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Doom 3 shoots in at number one

Top 20: Spider-Man 2 finally meets its match after five weeks hogging the top spot

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 14 August

1 (NE) Doom 3
(PC)
2 (1) Spider-Man 2
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)
3 (5) Athens 2004
(PS2)
4 (2) Driv3r
(PS2, Xbox)
5 (NE) The Chronicles of Riddick
(Xbox)
6 (4) Need for Speed Underground
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA)
7 (3) Shrek 2
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)
8 (9) Formula One 04
(PS2)
9 (7) FIFA 2004
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA, PSone, N-Gage)
10 (11) The Sims: Bustin' Out
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA, N-Gage)
11 (22) America's 10 Most Wanted
(PS2)
12 (10) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA)
13 (8) Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)
14 (15) The Sims
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC)
15 (6) Sonic Heroes
(PS2, Xbox, Cube)
16 (13) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)
17 (NE) Catwoman
(PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)
18 (14) Pro Evolution Soccer 3
(PS2, PC)
19 (18) The Simpsons: Hit and Run
(PS2, Cube, Xbox, PC)
20 (16) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
(PS2, PC)

The chart finally gets the shake-up it's been crying out for with Doom 3, as predicted, storming in at number one and knocking Spider-Man 2 down a slot after it spent five webby weeks at the top spot.

Athens 2004 benefits from the Olympics kicking off and moves up from five to three, while the well-received Chronicles of Riddick - an Xbox exclusive - makes its mark with a respectable chart debut at number five. Rounding out the new entries this week is shoddy film vehicle Catwoman, which slinks in at 17.

The big surprise though is that trashy PS2 shooter America's 10 Most Wanted - in which you can gun down the likes of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden - inexplicably zips up from 22 to 11. Wonder how much publishers Play It paid for the official Osama licence?

Leisure software charts compiled by ChartTrack
(C) 2004 (UK) Ltd

 
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Doom 3

Genre: Shooter
Release date: Apr 4, 2005
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Vicarious Visions
Designer: John Carmack
Features: Progressive Scan (480p), Widescreen, Dolby 5.1
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS
2 player CO-OP
4 player VS
Online
4 player VS
9 AWESOME
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