Killzone 3 takes the No.1 spot on the UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats chart for the week ended February 26, while multiplatform shooter Bulletstorm debuts at No.2.
Call of Duty: Black Ops jumps one place to No.3 on the weekly chart, ahead of FIFA 11, Just Dance 2 and Dead Space 2.
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 is down five places to No.7, while Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Wii Party and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood round off the top ten.
Top 10 (week ended February 26)
01. Killzone 3 (Sony)
02. Bulletstorm (EA)
03. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
04. FIFA 11 (EA)
05. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
06. Dead Space 2 (EA)
07. Marvel Vs Capcom 3 (Capcom)
08. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (EA)
09. Wii Party (Nintendo)
10. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
Comments
53 comments so far...
sweatyBallacks on 28 Feb '11 said:
Well Killzone 3 is the better game, don't care what CVG says.
9.2 for Bulletstorm is a scandal...K3 for the multiplayer (and probably mp alone as sp is a bit s**te) deserves a lot more. So stuff that down yer pipe and smoke it
Mark240473 on 28 Feb '11 said:
I'm absolutely lovin' Killzone 3 at the mo. I invested in the sharpshooter too, and while it took a good hour to get comfortable with, I wouldn't play the game without it. I feel (and probably look) like a proper tool whilst playing with the thing, but I always have a smile from ear to ear, so what the hell.
There has been a lot of talk about a poor story in reviews, but I've just enjoyed what has been a roller-coaster ride from start to (near) finish. I mean, what did they expect? Godfather?
And the visuals are ridiculously brilliant at times. It's the subtle lighting effects that impress the most and every area looks awesome in its own right. My fave areas so far are the jungle and the scrap yard.
Anyway, it gets big thumbs up from me. However, I reckon that the sharpshooter and move have elevated the enjoyment factor for me, so I can't recommend them enough. It is really sad, but the first time that I reloaded, using the pump action, I laughed out loud with childish glee.
altitude2k on 28 Feb '11 said:
Rawr!
headspin on 28 Feb '11 said:
loving the campaign, just finished the jetpack bit on the sea part, not played the MP yet, hopefully I'll like it more than the beta....
buffig on 28 Feb '11 said:
I couldnt agree more. The story has everything it needs to have. The visuals are stunning, Move implementation is brilliant and the gameplay is varied. The weakest moment so far is the overly simple stealth segment but that only lasted 20 minutes. PSM3 were criticising the fact that the drop ships didnt have seatbelts, i mean, I know they were being slightly tongue in cheek but it does give you an insight into how their minds were working when they reviewed it. Awesome game, in fact the best fps i've played this gen.
Art Vandelay on 28 Feb '11 said:
So, the top 3 games in the chart are all FPS's! Where's the variety? The games chart is becoming almost as stale and predictable as the X-Factor clone filled music chart!
wildhook2 on 28 Feb '11 said:
El Mag on 28 Feb '11 said:
Finished it last night. I never thought i'd side with Rico but jesus Narville is dumber than a hedgehog....a blind hedgehog....a dead blind hedgehog. Other than every cut scene with him in missing the blatantly obvious i enjoyed it. Wish people would stop treating Warzone like a deathmatch though and actually do the objectives.
StonecoldMC on 28 Feb '11 said:
Anyways congrats to KZ3 and Bulletstorm
altitude2k on 28 Feb '11 said:
Which of those statements are you laughing at? The first one?
DEZARC on 28 Feb '11 said:
Bulletstorm and Killzone 3 just came out that is why they are on the top, Black Ops is just being bought by idiots. Also FPS games are the most common.
Its all going to change with all the new games coming out in March e.g Motorstorm Apocalypse, Dragon Age 2 and Crysis 2. Those are some of the games I think are coming out in March and I think I'll be broke with the amount of games coming out
Queen Skillage on 28 Feb '11 said:
Or the second one for missing "for three levels, then you realise you've seen all the kick, whip, shoot action it has to offer" off the end?
shellster2 on 28 Feb '11 said:
@ Mark
How much was the gun peripheral?
Does it really make a big difference?
It sounds awesome and I'm a sucker for peripherals. Dammit, looks like I'm going to have to buy this now!
sway__z on 28 Feb '11 said:
Top of the Charts! ...are we surprised, it's an awesome ride (whilst the story mode lasts) and the MP is way better than K2. On the other hand, i'm sure Bulletstorm is a great game, but IMO it seems like a dirty little stop out happy to visit anyones hard(ware) Lol
K3 is a little short on MP content at mo. But that will change with Patch/DLC. I can see this game growing online beyond even the developers expectations. Goodnight B'ops...it was a short stay indeed.
dpb135 on 28 Feb '11 said:
Somehow KZ3 sold less than KZ2 in its first week
Padua on 28 Feb '11 said:
I loved the campaign for KZ3 and the graphics were amazing - I want to play it through again just to stop and take holiday snaps :-p
There wasn't any infuriating moments either like in Killzone 2 where you had to kill Radec so it was defintely less challenging but I found it just right for my taste. I'd have loved the campaign to have been longer though.
I'd gladly pay for DLC that included more campaign chapters but I can't see that happening.
I wasn't that impressed from trying the Bulletstorm demo.
I did try Warzone multiplayer and it looked stunning with all the explosions going on.
Much much better than in the demo I played.
Hope we see Killzone 4 in a years time (!)
laslowoodbine on 28 Feb '11 said:
Loving it, played the beta and then the open beta after it. Playing with the move is the way forward, makes so much difference. The only thing I would change in the campaign so far is the interruptions caused by the cut-scenes. I like the cut scenes but would much prefer it if the cut scenes where your character is present would be viewed through his eyes (in the same sense as Half Life 1 + 2).
As for the peripheral;
I bought the Sharpshooter but it doesn't work for me, it is a well built and quality product but it hinders your turning, aiming with is fine though. Still fun but I'll be selling mine on e-bay as playing with the move and nav is so much easier to handle on their own.
Dandelion on 28 Feb '11 said:
Oh yeah, because so many games have done that it already got boring...
TheLastDodo on 28 Feb '11 said:
I have played a fair chunk of Killzone 3's campaign (just gone up to space) and I'm surprised with how fun it is, it keeps throwing different stuff at you, like cool new guns or super enemies or nifty vehicle sections to break things up (which I usually find annoying in shooters.) I wouldn't say any of it is particularly original but it all runs smoothly, looks amazing, controls well and nothing outstays its welcome. I'm enjoying it so much its made me realise that I overrated Killzone 2 and It's the most fun FPS campaign I've played since CoD4. Theres not much of a story as I expected and I guess its gonna be pretty short (6 hours maybe?) but if you want an action movie type experience with lots of variety then I'd definitely recommend it.
Based on campaign alone, #1 spot is fully deserved.
slick loose on 28 Feb '11 said:
So much for the PS3 hack affecting sales...
will7476 on 28 Feb '11 said:
Killzone MP is a 10 out of 10, single player is 8 out of 10. Reviewers need to start recongising the quality of games based on their key selling point - which for Killzone is the MP. All the reviews I've read just focus on the single player aspect and base the overall score on that.
blagger on 28 Feb '11 said:
Both killzone 3 and bulletstorm are good.
I prefer bulletstorm to be fair, but i'm pleased to see killzone 3 selling well.
I think it's stay at the top will be short though.
Headsrinker on 28 Feb '11 said:
Every review i have read seems to concentrate on how 'pretty' killzone 3 looks. This is very true, but the game play itself deserves more credit than some of the reviews have given it. I finished the SP game last night and really enjoyed it, i'd definately give it a 9/10. As for the MP, its brilliant, the warzone game mode is quality and i really like the quick fire changing game modes that it offers. All in all, a QUALITY game, definately NOT a 8/10 game CVG.
gobbybobby on 28 Feb '11 said:
Well its not likely to, although its out there it is hard to do and not worse the hassle or risk for the majority of people that hack say the Wii and Xbox 360. The wii being the easiest console to pirate on, followed by the 360 it is still very hard to do on the PS3, Sony are also helping by aggressively fighting back at the people behind the hacks and getting the Devices used off the public market.
May all change tho if a newer hack is developed and its as easy as plugging a USB device in to play pirated games, the way Sony are going I doubt it. They are rumoured to be developing a new console with new anti hacking measures and protection.
Mark240473 on 28 Feb '11 said:
The gun was £40.00. I softened the blow quite significantly by trading in a game towards it, that GAME gave me £35.00 for, so I ended up paying a fiver.
The gun itself has turned a great game into a fantastic game. It just feels right. Like I said before, the pump action reload mechanism is excellent. The rumble is so strong that my whole arm shakes when I shoot. Some of the buttons are too small, in my opinion, but they are rarely used. The main trigger, crouch and zoom buttons are perfect.
Personally, I think it's probably a good investment for shooter fans. I'll be getting Socom 4 next and I'm certain that Resistance 3 will be Move compatible too.
Queen Skillage on 28 Feb '11 said:
That it sold more than Bulletstorm
Also, if you're going to rolly eyes someone, make sure it's in a coherent sentence.
almanac2015 on 28 Feb '11 said:
I'm not much into Killzone 3 single-player. I played some co-op for a while with a mate (seriously, what is with the screen size during co-op
), then played a bit of single player on my own and I found it average. I love the enemies and weapons. But the story is s**t, the characters are boring and (so far at least) I haven't enjoyed the vehicle missions. I rarely do in games. I understand a lot of people complained about the lack of variety in KZ2 but honestly all I wanted were some different environments (with colour!) and a better story.
I did consider getting Bulletstorm because I'm pretty much certain that I'd enjoy the single player mode a lot more. But the online of Killzone 3 just seems more my thing and having spent over a year away from FPS games it is what I bought Killzone 3 for.
To be fair...can you blame them? No doubt reviewers don't get a huge amount of time with the multi-player. Too many FPS games have a s**t single player mode because they recogonise that most people will buy a FPS for its online mode but when developing a game I'd say you have a duty to make sure all aspects of the game are good.
MANYOO4EVA on 28 Feb '11 said:
I can't get into the debate whether KZ3 is better than Bulletstorm or vice versa (which is sad anyway) as I don't have a PS3, but Bulletstorm is awesome. The campaign is excellent, quite lengthy and more importantly great fun. However, the Anarchy mode is fantastic and when you can pull off team skillshots with other players the satisfaction is great. Haven't had this much fun with an FPS for a long time. Can't wait for DLC and roll on Duke Nukem Forever.
will7476 on 28 Feb '11 said:
@almanac - good point, but then reviewers should make it clear that the review is for the single player part, and that a MP review will follow a week or so later. It seems very odd to review the part of some games that make up approx 10% of overall playing time, when in the case of Killzone and Call of Duty etc it is the 90% part that matters most. The CVG Killzone review in particular seemed to just say "oh, MP is good though" and then not base the overall score on that. Separate the two scores if you have to but don't give me a review for single player when most of my time will be spent on-line.
Perhaps the problem is the rush to get reviews out as early as possible, rather than wait a while and get a quality review done based on the whole game.
ricflair on 28 Feb '11 said:
I bet they put a s**t load more time and cash into the campaigns on Halo/KZ etc. If it should only be judged on the MP (regardless of what an individual will buy it for - I personally like a bit of TDM etc, but prefer campaigns), why would they spend millions and millions of dollars on it?
Part of me would actually like to see an FPS that is purely MP. s**t loads of maps and modes, lots of different ways to play, loads of match making options etc.
One thing about Crysis 2 that piqued my interest after not really falling in love with the MP beta is a half decent/substantial campaign. I haven't played a really decent campaign, outside of a sandbox/adventure game for what seems like years.
T-Jani on 28 Feb '11 said:
Have to say the MP in KZ3 is awesome the only thing wrong with it is there are not enough maps. I hated the controls in the beta but im loving them in the full game, not really sure what they done but it feels near perfect. Game needs XMB status updates though.
starsail on 28 Feb '11 said:
Killzone 3 was so powerful, it blew my PS3 up.
I have a 120 gb slim and it hit around 10pm on Friday when I opened my shiny copy of KZ3. I placed it into the PS3 and low and behold a whizzing, skippy, chug noise came from the PS3. It wouldnt eject and sounded like my PS3 was going into cardiac arrest. It failed to load and I had to slap it to get the disc out. I tried LBP2 and it failed to load that to. I could have cried as Im now without my PS3.
GAME wont replace it as its outside a year and the insurance I took out means collecting it and holding it for a week to fix it, it they cant then they'll hold it for an unspecified amount of time!
Gutted!!
I've asked a few Xbots, who claim thier PS3s gathers dust, to loan me theirs and now they claim they use their PS3s all the time (probably with the curtains drawn). Any of you Xbots wanting to give your sordid PS3 away please leme know, right now I'll happily receive delivery
Good job on KZ3 topping a cross platform game too
altitude2k on 28 Feb '11 said:
I would do, but as it turns out it's a rather useful, and fancy DVD-player
And I've never really understood the term "gathers dust" when applied to consoles. My PS3 gathers as much dust as my 360, which gathers as much as my Sky box - which is used far more often than either.
chronicwombat on 28 Feb '11 said:
erm, this is a bit ridiculous to say that killzone beat bulletstorm. not commenting about the quality of the games at all but
"Killzone 3 takes the No.1 spot on the UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack All Formats chart for the week ended February 26"
killzone came out on the 22nd and bulletstorm on the 25th so killzone had nearly a week of sales whereas bs had one day of sales to get to 2nd in the charts
starsail on 28 Feb '11 said:
Strange you should say that since I was unable to purchase KZ3 until Friday 25 February 2011, a day that will live forever, the day Killzone torpedoed my PS3. Both games (Killzone - Bulletstorm) were released on the same day.
buffig on 28 Feb '11 said:
KZ3 came out on the 25th
chronicwombat on 28 Feb '11 said:
oops i apologise 22nd was USA release date
thanks for the heads-up! credit goes to killzone3 then! impressive that they both go to the top of the charts after a day or 2 on sale.
almanac2015 on 28 Feb '11 said:
I agree. But do scores matter a huge amount? When I was deciding which game to get I checked out the EuroGamer reviews - not just the score but the reviews themselves. I think the Killzone 3 review said that fans will be disappointed with the single player since it has lost its identity, tohugh the multiplayer was an improvement upon KZ2. That was all the information I needed.
It is a shame that the single player campaign will have lowered the scores but it is marked on what is in the game.
laslowoodbine on 28 Feb '11 said:
Totally agree do scores matter, I think reviewers should be giving a body of text as a review and not a score. That way gamers and journalists are forced to re-think how they view and perceive games.
MattyR95 on 28 Feb '11 said:
I find it stupid how killzone 3 has been so heavily judged for it's story when other games like it halo, cod etc, have similar stories if not worse and halo got a load of 10s and cod gets undeserved high scores as well. I do agree that scores don't really matter though; reviewers are so inconsistent and seemingly biased in some cases that they don't really matter.
rip_it_up on 28 Feb '11 said:
I'm probably going to get flamed here but here goes.
I have been playing wii fps games since launch and i have got very good at using the wii remote and nunchuck on call of duty, mp3, ge etc.
So i decided to spend 82 quid in sainsburys on saturday on killzone3 and move because i thought from all the talk of how well it works that it would be a step from the wii remote, however im finding that its not a patch on black ops wii control wise.
Theres are just not enough options for the controls, for example i cant even have independant camera speeds for horizontal and vertical rotation
trigger button is far to sensitive end up shooting when im barely touching the trigger
Dead zones is far to big even at zero(i bought mag on sunday just to see if its the game or move limitations,and mag also had 0 dead zone which is about 2 inch wide on my tv)
I,m going to play this for a week to see if i can adjust the controls to my taste(FAST&PRECISE) if not then i reackon im going to get rid out it.
while the pointer feels smooth when aimimg it is also very floaty and impossible to stay on long distance targets
Dandelion on 28 Feb '11 said:
Oh yeah, I forgot sales always indicate which game is better, COD must be a lot better than K3 then...
Double Rolling Eyes.
craiglackenby on 28 Feb '11 said:
The review sites and the individuals that review them are getting less credible by the day. I think when you are reviewing a game because it's your job not because it's your hobby then review is going to come across unfair or favourable, it would become a chore at times instead of enjoyable.
If you head over to read the Knights Contract review @ IGN then you will see what I mean, the guy sounded p**sed off with the game and gave it 3.5/10. I rented the game as I was skint from Bulletstorm and KZ and I can honestly say there is no way it deserves such a low score. Other sites gave the game 6 and 7 but IGN have to go and give it 3.5/10 and basically insult the publisher/developer. Whoever reviewed Knights Contract at IGN must suck at games, I'm and average gamer and I got on fine with it. Yes there is some questionable design choices but nothing game breaking, if it was a FPS maybe it would of scored higher.
I do check the big sites for reviews out of curiosity but I mainly take note of independent reviewers on You-tube, some are very professional and take there reviewing games very seriously.
If you would like to watch (and read) unbiased reviews I strongly recommend you check out this guy ZeitGiestReview
I don't know this guy personally and have no reason to promote him other than:
- He reviews nearly all games fairly (Mostly sent to him from publishers)
- He doesn't give games a number score, it's just his opinion and the facts on the game.
- I don't think he gets paid as he said he works full time as a software developer, although he does have a website.
Another good reviewer is AngryJoeShow he does serious "Angry reviews" of s**t games and also parody which can be really funny. For Mindjack he done Stephen Hawkins. *laughs to his self* But with that humour there is a serious review that a lot of people value.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 28 Feb '11 said:
whose bright idea was it to put Bulletstorm a new IP against KZ3 ? seriously who ? those people need to be fired.
El Mag on 28 Feb '11 said:
Not always....but this time it did.
You listening Queen Skillage!! stop liking games somebody else doesn't, and don't dare call games somebody else likes. Next you'll be saying you like vegemite, i don't so you shouldn't either HMPH.
*eyes fall out*
steve w on 28 Feb '11 said:
I tryed the beta twice and always found it boring I dont know why everyone likes it, the objectives always seem point less I just want to kill people not do point less objectives.
I always like gears and uncharted 2s mp better.
Imaduck on 28 Feb '11 said:
Well, CVG's glossed "trolling" works again.
Compare 1 title protected by fanboys, to 1 multiplat. Observe results
Much will be simply people stating preferences, but the actual "loyalists" will arrive in time. Sooner rather than later, gives them more time to run thir mouthes
RandyTandy on 28 Feb '11 said:
Is this the individual formats chart or the multi-format chart?
If it's multi then a big pat on the back to Killzone 3 for holding off the combination sales of Bulletstorm on 360/PS3/PC combined.
JAKEevans on 28 Feb '11 said:
I DONT KNOW WHY WE'RE SHOUTING!
El Mag on 28 Feb '11 said:
It's the multi, it's got Wii Party in at number 9.
KK-Headcharge78 on 28 Feb '11 said:
Got both, both are fantastic games but not too comparable really, aside from the genre but then again a Fiat Panda is hardly like a Ferrari F40 is it?
Loving the bitchin by the trolls, keep it up, there's a prize if you dumb f**ks can get to 100 posts........ oh wait there isn't?.......... No there definitely isn't, but you'll probably get there eventually.......
Sergeant SDF on 1 Mar '11 said:
Ahhh, another notch on the barrel...
jtthegame on 2 Mar '11 said:
what is people thing with kill zone 3 the last 2 games sucked is the third game really any better or is this just a bunch of sony fanboys rising up to support sonys product despite it sucking? before anyone starts i own both ps 3 and 360. I am with people on the uncharted games, heavy rain and god of war they are all good games. but killzone come on people you can do better than that with bulletstorm for a start and even halo reach.