UK Charts

Usually we grumble about movie tie-ins selling well, but word has it that Toy Story 3 is surprisingly inventive so we have no issues with it entering at #5 in the chart. But what’s this? Dance on Broadway has gone from #4 to #2, pushing LEGO Harry Potter to #3. That’s a grumble right there, that is.

Crackdown 2 holds onto the top chart position for a second week running while a surge titles have shot back up, presumably due to the release of the new Xbox 360. Alan Wake has gone from #23 to #11, Bioshock 2 from #24 to #12 and Split/Second up from #22 to #16. Forza 3 makes a re-appearance at #39 too.

Transformers: War for Cyberton is the biggest faller of the week, dropping from #19 to #35. If it doesn’t manage to outsell last year’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tie-in then there really isn’t any justice in the world.

This Week’s Games

Crackdown 2 has certainly taken its sweet time coming but reviews have been good. Even EDGE liked it, handing out an 8. If anything, the zombie-like enemies will do for target practice until Halo: Reach is released in a few months time.

The only other two games out this week are both on Wii and according to GameRankings nobody has reviewed them yet. PokePark Wii looks like being one for the under 10s – the Japanese trailer shows a string of rather simplistic looking mini-games. Marines: Modern Urban Combat on the other hand is a budget priced first person shooter. There’s a trailer on YouTube that’s good for a giggle – everybody appears to have wooden limbs and soiled pants.

Next week: Toy Story 3: The Video Game and Puzzle Quest II.

I don’t care what other people think – graffiti is art. If you see yourself as the next Banksy or have an artistic streak then you might like to know that Ruffian Games are looking for images to decorate the walls of Crackdown 2 with. You also get your name in the game’s credits.

Full details are here, but the basic rules are that it must be clean, it can’t be somebody else’s work, and has to be 1024 x 1024.