Army of Two at No. 1 in the UK

EA's new IP makes a big splash at retail, displacing Mario and Sonic from the head of the podium.

Just like the previous three weeks, there's a pair of characters at the top of the UK sales chart, but Mario and Sonic these guys aren't.

EA's gruff new shooter Army of Two made a belated and successful debut in the UK this weekend, arriving for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 months after its previous Christmas release date. The game sold best on Xbox 360, that console capturing two-thirds of all sales of the game.

The arrival of Army of Two pushes Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games down the chart, but it hasn't gone very far. The Sega-developed Olympics tie-in is at No. 2 this week, with the Wii version outselling the DS one this time around.

There were a handful of other incoming games this week too. Apart from Army of Two, there was Rockstar's revisiting of last year's Canis Canem Edit, released on Wii and Xbox 360 under its original title Bully, which finished at No. 4. Also arriving over the weekend were Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (8), and Koei's latest Dynasty Warriors game (19).

Below are the Top 20 games across all formats for the week ending 8 March, as determined by Chart Track:

1. Army of Two (EA)
2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
3. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
4. Bully: Scholarship Edition (Rockstar)
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
6. Frontlines: Fuel of War (THQ)
7. Game Party (Midway)
8. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (THQ)
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
10. Lost: The Video Game (Ubisoft)
11. Lost Odyssey (Microsoft)
12. Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
13. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
14. FIFA 08 (EA)
15. The Sims 2: Freetime (EA)
16. Carnival: Funfair Games (2K Games)
17. FIFA Street 3 (EA)
18. MX Vs ATV Untamed (THQ)
19. Dynasty Warriors 6 (Koei)
20. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision)

Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo