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We love charts here at GamePron, and one of the highlights of our week is receiving the latest details from ELSPA, who send us the 40 best-selling titles in Britain, as announced by the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association.
This week we see a second Just Cause taking out the top spot, with a silvery pocket monster in hot pursuit. Some bad company is in third, with a golden pocket monster close behind, and the top five is rounded out by a dancing simulator. There's some poetry in that, if you squint...
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TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES)
WEEK 12 YEAR 2010 ENDING 27TH MARCH |
| LW | TW | Title | AGE RATING | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | Just Cause 2 | BBFC 15+ | Square Enix Europe | |
| 2 | Pokemon Soulsilver | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo | |
| 2 | 3 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | PEGI 16+ | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | Pokemon Heartgold | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo | |
| 4 | 5 | Just Dance | PEGI 3+ | Ubisoft |
| 10 | 6 | Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | BBFC 18+ | Activision Blizzard |
| 1 | 7 | God Of War III | BBFC 18+ | Sony Computer Ent. |
| 3 | 8 | Final Fantasy XIII | PEGI 16+ | Square Enix Europe |
| 8 | 9 | Wii Sports Resort | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo |
| 6 | 10 | Wii Fit Plus | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo |
| 15 | 11 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo |
| 13 | 12 | Fifa 10 | PEGI 3+ | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | 13 | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | PEGI 7+ | Sega |
| 5 | 14 | Metro 2033 | PEGI 16+ | THQ |
| 7 | 15 | Heavy Rain | BBFC 15+ | Sony Computer Ent. |
| 16 | 16 | Aliens Vs Predator | BBFC 18+ | Sega |
| 17 | Prison Break: The Conspiracy | PEGI 16+ | Koch Media | |
| 14 | 18 | Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks | PEGI 7+ | Namco Bandai Games |
| 23 | 19 | Mario Kart Wii | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo |
| 24 | 20 | Assassin's Creed Ii | BBFC 15+ | Ubisoft |
| 26 | 21 | Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games | PEGI 3+ | Sega |
| 18 | 22 | Forza Motorsport 3 | PEGI 3+ | Microsoft |
| 20 | 23 | Lego Batman: The Videogame | PEGI 7+ | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 24 | Darksiders | BBFC 15+ | THQ | |
| 19 | 25 | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game | PEGI 12+ | Ubisoft |
| 27 | 26 | New Super Mario Bros. | PEGI 3+ | Nintendo |
| 29 | 27 | Football Manager 2010 | PEGI 3+ | Sega |
| 12 | 28 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | PEGI 16+ | Electronic Arts |
| 22 | 29 | Grand Theft Auto Iv | BBFC 18+ | Take 2 |
| 25 | 30 | Professor Layton And Pandora's Box | PEGI 7+ | Nintendo |
| 35 | 31 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | BBFC 15+ | Sony Computer Ent. |
| 11 | 32 | Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening | BBFC 18+ | Electronic Arts |
| 21 | 33 | Motogp 09/10 | PEGI 3+ | Capcom |
| 34 | Red Steel 2 | PEGI 16+ | Ubisoft | |
| 17 | 35 | Bioshock 2 | BBFC 18+ | Take 2 |
| 38 | 36 | Peppa Pig: The Game | PEGI 3+ | Ubisoft |
| 31 | 37 | Need For Speed: Shift | PEGI 3+ | Electronic Arts |
| 38 | Dragon Age: Origins | BBFC 18+ | Electronic Arts | |
| 39 | Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 | BBFC 15+ | THQ | |
| 36 | 40 | Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures | BBFC U | Lucasarts |
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2010 ELSPA Ltd.
Reprinted with permission.
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