F1 2010 knocks Halo: Reach from top of UK chart
Racing simulator sells more than Reach and Dead Rising 2 combined in opening week
Codemasters' racing simulator F1 2010 has knocked Halo: Reach into second spot in the UK charts, selling more last week than both Bungie's Xbox 360 exclusive and Capcom's latest, Dead Rising 2, combined.
Halo: Reach saw an 80 per cent drop in sales last week, indicating a rush of sales to gamers who saw it as a day-one purchase. 2K's Civilization V joined Dead Rising 2 and F1 2010 as the third new entry in the top four, jumping straight in at four as one of two PC-only releases in the chart.
Last week's number two game, Sony's Move-enabled Sports Champions, dropped down to fifth, with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock debuting at sixth.
Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIV takes tenth spot in the chart, despite only having been released as a PC special edition last week, with the regular PC edition coming this week. The PS3 version of the MMO is due in March, 2011.
| This Week | Last Week | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Entry | F1 2010 |
| 2 | 1 | Halo: Reach |
| 3 | New Entry | Dead Rising 2 |
| 4 | New Entry | Civilization V |
| 5 | 2 | Sports Champions |
| 6 | New Entry | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock |
| 7 | 5 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands |
| 8 | 3 | Mafia II |
| 9 | 4 | Toy Story 3 |
| 10 | New Entry | Final Fantasy XIV |
| 11 | 8 | Just Dance |
| 12 | 9 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 |
| 13 | 10 | Red Dead Redemption |
| 14 | 12 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| 15 | 7 | kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days |
| 16 | 16 | Mass Effect 2 |
| 17 | 21 | Need For Speed: Shift |
| 18 | 14 | New Super Mario Bros. |
| 19 | 18 | Wii Sports Resort |
| 20 | 15 | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 |