Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 1 October
1 (NE) FIFA 06
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
2 (1) Burnout Revenge
(PS2, Xbox)
3 (NE) Far Cry Instincts
(Xbox)
4 (NE) Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
(PC)
5 (NE) Conflict Global Storm
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
6 (2) The Sims 2 Nightlife
(PC)
7 (5) Burnout Legends
(PSP)
8 (4) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Winter Assault
(PC)
9 (3) Brian Lara International Cricket 2005
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
10 (NE) Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
11 (6) Fahrenheit
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
12 (NE) Advance Wars Dual Strike
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
13 (7) Total Overdose
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
14 (8) Juiced
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
15 (NE) Sonic Gems Collection
(PS2, Gamecube)
16 (13) Heroes of the Pacific
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
17 (15) Rainbow Six Lockdown
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
18 (12) Lego Star Wars
(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)
19 (27) Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition
(PS2)
20 (9) Delta Force Black Hawk Down
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
It's that time of year again: FIFA 06, the latest instalment of EA's big-hitting footie franchise, is in stores and in at number one. And with Burnout Revenge at two, The Sims 2 Nightlife at six and Burnout Legends at seven, one might say that EA is the dominant force in the top 10 this week.
But fear not, there are some non-EA entries in the chart: Ubisoft's beautiful Xbox-only Far Cry Instincts enters at three; PC expansion pack Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion settles at four; and Conflict Global Storm makes a rather trouble-free entry at five.
This year's Mortal Kombat offering, Shaolin Monks, enters at 10, while Nintendo's highly-rated Advance Wars Dual Strike for DS takes position 12.
Retro gaming with Sonic Gems Collection is the last new entry in the top 20, with a place at 15. And PSP sales of Rockstar's Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition push the mod-'em-up into 19th place from 27.
Nintendo's cutesy pups Nintendogs make their European DS debut this week, after a warm welcome in the US and Japan. While Peter Molyneux's highly anticipated god sim Black & White 2 arrives, and Brothers in Arms takes on its second campaign of the year in Earned in Blood.
Leisure software charts compiled by ChartTrack
(C) 2005 (UK) Ltd
