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What the US Gamers want.

Started by UmaSama, September 29, 2006, 03:14:46 AM

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September 29, 2006, 03:14:46 AM
US PC game charts: September 10-16
The Sims 2's Glamour-ous Life succumbs to the force of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted Sep 28, 2006 9:16 pm GMT -3

If variety is the spice of life, the US PC Charts are one of the blandest dishes on the planet. For the past two years, the top slot in the chart has almost always been occupied by World of Warcraft, the Sims 2, or one of the various Sims 2 expansions. During the week of September 3-9, the add-on The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff enjoyed its second stay at number one after dethroning WOW, which had spent much of the prior month in the pole position.

However, the monotony changed during the week of September 10-16, according to the most recent sales rankings released by the NPD Group. That seven-day stretch saw both Electronic Arts' Paris Hilton-worthy-accessory expansion pack and Blizzard Entertainment's social-life-gutting massively multiplayer online role-playing game bested by a newcomer. LucasArts' block-toy/sci-fi-film crossover Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy proved to be quite the retail force in the days after its September 12 release, becoming the first game to debut at number one since Madden NFL 07's brief stint at the top in August.

The week also saw another game do well during its first week on the market. The regular edition of THQ and Relic's Company of Heroes premiered in a solid third place, wedged in between Glamour Life Stuff and WOW, while the special Collector's Edition of the game landed in sixth place, just below The Sims 2. Despite some problems with SLI graphics-card compatibility (which has since been patched), the World War II real-time strategy title has earned sparkling reviews from numerous outlets, including GameSpot.

Besides the omnipresent WOW, Blizzard had a second game in the top 10 during the week--the Warcraft III Battle Chest compilation, which landed in seventh place. That was ahead of THQ's film-inspired minigame compilation Cars Radiator Springs Adventures (eighth), EA's Sim City 4 Deluxe (ninth), and The Sims 2 Open for Business (10th).

Five titles dropped out of the top 10 during the week of September 10-16: Star Wars: Empire at War, Civilization IV: Warlords, Half-Life 2: Episode One, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold bundle.



Today's #1 Game
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Publisher: LucasArts    Developer: Traveller's Tales
Platform: PC    Category: Action Adventure
Release Date: Sep 12, 2006    

2    The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Virtual Life Games
   release:Aug 28, 2006

3    Company of Heroes
Publisher: THQ | Platform: PC | Category: Real-Time Strategy
   release:Sep 13, 2006

4    World of Warcraft
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Category: Massively Multiplayer
   release:Nov 23, 2004

5    The Sims 2
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Virtual Life Games
   release:Sep 14, 2004

6    Company of Heroes: Collector's Edition
Publisher: THQ | Platform: PC | Category: Real-Time Strategy
   release:Sep 13, 2006

7    Warcraft III: Battlechest
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Category: Real-Time Strategy
   release:Sep 19, 2003

8    Cars: Radiator Springs Adventure
Publisher: THQ | Platform: PC | Category: Other Driving Games
   release:Jun 6, 2006

9    SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition
Publisher: Electronic Arts | Platform: PC | Category: Other Strategy Games
   release:Sep 22, 2003

10    The Sims 2: Open for Business
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Category: Virtual Life Games
   release:Feb 28, 2006

Rankings based on units sold, according to NPD figures from September 10-16, 2006

Abyssal Maw

#1
September 29, 2006, 05:37:04 AM
That Lego Star Wars game is so much fun it's unbelievable, by the way.
Download Secret Santicore! (10MB). I painted the cover :)

UmaSama

#2
September 29, 2006, 04:54:48 PM
Quote from: Abyssal MawThat Lego Star Wars game is so much fun it's unbelievable, by the way.

You mean the First one, or this one???
Cause if you're already playing a game that was released 2 weeks ago, then youre even more hardcore than myself. :p
By the way the first one really was a lot of fun.

rcsample

#3
September 29, 2006, 05:27:28 PM
I'm playing Lego Star Wars II on the Xbox...it rocks...

Anyway, if you're a fan of the first one...get it...

Best moment so far:

GREEDO SHOOTS FIRST
 
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