EverQuest: The Planes of Power tops sales chart

Sony Online's EverQuest: The Planes of Power expansion pack claimed the top spot on the NPD PC sales chart in its first week on sale. RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, which was on top last week, slipped two places to number three, while The Sims: Unleashed retained its number-two position.

This week's other new entries were Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania at number six and Infogrames' Backyard Baseball at number 10. The three games bumped out of the top 10 by this week's new entries were Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Battlefield 1942, and Globalstar's Racing Games 5-Pack.

Best-selling PC games for the week of October 20-26, 2002:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average Price
1 / EverQuest: The Planes of Power / Sony / $27
2 / The Sims: Unleashed / Electronic Arts / $30
3 / RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 / Infogrames / $27
4 / The Sims Deluxe / Electronic Arts / $41
5 / Unreal Tournament 2003 / Infogrames / $44
6 / Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania / Microsoft / $30
7 / Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos / Vivendi Universal / $52
8 / Medal of Honor: Allied Assault / Electronic Arts / $47
9 / The Sims: Vacation / Electronic Arts / $30
10 / Backyard Hockey / Infogrames / $20

The list above ranks games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013054Top Games page .