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Tiger roars to the top of UK chart

By Guy Cocker, GameSpot UKPosted Sep 2, 2008 4:10 am PT

US golfer scores his first-ever debut at the top of the all-formats UK top 40; Too Human enters at number eight.

While Tiger Woods has never struggled to make an impact on the UK games charts, today marks the first time the golfer's game franchise has debuted at the top. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 hit the summit of the all-formats top 40, beating out competition from other new entrants Too Human at eight and EA stablemate The Sims 2: Apartment Life at 11.

Despite the change at the top, the rest of the chart contained many familiar names. The Olympics may have closed nine days ago, but both Mario & Sonic and Beijing 2008 clung onto positions six and nine respectively this week. Wii Play and Big Beach Sports also stayed on the charts in the exact same positions they held last week, at numbers five and seven. Tiger Woods' entry on the chart forced last week's number one, Mario Kart Wii, down to number two, while Wii Fit also lost a place and dropped to three.

This Friday marks the start of the run-up to Christmas, with a number of high-profile releases. EA's Spore is a likely contender for next week's number one spot, although it will have to fight off Mercenaries 2: World in Flames and Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise. Also set for release is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky from GSC Gameworld, and Infinite Undiscovery from Square Enix.

29 Comments

  • spiny

    Posted Sep 6, 2008 4:02 pm PT

    How does one "roar to the top" anyway? Stand with your back to a hill and roar with enough force that you are pushed uphill?

    Your editor has run amok.

  • zintarr

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 8:50 pm PT

    WALL-E kicks your @-s-s

  • Ninja_RaVeN

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 8:53 pm PT

    wow I'm disappointed at the UK

  • ndidus

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 2:22 pm PT

    PLease stop buying carnival games! i am sick of seeing it up there now.

  • Rickhavoc2

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 9:49 am PT

    Jesus wheres the good games

  • drangel_jam

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 9:07 am PT

    this top10 is so mediocre, it's not even funny. It's hard to believe that Too Human couldn't make any better.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 8:10 pm PT

    I didnt find this years tiger woods game to be fun

  • monty_4256

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 5:27 pm PT

    lol only games there worth anything are mario kart wii fit and too human
    the rest are garbage

  • aaronmcadam

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 4:59 pm PT

    This just shows the sorry state of gaming at the moment..

  • fenwickhotmail

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 3:37 pm PT

    Thank you for posting the list.

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 3:31 pm PT

    Hmm, an unusual move. Seemingly there must either be a lot of golfers or Tiger Woods supporters out there.

  • loopy_101

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 2:14 pm PT

    What the hell...Tiger Woods in the top spot?

  • ShadowVari

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 1:59 pm PT

    I honestly didn't see this one coming O_O

  • familyguyrokz

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 1:34 pm PT

    British Wii owners appear to have remarkably bad taste.

  • iboo01

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 12:08 pm PT

    wow

  • raverrozza

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 11:37 am PT

    raahsnavj!LOL!

    I have already blocked number 4 from the conciousness!!

  • elozl

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 10:47 am PT

    unbelievable !

  • raahsnavj

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 10:35 am PT

    Ah, fixed. That is one thing I would have to say I like about GS's news. If you mention an improvement or clarification they will add it in...

    They were probably trying to save the UK from the humiliation of having Carnival Games be #4... but blaming themselves (with the GSwide thing) was a noble attempt at a save.

  • Tony-Harrison

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:41 am PT

    There are a lot of new gamers in the UK since the Wii came out. Interesting to see a couple of 360 games on the list.

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