This week's ELSPA official UK game sales chart as compiled by Chart-Track saw Ubi Soft's multiplatform Splinter Cell take the number-one position for the third week in a row. The was no movement in the top five positions on the chart, although X2: Wolverine's Revenge enjoyed a jump up to sixth from position 11.
There were no new entries in the UK chart this week, although Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex and Grand Theft Auto III managed to get back into the top 20 at the expense of The Legenc of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Devil May Cry 2.
Best-selling games in the UK for the week ending April 26, 2003: Rank This Week / Rank Last Week / Title / Publisher / Platforms
1 / 1 / Splinter Cell / Ubi Soft / PS2, PC, XB
2 / 2 / The Sims / EA / PS2, PC, XB, GC
3 / 3 / Championship Manager 4 / Eidos / PC
4 / 5 / FIFA 2003 / EA / PS2, XB, PS, GBA
5 / 4 / Primal / SCEE / PS2
6 / 11 / X2: Wolverine's Revenge / Activision / PS2, XB, GC, GBA
7 / 7 / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar / PS2
8 / 12 / Dancing Stage: Party Edition / Konami / PS
9 / 6 / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / EA / PS2, PS, GBA, PC
10 / 9 / Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon / Ubi Soft / PS2, XB, PC
11 / 8 / The Getaway / SCEE / PS2
12 / 16 / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / EA / PS, PC, GBA, GBC
13/ 10 / Vietcong / Take-Two / PC
14 / 13 / Spider-Man: The Movie / Activision / PS2, XB
15 / 14 / Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance / Konami / PS2, XB, PC
16/ 17 / Rayman 3 / Ubi Soft / PS2, GBA, PC, XB
17 / * / Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex / VU Games / PS2, XB, GC
18 / 20 / Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 / EA / PS2, XB, GC, PC
19/ * / Grand Theft Auto III / Rockstar / PS2, PC
20 / 15 / The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers / EA / PS2, XB, GBA, GC
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 listed for a single game, they are listed 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 Games page.