UK Top 10 games chart: Sniper Elite V2 hits top spot, Call of Duty makes comeback!

The Gadget Show  Tuesday 08 May 2012

Looking at this week’s most purchased games, it’s clear the UK’s gaming fans love shooting stuff. Sniper-rifle action game Sniper Elite V2 is the number-one selling game in the UK this week, relegating Prototype 2 to second. And it seems the recent Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 announcement has got fans back in love with Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 3 has returned to the top ten.

Last week’s number one was the gruesome open-world game Prototype 2, where players fight must battle against the infected hordes of New York in the virus-stricken city. The next four places are dominated by EA games: FIFA 12, FIFA Street, Mass Effect 3 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.

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Love for Kinect Star Wars took another knock. The hands-free Jedi simulator dropped a place to seven ahead of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The competition between war shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 took another twist this week because Modern Warfare 3 shot up four places to make the top ten.

The rise in places presumably comes off the back of last week’s Black Ops 2 announcement. A world premiere trailer revealed a new futuristic setting taking place in 2025 with robots, remote-controlled machines and lots and lots of explosions. Don’t be surprised to see Modern Warfare 3 climb further. 


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Elsewhere new PlayStationVita game Mortal Kombat only managed 33rd place. Does it deserve to place higher?

The UK top ten game are as follows:

1. Sniper Elite V2

2. Prototype 2

3. FIFA 12 Check our review 


4. FIFA Street Check our review

5. Mass Effect 3

6. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13


7. Kinect Star Wars Check our review

8. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

9. Battlefield 3 Check our review

10. Modern Warfare 3  Check our review