourth behind Capcom's Dead Rising. This week also saw a PlayStation Portable game make the big leagues, with Tekken: Dark Resurrection rounding out the list at number 10.

Full figures, including console-by-console breakdowns, are as follows:

Top 10 Full-Priced Games
1. Lego Star Wars II, PS2
2. Lego Star Wars II, Xbox
3. Dead Rising, Xbox 360
4. Test Drive Unlimited, Xbox 360
5. Saints Row, Xbox 360
6. New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo DS
7. AFL Premiership 2006, PS2
8. SingStar Anthems bundle, PS2
9. Lego Star Wars II, Nintendo DS
10. Tekken Dark Resurrection, PSP

Top 10 GameBoy Advance Games (over A$40)
1. Lego Star Wars II
2. Crash and Spyro Pack Vol 2
3. Pokémon Emerald
4. Monster House
5. Cars
6. Pokémon Leaf Green
7. Pokémon Ruby
8. Pokémon Sapphire
9. Barnyard
10. Simpson's Road Rage

Top 10 GameCube Games (over A$50)
1. Pokémon xD: Gale of Darkness
2. Mario Party 7
3. Mario Smash Football
4. Cars
5. NFS: Most Wanted
6. Mario Party 6
7. Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
8. Pokemon Colosseum
9. Paper Mario: 1000 Year Door
10. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

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

Top 10 Nintendo DS Games (over A$40)
1. New Super Mario Bros.
2. Lego Star Wars II
3. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
4. Nintendogs Dachshund
5. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
6. Nintendogs Labrador
7. Monster House
8. Mario Kart
9. Nintendogs Chihuahua
10. Star Fox Command

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

Top 10 PSP games (over A$40)
1. Tekken: Dark Resurrection
2. Gangs of London
3. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
4. GTA: Liberty Cities
5. NFS: Most Wanted
6. Star Wars: Battlefront II
7. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai
8. WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 06
9. FIFA 2006
10. Tomb Raider Legend

Top 10 Xbox Games (over A$50)
1. Lego Star Wars II
2. NFS: Most Wanted
3. Over the Hedge
4. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
5. FIFA 2006
6. Black
7. NRL Rugby League 2
8. V8 Supercars 3
9. GTA: The Trilogy
10: Crash Tag Team Racing

Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over A$50)
1. Dead Rising
2. Test Drive Unlimited
3. Saints Row
4. Lego Star Wars II
5. Call of Duty 2
6. Project Gotham Racing 3
7. Perfect Dark Zero
8. Dead or Alive 4
9. Genuine Wireless Fun Pack (compilation)
10. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

All data supplied by GfK Australia.