UK Game Charts: May 7-13

By Guy Cocker, GameSpot UKPosted May 16, 2006 4:22 am PT

FIFA World Cup and Tomb Raider: Legend hold on to the top spots, with a football theme running through the rest of the chart.

EA's 2006 FIFA World Cup maintained its stranglehold on the UK charts again this week, with Tomb Raider: Legend sticking around at number two. Football fever has taken over, with four out of the top 10 titles based on the beautiful game. Championship Manager 2006 has climbed up to three, Pro Evolution Soccer 5 has reentered at four, thanks to a budget release, and FIFA Street 2 holds onto its longtime chart position at nine.

Disappointingly, there are no new entries in the chart this week. The Sims 2 managed to fight its way back into the top 10 at number eight, forcing Metroid Prime: Hunters and Buzz!: The BIG Quiz out of the listing. Every other game in the chart, which includes The Godfather, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, fell down the chart. Next week's major releases include X-Men: The Official Movie Game and Urban Chaos, so check GameSpot UK to see how well they fare.

52 Comments

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted May 21, 2006 4:29 pm PT

    British people love their soccer.......... being from mexico I understand your passion

  • rooksley

    Posted May 21, 2006 2:36 am PT

    I can't believe FIFA is at the top, c'mon you morons buy Pro evo and then realise how crap fifa really is!
    Your only buying because it has FIFA on the box...durr...dribble!

  • cjek

    Posted May 18, 2006 10:25 am PT

    Yeah if Spore gets the right publicity it will dominate the charts for years- The Sims series hasn't in my memory left the UK top 20 since the game's launch in 2000, and another innovative game like Spore will probably do the same. As for Ice Age 2, it just awfully embarrasing to see it there

  • matparkerbinbro

    Posted May 18, 2006 8:46 am PT

    Movie licenses and big franchises sell well in britain plus we tend to go nuts for anything EA and the sims 2 is now on consoles so thats why its higher expect Spore to do as well

  • dunleeruk

    Posted May 18, 2006 6:54 am PT

    I'll explain Ice Age,

    Alot of kids in Britain think its cool to own a PS2 and thus shun other consoles like Nintendo's offerings (except for the GBA or GB Colour) and Xbox. They Want PS2 because its the most comprehensive console at the moment, it cater's better to younger and older gamers, with such crappy titles like Sponge Bob, Crazy Frog Racer, Bratz and the like.

    Thats why kids go wild for PS2 and PSP as the PSP is the must have present. I know kids who come into the shop i work at and want a Ceramic White PSP even though they already have a black one. Kids how have rich parents affect the chart because they want crummy happy games.

    I am an avid gamer, and you will find all the kids and chavs (townies whatever) have PS2's because they like only Football and kids games.

    Ice Age 2, well Ice Age 2 is really there because of nagging kiddies and their rich parents

  • bobreturns

    Posted May 17, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    ice age is a poular film in britain

    BRITAIN RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • bobreturns

    Posted May 17, 2006 1:31 pm PT

    what is wrong with that football is british so we like it i am british so it doesn't suprise me

  • Gohanmohan

    Posted May 17, 2006 10:01 am PT

    LOl we love our footy mate. Still doesn't explain Ice Age...

  • faridmon

    Posted May 17, 2006 9:58 am PT

    so those who buy madden (i don't know whta the heck it is) aren't casuals?
    just because u americans like american football, doesn't mean the whole world find that sport exciting, i have been in japan, norway, egypt and even sauidi arabia, they all like football (and if i ask them about american football they say, those guys are bunch oxes who slam into each other) football is what real sport all about.
    do u get it america, oh no u don't because u'r freaking far from other continents.

  • nsoufiani

    Posted May 17, 2006 9:40 am PT

    yer i live in teh UK and its very strange. I mean people here love football and they will buy ANYTHING as long as it has football in it. EVEN FIFA! its very weired and I wish i was in America where PROPER games get released alot earlier! I HAVE TO WAIT OVER A MONTH FOR NEW SUPER MARIO BROS!?!? NO WAY im importing it I aint waiting!

  • darkera

    Posted May 17, 2006 6:31 am PT

    having lived in boston the early years of my life and now living in England, and being a neutral i see where the yanks and the brits are coming from, both sides have different tastes, u just gotta pick ur choice, i like my footy(soccer) and adore my Footbal, so i got both, Madden n Pro EVo, u can call it the best of both worlds, lol

  • ralphh

    Posted May 16, 2006 10:11 pm PT

    yeh football is! wierd combinations in that list!
    Ghost recon on #6 what a suprise!! comeon its amazing!

  • dbzevil

    Posted May 16, 2006 8:12 pm PT

    world cup forever too

  • GameQ22

    Posted May 16, 2006 5:52 pm PT

    To all that live in the UK, i would like to appologize for my fellow ignorant Americans brothers that don't understand other peoples culture.

    USA is going back to the quarter finals, and MLS will be the best league in the world! I live and die by my New England Revolution, and laugh at all who sit in that stadium durring the winter! Do Americans LOVE the true football, well there's at least one (:

    ~GameQ

  • Sandman100

    Posted May 16, 2006 5:48 pm PT

    I dont understand the people in the UK at all Ice Age 2. But some other games on the listed or ok.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted May 16, 2006 5:03 pm PT

    You can actually smell World Cup fever in the UK... dayum!

  • Manatassi

    Posted May 16, 2006 4:33 pm PT

    Blegh its just because of all the Chavs that own PS2s

    Kwzy please dont make it worse lol

  • Kwzy

    Posted May 16, 2006 2:42 pm PT

    UK people have cool tasty..
    americans su..

  • dcl1993

    Posted May 16, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    ps is still better.

  • NextGenAdam

    Posted May 16, 2006 1:00 pm PT

    Wow seeing that makes me ashamed to be british... To be frank, there's so much cr*p!!!

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