GTA: San Andreas Back on Top

Rockstar's epic beats down Halo 2.

A week after Halo 2 displaced Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from the top of Chart Track's UK best-seller list, Rockstar's freeform action game is back at No 1, with Halo 2 falling down to fourth position in the face of strong competition.

In a week that saw two of the most anticipated releases of the year, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas demonstrated its resilience by edging out Need For Speed: Underground 2 for the top spot.

EA's car-modding racer in turn pushed Half-Life 2 into the third position on its debut weekend. Despite only coming in third for the week, Half-Life 2 still performed well enough to make it the third fastest-selling PC game ever.

The two best-performing new entries, Need For Speed: Underground 2 and Half-Life 2, have both been hotly tipped for the year's best sellers, and it is expected that the current top rankers - together with a handful of upcoming titles - will be jostling for the top positions for the remainder of the year.

Rounding out the top five was THQ's latest wrestling title, WWE: SmackDown! Vs RAW.

Here are the top 10 best-selling games in the UK for the week ending 20 November:

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar)
2. Need For Speed: Underground 2 (EA)
3. Half-Life 2 (Sierra)
4. Halo 2 (Microsoft)
5. WWE: SmackDown! Vs RAW (THQ)
6. FIFA 2005 (EA)
7. The Getaway: Black Monday (SCEE)
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Konami)
9. The Urbz: Sims In The City (EA)
10. Football Manager 2005 (Sega)

Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games