UK games charts: Pandora spanks Potter

Posted on 23 Jun 2004 at 11:08

Sultry Pandora thrashes boy wizard in bizarre caning frenzy?

Not true actually, just our way of gently attracting your attention towards the latest ELSPA UK All-Formats chart, where Sam Fisher's ongoing adventures have supplanted the boy wizard at the top of the charts.

Perhaps the most surprising entry of all though is Driv3r entering at number six - quite a feat when its official release date is actually this Friday. Whatever can be going on? Naughty retailers selling copies early we suspect, that's what... Tsk.

Other notable new entries include Shrek 2 at number five, surfing the wave ahead of this summer's big movie release and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour also tees off straight in at number ten.

Surprisingly, football seems to be fairly popular at the moment (hmm, wonder why?) a fact reflected in the twin resurgence of EA's official game of the Euro 2004 tournament at number three, and Championship Manager: Season 03/04 which climbs back up to number 12.

That's all the movers and shakers for the moment, more next week pop pickers.

ELSPA UK All Formats Chart

1 - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora
2 - Harry Potter - Prisoner of Azkaban
3 - UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
4 - Red Dead Revolver
5 - Shrek 2
6 - Driv3R
7 - Mcafee Internet Security V6.0
8 - Thief: Deadly Shadows 2
9 - Pro Evolution Soccer 3
10 - Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
11 - Norton Internet Security 2004
12 - Championship Manager: Season 03/04
13 - Hitman: Contracts
14 - The Sims
15 - Need For Speed: Underground
16 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
17 - Sonic Heroes
18 - Singstar
19 - FIFA 2004
20 - GT4 Prologue