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UK CHARTS: Killzone 2 triumphant

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UK CHARTS: Killzone 2 triumphant

Sony’s PS3 exclusive shooter edges Microsoft’s Halo Wars to grab the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40

After over three years of hype and unimagined pressure to perform, Sony’s PS3 exclusive first person shooter Killzone 2 has kept its nerve and debuted at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40.

The victory is all the sweeter having had to fend off the advances of Microsoft’s latest instalment to its Halo franchise, Halo Wars, which begins its charts career in second spot.

Last week’s number one, Capcom’s Street Fighter IV, is forced in to third place, though it holds off Nintendo’s Wii Fit for another week as that drops to fourth spot.

Elsewhere in the listings, Professor Layton has a strong week, climbing from 11th to fifth. Konami’s Silent Hill: Homecoming debuts just outside the Top Ten at number 11, whilst THQ’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II slip dramatically from third to 18th.

Capcom’s Wii only Dead Rising: Chop ‘Til You Drop failed to make the Top 40 this week, making it to just number 13 in the Wii listings.

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The ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 in full (for the week ending Feb 28th):
1. Killzone 2 (Sony)
2. Halo Wars (Microsoft)
3. Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
6. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Sega)
7. FIFA 09 (EA)
8. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
9. Ben 10: Alien Force (D3P)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Nice Try

posted by NiceTry Mar 02, 2009 at 7:02 pm
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NiceTry

Nice try, but KZ2 with all the hype that it was suppose to get was suppose to destroy halowars. Halowars wasn't hyped even a tenth of that of KZ2.

You say all the sweeter because it beat halowars when you should be saying, wow I barely beat halowars.

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world at war

posted by james Mar 02, 2009 at 10:07 pm
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i didn't no blizzard made call of duty:world at war

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Re: world at war

posted by john kewley Mar 03, 2009 at 10:22 am
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john kewley

well kz2 is a good game but not the ground breaking game sony hyped... I was considering buying a ps3 again, sold my last one after 3 weeks impulse buy) but after having a good playing session on kz2 i wait until ps3 finally gets a killer app. kz2 wasa good attempt but just lacks orginality..and the multiplayers is average at best....
Halo wars was a game i was expecting to be average but it turns out to be better than i expected. slightly simpliefied but that makes for some great multiplayer games. So well done HW and nice try KZ2... what will be interesting is to see if KZ2 is still there next week.. which i think be a very close race between that and Halo Wars. xbox 360 is really holding its own.. nice to see

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Re:KZ2

posted by Oracle Mar 03, 2009 at 11:11 am
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Maybe its also says something else back to Sony: PS3 exclusives are still key.

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Re: Re:KZ2

posted by nick Mar 03, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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well if 6 of my local stores are sold out till the 3rd shipment it cant be doing that badly.
stupid me dident pre order a copy now i have to wait till the 3rd shipment wich is estimated end of march :(

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Re: Re: Re:KZ2

posted by Mark Mar 03, 2009 at 7:02 pm
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Mark

If our store is anything to go by, Killzone 2 is outselling Halo Wars by about 4:1.
I would love to see actual numbers, but I dount MCV would post them, and risk upsetting their big advertiser Microsoft....

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Give Killzone its respect

posted by download9 Mar 09, 2009 at 6:22 pm
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download9

I hate when people say something like poster 3 its a good game but its not this or its lacks originality. like Halo have something that never been seen before and its a fact Halo Wars is the exact same thing as the first three but in a different gene.
then you have poster 1 face the facts Kz2 beat HW its no barly in it just give it the credit it deserve. KILLZONE 2 is great game in ever way. y'all know if it was for 360 y'all would buy the game

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Killzone 2

posted by David Haeberle Mar 24, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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David Haeberle

Killzone 2 is absolutely groundbreaking fps and I have played them all. Unless you own this game and have spent some serious time with it I suggest you not comment. I have all next gen systems and have played every fps from Halo series, Crysis and Crysis Warhead, Half Life Series, Counterstrike, Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty series (COD4 being my former favorite fps ever having played it every day for hours upon hours for a year straight holding 1st place 75% of the time), Resistance 1 & 2, Battlefield series, Unreal Tournament series, and on and on and on... Killzone 2 is miles better than all of them! Anyone who thinks any different clearly doesn't own the game and either hasn't played it or has barely touched it. I didn't think COD4 could be bested by Killzone 2 and frankly wasn't expecting much but now I have owned the game since launch and played it every day for hours and I can say without a glimmer of doubt that it is the greatest fps of all time. It's actually my very favorite game of all time. I love it waaaay better than Gears and Gears 2 (and that is saying a lot) and quite frankly Killzone 2 makes Halo 3 look like a piece of crap. Dont believe the naysayers. Believe the entire gaming press. Believe IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku, Giant Bomb, and the rest of the press. This game sets the bar so high it wont be bested for a long time and probably not until Killzone 3 comes out! It is absolutely the best, most addictive game I have ever played and from here on out is the ONLY fps that you need. It takes the best elements from all the great fps, improves upon them, and makes them into one unbelievably adrenaline-pumping bullet ridden shooter extravaganza that will grab you by the throat and wont let go! Excuse me but I hear Killzone 2 calling to me right now. MUST PLAY MUST PLAY. My 360 is going to be collecting dust for a loooooong time!

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