UK Charts

I think EA might have finally realised that decent games sell better than shit ones – review scores have been glowing for FIFA 10 this year, which have seemingly helped it become the second fastest selling game in the UK so far. True, even if it was on the mediocre side it still would have sold well. But as well as it has done? That’s questionable.

So obviously that’s #1 this week, kicking Halo 3: ODST off the top. Bungie’s blaster now sits at #3 under Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box which has risen to #2. MySims Agents is now in the top 10, up from #16 to #7, while WET drops from #9 to #14.

Gran Turismo on PSP is the next highest entry behind FIFA 10, skidding in at #12. That’s followed by Ninja Gaiden: Sigma 2 at a wobbly #26 (wobble wobble wobble) and then Risen at #29. It’s at #9 in the Xbox 360 chart, which is pretty amazing seeing it has almost come out of nowhere. And how average the review scores have been.

If Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs suddenly appears in the top 40 next week it’ll be because it’s now half price at Tesco – £12.40 on the three main formats, £9.50 on DS and £8.90 on PSP. Review scores have been around the 6/10 mark if you’re curious.

This Week’s Games

The seemingly brilliant FIFA 10 is out this week, so you can probably guess now what will be #1 in the charts on Monday. The supermarkets are having a price war on this one, with Tesco being the cheapest at £24.97 followed by Asda at £26.71. The DS version isn’t out until the middle of the month from the looks of things.

If you are desperate for a new DS game then worry not – Space Invaders Extreme 2 is out, and it’s only £12.95 at Zavvi. The first one was very good indeed. I have no idea what Amazing Adventures is about, but it’s by PopCap so it might be worth a gander.

FIFA 10 aside there’s something else big out today – the PSP Go! It’s available in any colour you like as long as you only like black and white, for £225. If you buy one and register it between 1st October and 10th October Sony will give you a free downloadable copy of Gran Turismo, which is also out today.

If you haven’t read our reviews yet, medieval RPG Risen on Xbox 360 is an ample time-waster even though it looks a bit rubbish visually while Disney Pixar tie-in Up is heavily influenced by Lego Star Wars and much better than last year’s WALL E game. It’s pretty short and easy though, but you’d probably expect that from a kid’s game.

Anything else? How about Ninja Gaiden: Sigma 2 on PlayStation 3 (now with extra bouncy breasts), the apparently mediocre TMNT Smash Up on Wii and snowboarding sim StokEd on Xbox 360. And no, that isn’t a typo.

Next week: Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Scribblenauts, Spore Hero, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, NBA 2K10 and the awesomely titled Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!