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UK chart: Halo 2 lands an uppercut to GTA's jaw

Tuesday 16-Nov-2004 1:06 PM All is as predicted in Chart Land as Halo 2 hits the top

For anyone that was surprised at the outcome of Rocky 2, 3 and 4, seeing Halo 2 on-top of the UK all-format chart might come as a bit of a shock. For the rest of us, it's a sign that maybe we should place a bet on what'll be the Christmas number one after all.

Master Chief's second outing shifted over 260,000 copies in its first three days of release, making it the third fastest selling videogame ever. And the two games in front of it? GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, which remains at number 2 after selling a staggering 677,000 copies in its first two days on sale and passing the million mark last week.

Apparently Halo 2's done some brilliant penetration though, with every 1 in 6 Xbox owners picking up a copy. It'll be interesting to see if it can stick like a plasma grenade to the top spot next week.

Further back there's some big new entries for the PS2 with WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw in at 3. A good job for the latest instalment in the long running Smackdown! series considering the calibre of opponents above it.

Not doing so well are a trio of Sony new releases. The Getaway: Black Monday breaks up the mini football war of FIFA 2005, Football Manager 2005 and Pro Evolution Soccer 4 by lodging itself in at 6. Much further down the list is Eye Toy: Play 2 at number 14, with Ratchet and Clank 3 one place behind at 15.

Also stumbling into the chart is The Urbz: Sims in the City that enters at 9. We're sure Electronic Arts won't be too worried though as their key releases have a habit of clinging to the charts and doing the unthinkable - actually climbing positions rather than gradually falling, as demonstrated by The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age climbing 2 places to 8.

The Incredibles is the final new entry this week sneaking in at 19, not a bad job as the tie-in incredibly (sorry) hit stores 2 weeks before the movie is even released in cinemas. Expect this one to rise in the coming weeks.

Next week we predict another festive shake-up as Half-Life 2 makes its presence felt and the Christmas list brigade hit the streets in full force. Could we see GTA back on top? Ooh... the suspense!

Here's the UK All-Format top 20 for week ending November 13 in full:

01. Halo 2
02. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
03. WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw
04. FIFA 2005
05. Football Manager 2005
06. The Getaway: Black Monday
07. Pro Evolution Soccer 4
08. The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
09. The Urbz: Sims in the City
10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
11. Shark Tale
12. Tony Hawk's Underground 2
13. The Sims 2
14. Eye Toy: Play 2
15. Ratchet and Clank 3
16. Burnout 3: Takedown
17. Star Wars: Battlefront
18. Pok�mon Fire Red
19. The Incredibles
20. Pok�mon Leaf Green

Alex Huhtala

// Interactive

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