Despite ambivalent reviews from the British press, EA’s
FIFA Street has increased its market share once again, following its rise from number three to two last week, to become the number one selling game in the UK.
In a busy week for UK retailers, due to the Easter end of school term break, Ubisoft’s
Brothers In Arms has done well to stay at number three, ahead of the week’s other two big new releases,
TimeSplitters 3 and
Devil May Cry 3.
As for last week’s other new entries, football management simulator
Championship Manager 5 has fared less well, with a drop of three places, while
Resident Evil 4 has fallen all the way to number nineteen – a victim of the UK’s small GameCube user base.
As the Easter break continues, this coming week should also be busy, with the release of the likes of
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory,
Rainbow Six: Lockdown and
Viewtiful Joe 2. After that, though, further releases begin to become more scarce, heralding perhaps the onset of the traditional summer games drought.
| TW | LW | Title | Publisher | Formats | Weeks |
| 1 | 2 | FIFA Street | EA | PS2/Xb/GC | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | Gran Turismo 4 | Sony | PS2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 | Ubisoft | PS2/Xb/PC | 2 |
| 4 | NE | TimeSplitters: Future Perfect | EA | PS2/Xb/GC | 1 |
| 5 | NE | Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening | Capcom | PS2 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 | Rugby 2005 | EA | PS2/Xb/PC | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | Championship Manager 5 | Eidos | PC | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Konami | PS2 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo | DS | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | The Sims 2 University | EA | PC | 3 |
Official UK Leisure Software Charts (c)
ELSPA compiled by Chart-Track
