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# UK video game chart 16 May 2011
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## UK game sales chart: the multiformat top 10 best selling video games in
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the UK. Data supplied by UKIE.
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![Brink hands-on preview][1]
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The tree-huggers were right: The world of Brink sees the earth flooded through
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global-warming and mankind surviving in floating cities
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5:00PM BST 18 May 2011
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[Comments][2]
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In a terrific result for UK developer Splash Damage, their excellent online
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multiplayer FPS Brink hits the top spot at the first time of asking. Brink had
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to fight off solid competition from Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, riding the
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publicity wave of new film On Stranger Tides. Call of Duty Black Ops ontinues
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to perform well, no doubt boosted by the release of the Escalation map pack.
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Rounding off the top ten, EA's sci-fi shooter Crysis 2 makes the leap from
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16th to 9th, while off-road racer MX vs ATV Alive has en excellent finish at
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10.
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**1. [Brink][3]** **(new entry) **
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Brink may have had a few teething problems at launch, but that hasn't stopped
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this fast, exhilarating multiplayer shooter from making a huge splash in the
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UK charts. A superb, involving example of team-based play, Brink may have the
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odd annoying quirk but it's already gaining a die-hard fanbase, and deservedly
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so. Truly one of the most original, interesting multiplayer games in a long
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while.
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[**Read our full review**][3] **| [Buy Brink][4]**
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**2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (new entry) **
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Captain Jack Sparrow gets the block treatment in this latest Lego lampooning.
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After the large scale battles of Lego Star Wars III, Lego Pirates is a return
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to the more traditional Lego formula with plenty of treasure to find, things
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to smash and studs to collect. Traveller's Tale have a lot of fun with the
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source material, their hilariously brilliant portrayal of Johnny Depp's
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Sparrow a particular highlight. And with the most polished engine the series
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has seen, those golden studs have never sparkled so brightly.
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[**Buy Lego Pirates of the Caribbean**][5]
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**3. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (▼1) **
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The Latin Dance craze shimmies its way onto Wii and Xbox Kinect in this
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fitness workout. Kinect players must match the dancer's movement on screen,
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while the Wii version comes equipped with a special belt to attach the Wii
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remote to in order for the game to recognise your moves. Should appease fans
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of Just Dance who want to add a little more latino to their party.
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[**Buy Zumba Fitness (Amazon UK)**][6]
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**4. [Portal 2][7] (▼2)**
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Portal 2 is a masterful creation from Half-Life creators Valve, combining
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exquisite design and brilliant storytelling to create a bona fide masterpiece.
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Portal 2 pits you as Chell, attempting to escape the clutches of deranged AI
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GLaDOS. Using the portal gun to solve the test chambers that GLaDOS challenges
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you with is superb, mind-bending fun, Valve constantly throwing new ideas in
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the mix. Portal 2 is constantly funny too, with sharp turns from Ellen MacLain
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as GLaDOS and Stephen Merchant as your sidekick Wheatley. Add in a brilliant
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co-op mode, and Portal 2 has all the ingredients for videogaming at its very
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best.
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[**Read our full review**][7] **| [Buy Portal 2][8] (Amazon UK) **
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**5. [Call of Duty: Black Ops][9] (▼4) **
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Bolstered, no doubt, by what analysts are called the world's biggest
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entertainment launch, Call Of Duty: Black Ops was bound to be a huge seller
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based on the power of its brand alone. The fact that it's actually a great
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game into the bargain almost feels like icing. Players have a campaign mode to
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blaze through, which while short, is far better written and more engrossing
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that those of any of Black Ops's predecessors. However, the multiplayer is
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what most punters stumped up their cash for, and in this area, Black Ops
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doesn't disappoint. Aside from lengthy list of match types, perks, maps,
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weapons and huge levels of customisation available, Black Ops boasts its own
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currency system (COD Points - CP), new Wager Matches - in which players can
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bet their CP against all comers - and Combat Training, an introduction to the
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multiplayer experience for players who always found the online arena too
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intimidating. Top that off with some of the best shooter action available and
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Black Ops earns its status in a walk as one of the best releases of 2010.
