Battlefield 1942 takes the top position thanks to a bargain price and the release of the Secret Weapons of WWII expansion pack. Jedi Knight opens big, and Homeworld 2 also does some nice business, proving the strength of that 3D RTS franchise.
The best-selling PC games according to NPD Group/NPD Techworld for the week of September 14-20, 2003, are as follows:
Rank / Title / Publisher / Average Price
1 / Battlefield 1942 / EA / $29
2 / Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy / LucasArts / $49
3 / Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII / EA / $25
4 / The Sims Deluxe / EA / $42
5 / Flight Sim 2004: A Century of Flight / Microsoft / $52
6 / Homeworld 2 / Vivendi Universal / $48
7 / EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath / Sony / $27
8 / Madden NFL 2004 / EA / $35
9 / The Sims: Superstar / EA / $30
10 / Diablo II / Vivendi Universal / $20
The list above ranks games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our Top 100 page.