UK game charts: July 30-August 5

By Guy Cocker, GameSpot UKPosted Aug 8, 2006 11:39 am PT

Cars, Liberty City Stories, and New Super Mario Bros. all hold steady as newcomers get caught up in the midsummer retail doldrums.

A lack of high-profile releases means that the UK all-format games chart for the week of July 30 to August 5 remains largely unchanged from the prior week. Cars managed to hold on as the UK's top-selling game for the second week in a row, no doubt buoyed by the movie's success at the box office. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and New Super Mario Bros. also held onto their positions at two and three respectively, while Brain Training managed to jump from five to four.

Facing the height of the summer season, new releases are faring badly in the UK games chart compiled by Chart-Track. Sony's SingStar Anthems entered the chart at number 20, while THQ's Juiced: Eliminator limped in at number 38. Faring much better is EA's The Sims, with both the original and its sequel now featuring in the top 10. Promotions from retailers such as Amazon have helped the original game to make it back into the top 10 at number six, while The Sims 2 holds steady at number eight.

FIFA World Cup 2006 has dropped steadily since the end of its titular tournament, slipping from 9 to 21 this week. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 is faring much better, though. The budget-priced rerelease of Konami's football title has helped it stay in the top 10 for 14 weeks, and the game gains two places on this week's chart. The movie tie-ins for The Pirates of the Caribbean continued to do well, despite both dropping places this week, while Sony's Formula One 06 jumps four places from 14 to 10.

The summer games drought continues this week. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey finally makes it to the Xbox, along with Panzer Elite Action, while the Cargo Pilot add-on for Flight Simulator 2004 hits PC.

50 Comments

  • robbieboyd11078

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 2:11 pm PT

    if companies released some decent games over here this list wouldnt be so embarrasing

  • ardylicious

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 2:12 pm PT

    I'm embarrased to be English when i see this chart. Yes we do have stupid people here aswell.

  • rapperforfree

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 10:35 am PT

    Cars being #1? That the most childish game I have ever played. I mean the cars say "OUCH!" when you hit the bumper.

  • CMakaCreative

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 6:31 am PT

    How accurate is this list? SIMS is higher than SIMS 2? Plus they got a game that's going to be released next month rounding off the top 10. Either no one is buying games in the UK or something is very wrong. I thought the US aka Best Buy charts was bad but this takes the cake & eats it too.

  • Acid_Kitsune

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 8:57 pm PT

    ...what the hell are the ukestetians thinking?

  • metroidlink1030

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 7:45 pm PT

    Wait...a liscenced game at the top spot? WTF??!?

  • historywhiz4k

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 6:40 pm PT

    I'm just amazed that The Sims is six on the top ten list, and it was released more than six years ago.

  • RuneX212121

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 10:59 am PT

    Makes sense really, here in japan the DS has been mopping the floor with all the consoles. Thier just isnt a lot out there in the UK im guessing for the 360 fans as of yet. Ofcourse, if you ask me the DS has yet to have a good game made for it as well aside from braintrain and castlevania. I think their just crazy over here personally, in the UK as well.

    Oh well, Japan has finally started to pick up release wise and we got some nice titles in the past few weeks. Hopefully its a sign for the other regions as well.

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 6:07 am PT

    oi, we don't all play friggin cars and johnny depp games LMFAO. chavs, thats what it is. ps2-ownin' gta-playin' crazy frog cd-buyin' chavs. to hell with em. go NSMB !!!

  • lazzza

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 5:56 am PT

    The reason is simple, all the games out at the moment are quite crap, so the only people who buy them are the little kids, hence why CARS is at the top.

  • faridmon

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 5:06 am PT

    glad to see the DS is doing good, but the chart is lame, and i live in UK, i am very ashamed.
    no XBOX360? Japan and Uk don't like the XBOX360? so how could just america help this console?

  • AfterAscon

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 5:01 am PT

    You can tell how badly games are selling by the fact The Sims is in the top 10. There are simply no decent games being released over summer Xbox 360 or otherwise.
    Also how can Formula One 06 be up there when its release is Sep 28, 2006?

  • MSG-Deathscythe

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:11 am PT

    x360 launched, even half-baked, before the other 2 consoles to dominate the 3rd gen console wars, but it is obviously backfiring. I don't believe that the British have no taste, they have good DS games on the list. japan has sent the same message time and time again. I don't own Cars, but the reason why it is on top of their charts is because it is probably better than any of the games the x360 has to offer.

  • morororo

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 3:22 am PT

    The charts here are lame right now because no decent games are coming out at the moment, so we have parents buying their kids Cars after watching the movie. Simple as.

    Once some good games get released we'll see this chart change. Still aleast a bit of variety, not just 10 american football games like the US charts.

  • War-Tex

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 2:48 am PT

    CARS?!?! sheesh..............

  • kambion313

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 12:55 am PT

    looks like british people are to blame for bad games being bought and made

  • azad_champ

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 11:54 pm PT

    Come ON!!!!! What the heck is Cars first for??
    Two pirates on the top to!
    Is this a joke???

  • rulo_rezn0r

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 10:19 pm PT

    lol cars
    lol the sims
    LOL!!!

  • gamer_10001

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 6:36 pm PT

    Cars!!! Why Cars!?!?!?!?!?! Cars should have only been on there one week, its release date. So why are people still buying this game?!?!?!?

  • DRUNK_CANADIAN

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 5:19 pm PT

    quoting Empty Ski "ps2 and ds my favorite systems dominate the top ten!! Heck yea. "

    If you havnt noticed the games accompanying those systems suck (the ones mentions on the chart at least)

    And no offense to the UK, but W-T-F is wrong with them!!!!

    GTA: LS only decent one of them all, and the PSP version was better

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