Pandemic's
Mercenaries has solidified its position at the top of the UK video game sales charts this week, with a 33 percent increase in sales. But there's still little movement in the top ten, though the success of
Sonic Mega Collection Plus shows the continued buying power of nostalgic ex-Mega Drive (aka Genesis) owners.
The only debutant in this week's top ten is
Ace Combat: Squadron Leader (aka
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War), which moves up four places thanks to good word of mouth. Meanwhile, the only new entry of note outside the top ten is
Mario Power Tennis, which makes a creditable entry, considering the small GameCube user base in the UK, at number fifteen.
Next week shows once again the inability of UK publishers to sensibly schedule their games with a large range of high profile titles - including
Metal Gear Solid 3,
Star Wars: Republic Commando,
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath and
Playboy: The Mansion - many of which may get somewhat lost in the melee.
| TW | LW | Title | Publisher | Formats | Weeks |
| 1 | 1 | Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction | Activision | PS2/Xb | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | Sonic Mega Collection Plus | Sega | PS2/Xb | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | THQ | All | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords | Activision | Xb/PC | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Rockstar | PS2 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | Need for Speed: Underground 2 | EA | All | 15 |
| 7 | 8 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Vivendi | PS2/Xb/GC/PC | 70 |
| 8 | 12 | Ace Combat: Squadron Leader | SCEE | PS2 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 | UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 | EA | PS2/Xb/GC/PC | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | World of WarCraft | Vivendi | PC | 3 |
Official UK Leisure Software Charts (c)
ELSPA compiled by Chart-Track
