This week's ELSPA official UK game sales chart as compiled by Chart-Track sees Medal of Honor: Rising Sun retaining the number one spot, ahead of FIFA 2004 and Need for Speed Underground. This week's new entries failed to make a big impression on the top 20, with XIII debuting at number 14 and the console versions of Max Payne 2 scraping in at number 20. Gran Turismo 3 also found its way back into the top 20 this week, taking 15th position as a result of its recent price reduction to just 9.99 pounds ($17.42). Games that exited the top 20 this week included Project Gotham Racing 2, Rugby 2004, and Pop Idol.
Best-selling games in the UK for the week ending December 6, 2003:
Rank Last Week / Rank This Week / Title / Publisher / Platforms
1 / 1 / Medal of Honor: Rising Sun / EA / PS2, XB, GC
3 / 2 / FIFA 2004 / EA / PS2, XB, PS, PC
2 / 3 / Need for Speed Underground / EA / PS2, XB, PC, GC
4 / 4 / Lord of the Rings: Return of the King / EA / PS2, XB, GBA, PC
8 / 5 / The Simpsons: Hit & Run / VU Games / PS2, XB, PC, GC
5 / 6 / Tony Hawk's Underground / Activision / PS2, XB, GC, GBA
6 / 7 / True Crime: Streets of LA / Activision / PS2, XB, GC
9 / 8 / Quidditch World Cup / EA / PS2, GBA, PC, GC
11 / 9 / EyeToy: Play / SCEE / PS2
12 / 10 / Finding Nemo / THQ / PS2, GBA, PC, XB
7 / 11 / Championship Manager: Season 03-04 / Eidos / PC
18 / 12 / Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / Konami / PS2, PC
15 / 13 / Dance: UK / Bigben / PS2, PS
* / 14 / XIII / Ubisoft / PS2, XB, GC, PC
* / 15 / Gran Turismo 3 / SCEE / PS2
13 / 16 / WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain / THQ / PS2
16 / 17 / Mario Kart: Double Dash!! / Nintendo / GC
14 / 18 / Manhunt / Rockstar / PS2
10 / 19 / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Ubisoft / PS2, GBA
* / 20 / Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne / Rockstar / PS2, XB, PC
An asterisk indicates that the game did not appear on the previous week's list of best-selling games in the UK.
The list above ranks games across all formats according to retail sales in the UK. Where more than one platform is indicated for a single game, these are in order according to sales with the best-selling version first. For a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our Top 100 page.