Despite the arrival of some eagerly awaited games this month, not the least of which is Nintendo's excellent Metroid Prime, Rockstar Games' GTA: Vice City retained its position atop NPD's monthly video game sales chart. Other new arrivals this month include WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth from THQ and Splinter Cell from Ubi Soft.

　　October / November / Title / Platform / Publisher / Average Price

　　1 / 1 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / PS2 / Rockstar Games / $50

　　* / 2 / Metroid Prime / GC / Nintendo / $49

　　* / 3 / WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth / PS2 / THQ / $50

　　7 / 4 / Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 / PS2 / Activision / $48

　　6 / 5 / Yu-Gi-Oh! Eternal / GBA / Konami / $29

　　4 / 6 / Madden NFL 2003 / PS2 / Electronic Arts / $49

　　* / 7 / Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell / Xbox / Ubi Soft / $50

　　8 / 8 / The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers / PS2 / Electronic Arts / $49

　　* / 9 / Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance / PS2 / Midway / $49

　　* / 10 / Metroid Fusion / GBA / Nintendo / $28

　　The list above ranks games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013548Top Games page.