UK charts: BioShock 2 unseats ME2
2K Games' first No. 1 since GTAIV.
2K Games' big-hitting sequel BioShock 2 has stamped to the top of the UK all-formats top 40.
This is the publisher's first number once since Grand Theft Auto IV in April 2008.
Last week's leader Mass Effect 2 dropped to eighth.
Just Dance held poise in second, FIFA 10 stretched to third and Modern Warfare 2 was nudged to fourth. Wii trio Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus followed.
Dante's Inferno was in ninth, and the top 10 was rounded off by Bayonetta, which leapt deftly from 36th into 10th.
This week's other newcomers - Star Ocean: The Last Hope (PS3) and Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii) - entered their platform-specific charts at 11th and 19th respectively.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | BioShock 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 2 | 2 | Just Dance | Wii |
| 3 | 5 | FIFA 10 | PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | 3 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 5 | 6 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
| 6 | 8 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
| 7 | 9 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
| 8 | 1 | Mass Effect 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 4 | Dante's Inferno | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 36 | Bayonetta | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 17 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | DS, Wii |
| 12 | 10 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 13 | 14 | Army of Two: The 40th Day | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 14 | Re-entry | Madden NFL 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 15 | 13 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 16 | 16 | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
| 17 | 15 | LEGO Batman | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 18 | 30 | Peppa Pig | DS, Wii |
| 19 | 12 | Assassin's Creed II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 20 | 27 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 21 | 22 | Borderlands | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 22 | 7 | MAG | PS3 |
| 23 | 24 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 |
| 24 | 18 | MX vs. ATV: Reflex | DS, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 25 | 26 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
| 26 | 20 | The Sims 3: Design High-Tech Stuff | PC |
| 27 | 23 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 28 | 19 | Football Manager 2010 | PC, PSP |
| 29 | 28 | Dragon Age: Origins | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 30 | 29 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 31 | 33 | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 32 | 37 | Darksiders | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 33 | Re-entry | LEGO Indiana Jones 2 | DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 31 | Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 10 | PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 35 | Re-entry | Up! | DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | 25 | WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 | PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360 |
| 37 | Re-entry | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box | DS |
| 38 | 21 | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 39 | Re-entry | Dark Void | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 40 | Re-entry | Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli | DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.