advertisement

US PC game charts: May 7-13

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted May 25, 2006 9:40 am PT

Sims 2 add-on retakes top slot from Guild Wars Factions; Rise of Legends gives solid debut, Oblivion, GRAW, WOW all remain players.

Can anything stop the Sims phenomenon? Apparently not, this side of an asteroid sterilizing the Earth. Electronic Arts' ever-popular franchise once again lorded over the US PC game charts during the week of May 7-13. The top title was The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff, a content add-on that brings various domestic items and gameplay aspects to The Sims 2. Despite being released around 18 months ago, the original Sims 2 was the sixth best-selling PC game of the week, just ahead of its Open for Business expansion.

Speaking of holdovers from November 2004, World of Warcraft was the number two game of the week, yet again showing the masses' desire to emigrate to Azeroth. It was followed by newcomer Guild Wars Factions, the first stand-alone expansion for NCsoft's free massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

The PC editions of two of the most popular Xbox 360 games were also represented. 2K Games and Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion continued to sell well, landing in fourth place. Ditto Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter from Ubisoft, which took the fifth slot.

Last but not least, it wouldn't be a PC top 10 without some real-time strategy titles, and the week of May 7 was no exception. The last three games on the list were all RTS games, with Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends conquering eighth place, Age of Empires III overrunning ninth, and Star Wars: Empire at War taking 10th.

24 Comments

  • Phantsy16

    Posted May 31, 2006 2:32 pm PT

    World of warcraft is always up there. WOOHOO

  • Gr33nHippo

    Posted May 30, 2006 12:49 pm PT

    goooo Guild Wars!!! i didnt realize that people actually bought sims expansion packs

  • trenchermanX

    Posted May 27, 2006 6:28 pm PT

    I always found the sims to be to be too boring with no REAL payoff.I can't understand how people find it at all entertaining, but not understanding doesn't mean I hate it. None the least. But I do wish Oblivion held the #1 spot, not some add-on or expansion pack, particularly not one with the words "family" and "fun" in the title. Hey guys at EA, can you milk the sims ind. more please? Yeesh!

  • Tranceplant

    Posted May 27, 2006 10:45 am PT

    Rise of Legends should sell more. Great game.

  • o0pIumM

    Posted May 26, 2006 10:28 pm PT

    Amazing how many lemmings there are in the world. Oh look a real life simulation of real life. What kind of retard falls for that one?

  • KayHangman

    Posted May 26, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    I couldn't get into the original Sims, and didn't bother with Sims2, but I'm quite happy to see a game that can be played by most anyone be a great seller. It's unfortunate that the rest of the industry can't find a way to attract that loyal and broad a fanbase.

  • trancejeremy

    Posted May 26, 2006 1:42 pm PT

    Guild Wars I don't understand the popularity of. It's not really an RPG, more of an action game. And most people simply sit around a town with their characters dancing and calling each other names that were childish when I was in school 20 years ago...

  • trancejeremy

    Posted May 26, 2006 1:37 pm PT

    I like the Sims (I've probably played it 5 days a week since getting it), but the family fun thing is such a rip off - no new gameplay, just new meshs for existing objects.

    OTOH, unlike say, Horse Armor for $3, at least it comes on a disc

  • Atomic_Mutant

    Posted May 26, 2006 12:43 pm PT

    I think there will be a time when the Sims series will be looked in retrospect with all the fondness and reverence that people associate now with Myst. Or probably that would be in the way of commemorating the release of the Sims X twenty five years down the road. I am just surprised that there are no derivative knock offs from competitors of EA, in that they just seem to have thrown in the towel. I guess some PC game developers are just happy that the Sims alone legimitizes the format of PC gaming after all.

  • aura_enchanted

    Posted May 26, 2006 11:26 am PT

    i disliked the sims games, they are somewhat entertaining for the first 1hour and half is say GWF sgould still be #1

  • faridmon

    Posted May 26, 2006 9:07 am PT

    if sims is easy to play for gamers and non-gamers, how come i can't play them? i burned my house when i played sims in my friend house, that game is hard, for me at least.

  • Jamaipanese

    Posted May 26, 2006 6:52 am PT

    Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends...i better go pick that up

  • shizwill03

    Posted May 26, 2006 6:20 am PT

    LOL!!!!!

    I am SOOO buying that this weekend.

    I have every expansion pack but that one.

    --Notes self--

  • chrisdojo

    Posted May 26, 2006 5:05 am PT

    WoW and Oblivion...... sweet. but teh sims?????????

  • bunty_007

    Posted May 26, 2006 4:33 am PT

    Sims are realy good (but in PC)

  • rohver

    Posted May 26, 2006 1:34 am PT

    what is so good about sims that its always up there?

  • GreyFoxV1

    Posted May 26, 2006 12:33 am PT

    So glad Ghost Recon for pc is selling well it is what every (console to) pc port should be like: ADAPTED FOR PC AND GOOD.

  • Zelos-W

    Posted May 26, 2006 12:02 am PT

    Me no like the sims... Gets boring after playing for about 2 hours..

  • jakeboudville

    Posted May 25, 2006 10:40 pm PT

    not the sims again

  • nintendorocks

    Posted May 25, 2006 8:33 pm PT

    The Sims will probably always be on top so get used to it. The great thing about the Sims is that it attracts gamers and non-gamers alike. Anyone can play The Sims.

The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff Quick Links

Summary | Reviews | News | Images | Downloads | Answers | Hints & Cheats | Forum | Check Prices

Check Prices

eBay $19.95 SHOP ›
advertisement
advertisement
Click Here
The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff Boxshot Enlarge the boxshot
The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff

Game Stats

Full Game Details »Close

Games you may like…

Users who looked at content for this game also looked at these games.

See More Similar Games
advertisement