The PlayStation 3-exclusive
God of War III debuted at the top of Chart-Track's weekly sales rankings for the week ended March 20, making it the second Sony-published game this year to top the all-platforms charts after Quantic Dream-developed
Heavy Rain, released three weeks ago.
Chart-Track noted that last year, Sony only had one title that reached number one --
Killzone 2, developed by Guerilla Games.
The tracking firm also said that Sony Santa Monica's
God of War III outsold its 2007 PlayStation 2 predecessor,
God of War II, by a ratio of 2.65 to 1 in the UK.
Last week's number one, Square Enix's
Final Fantasy XIII fell to number three after an 80 percent week-on-week drop in the region. The game released in the UK on March 9.
Electronic Arts' multiplatform shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 captured the number two spot for another week "only 2,000 sales away from number one," Chart-Track said.
THQ and 4A Games' atmospheric post-apocalyptic first-person title
Metro 2033 was able to crack the top 10 at number five. The game is for Xbox 360 and PC, and was created by former developers of the post-apocalyptic game
Stalker.
Below are the all-platforms rankings for the week ended March 20, which lumps together all versions of a given title.
UK All-Platforms Top 10
1.
God of War III (Sony)
2.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)
3.
Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
4.
Just Dance (Ubisoft)
5.
Metro 2033 (THQ)
6.
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
7.
Heavy Rain (Sony)
8.
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
9.
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing (Sega)
10.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
UK Individual Platforms Top 10
As a single-platform title,
God of War III for PS3 also ranked at the top of Chart-Track's individual platforms chart, which lists games by individual versions. EA's
Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight for PC just missed the top 10, coming in at number 11.
1.
God of War III (Sony, PS3)
2.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA, Xbox 360)
3.
Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii)
4.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA, PS3)
5.
Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, PS3)
6.
Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii)
7.
Metro 2033 (THQ, Xbox 360)
8.
Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, Xbox 360)
9.
Heavy Rain (Sony, PS3)
10.
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii)