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[**Read our full review**][9] **| [Buy Call of Duty Black Ops][10] (Amazon
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UK)**
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**6. [Mortal Kombat][11] (▼3)**
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This is officially the ninth entry in to the infamously gory brawler, but
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tries to recapture the rebellious nature of the original 1992 arcade hit by
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going back to its roots. It succeeds terrifically. It might not be the most
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precise or balanced fighter around, but provides a satisfying, hyper-violent
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game with a pervasive sense of fun. It never takes itself too seriously,
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despite the lashings of blood and return of the gruesome 'Fatality' finishing
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moves, and allows developer Netherrealm to pile on the modes and events,
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including a daftly enjoyable story mode. Recommended, but be warned, it earns
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every inch of its 18 rating.
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[**Read our full review**][11]**[ ][12]| [Buy Mortal Kombat][12] (Amazon UK)
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**7. [Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars][13]** **(▼5)**
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The delightful Lego formula undergoes a few tweaks in the third Star Wars
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themed title. Based on the cartoon series set in between Episodes II and III
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in Star Wars canon, The Clone Wars serves up the most polished visuals and
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combat of the series. It even introduces a light helping of real-time-
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strategy, as you control the Republic forces in chaotically pitched, sprawling
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battles. But the heart of the game remains, with wonderful humour, and the
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intoxicating feeling of there always being something to build, play with, or
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just plain smash to bits. Still the go to series for children-parent co-op
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gaming, the little plastic figures show no evidence of losing their shine.
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[**Read our full review**][13] **| [Buy Lego Star Wars III: The Clone
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Wars][14] (Amazon UK)**
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**8. [FIFA 11][15] (▼6) **
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The engine has been tweaked and polished to give the on-pitch action a greater
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sense of realism; ball physics are far better, ping pong passing has been
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eliminated and players look and act more like their real-world counterparts.
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With smooth online play which allows for 11 versus 11 player matches, a
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condensed player and manager mode (which thankfully isn't broken) and gameplay
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that hits the sweet-spot between reality and fantasy, Fifa 11 is arguably the
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best football sim on the market.
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_[**Read our full review**][15]_ **| [Buy FIFA 11][16] (Amazon UK)**
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**9. [Crysis 2][17]** **(▲16)**
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Crytek's technically astonishing FPS series returns, and this time it's on
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consoles too. Climbing into the game's trademark nanosuit is as beguiling as
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ever, offering players varying tactics to take on the nefarious CELL soldiers
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and invading alien force. However, Crysis 2 is a little more linear than its
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forebears, taking cues from the scripted bombast of Call of Duty. Set in an
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immaculately realised New York under siege from an intergalactic threat,
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Crysis 2 is a thrilling, if familiar, rollercoaster ride.
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[**Read our full review**][17] **| [Buy Crysis 2][18] (Amazon UK)**
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**10. MX vs ATV Alive (new entry) **
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The latest entry in THQ's off-road racing series is most notable for its
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experimental pricing structure, with the boxed product coming in at a low
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price to be supplemented by paid DLC. It will be interesting to see how the
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scheme pays off. Either way MX vs ATV Alive** **should provide off-road fans
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with the same enjoyable trick-based racing the series is known for.
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[**Buy MX vs ATV Alive**][19]** (Amazon UK)**
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**Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2011 [UKIE][20] Ltd. **
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## [Video Games][26]
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* ### [Technology »][28]
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* ### [Microsoft »][29]
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In technology
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### [UK video game chart 16 May 2011][33]
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## [VIDEO GAME TRAILERS »][39]
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### [Renegade Ops - Teaser Trailer][40]
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[![Renegade ops game][41] ][40]
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Renegade Ops puts players in a mobile commando unit sent behind enemy lines to
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defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination.
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### [Exclusive: LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - official trailer][42]
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### [Call Of Duty: Black Ops - Escalation DLC Trailer][43]
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### [LA Noire - new trailer][44]
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### [FEAR 3 - 'Ides Of March' Trailer][45]
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### [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Reverie DLC Trailer][46]
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### [Forsaken World - launch trailer][47]
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### [Star Wars: The Old Republic - Fate Of The Galaxy trailer][48]
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### [Spanking video game pulled from UK][49]
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### [LA Noire Gameplay: Investigation and Interrogation][50]
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### [Call Of Duty: Black Ops - 'Berlin Wall' DLC trailer][51]
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TECHNOLOGY ADVICE AND REVIEWS
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### [Samsung Galaxy Tab: Review][52]
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[![Samsung Galaxy Tab][53] ][52]
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Slick, well-designed and highly usable - it's clear that Samsung's new Galaxy
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Tab tablet computer represents a real challenge to Apple's iPad
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### [Photoshop Elements 9 review][54]
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### [Just Dance 2 video game review][55]
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