UK Charts

Sales on the high street, specifically at Game and GameStation, have seen dozens of titles climb back up the chart – Modern Warfare 2 is up from #9 to #3, Alien Vs Predator goes from #21 to #15 and Wolfenstien is back at #38 due to being cut to £9.99 at the former retailer. Invizimals on PSP makes a surprise appearance at #28 thanks to also being heavily discounted – £9.99 at GameStation with the PSP camera, if memory serves.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - to give it’s full and correct title – is still #1 though and Just Dance is at up one place at #2 pushing Super Street Fighter IV down to #6. Iron Man 2 rises up from #20 to #12 now that the slightly lacking movie is out while Wario Ware DIY is the only new entry at #24.

The Wii’s big white hope Monster Hunter Tri had a bad week, dropping from #12 to #26.

UK Charts

Not only do we have a new #1 this week but a new #2 too. 2010 FIFA World Cup heads to the top of the top 40 chart, followed by Super Street Fighter IV at #2. God of War Collection makes its first chart appearance at #10. Monster Hunter Tri has fallen out of the top 10 already going from #5 to #12. Quick, Nintendo – put some more adverts on the TV.

Iron Man 2 at #20 is the next highest new entry. I was surprised to see that the supermarkets are selling it for £25 already. In fact, the DS version was only £15 at Tesco.

Avatar is on the rise up from #20 to #13. Believe it or not, it has been considered a flop even though it has been in the chart since being released late last year. Also, Mirror’s Edge is back at #25, presumably because Game were selling it for £3 delivered last week.

This Week’s Games

This week sees one of the first, of no doubt many, movie tie-ins of 2010 – Iron Man 2. There isn’t a single review in for it yet, but this could be because Sega hasn’t sent out review copies yet in fear for spoiling the plot. I’d wager that it’s a vast improvement over the dull original though. Out on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP.

2010 FIFA World Cup is pretty much the same game as FIFA 2010 so therefore good. It’s out on all of the above too, but not Nintendo DS it would seem.

Then there’s the less than full price Super Street Fighter IV featuring new characters (T. Hawk, DeeJay, Guy, Cody, Adon and Juri) plus a battle mode and the return of the car crushing bonus stage. The PlayStation 3 exclusive The God of War Collection is also budget priced, available for as little as £17.99 from some online retailers.

Next week: Sin and Punishment 2: Successor of the Skies, What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2, The Treasures Of Montezuma and Runaway: Twist Of Fate.