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Go F1 2009... sneaking in at the bottom.



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wow Forza 3 Still Top 10, also good for Avatar,
17 Xbox 360 Titles.



I find it surprising that the DS, the biggest hardware seller, has the lowest number of software titles. Piracy must be really insane on the device.



Currently playing on PS3: God of War III

Currently playing on Xbox360: Final Fantasy XIII

Currently playing on NDS: Chrono Trigger

ArcticGabe said:
OMG @ Just Dance....... lol
UBI won again

lol indeed ...

There can be no mistaking what Just Dance is, however. This isn't a case of a publisher or developer failing to understand how to build a multi-layered game or a critic falling well outside the intended audience. No, this is a way to bilk unsuspecting customers out of their money, plain and simple; an experience so devoid of depth or even basic game concepts that it would be considered a rip-off even if it was one of those Chinese knock-off systems masquerading as an existing console.

Just Dance has cobbled together 32 music tracks ranging from "U Can't Touch This" to "Hot 'N Cold" to "Pump up the Jam" to, painfully, "Who Let the Dogs Out?" (yet completely missed the obvious Lady Gaga title track?) where you grab a Wiimote and attempt to mimic the on-screen silhouette as it switches from one pre-set dance move to the next. That's it. No, really, that's all you do. There are no buttons to be pressed, no unlockables, no tiers of songs, no progression of any kind. You fire up the game, spaz out, and your motions are "graded" and you're given points. If not for the fact that there's a Last One Standing points elimination and red light/green light-style Strike a Pose derivation, there would be nothing to do but memorize the handful of moves and flail around.

Again, I'm fully aware of the fact that we as reviewers can be unfairly harsh on a game because it doesn't have the kind of depth or challenge that we expect from the high-budget efforts out there, but this simply isn't a game, not any more than finding the original music video on YouTube and dancing along to it while awarding yourself imaginary sprinkles and gumdrops for your performance. And Ubisoft has the unmitigated gall to charge poor, unsuspecting, uneducated consumers forty dollars for this? Amazing.

Closing Comments
I could try to talk about the visuals or the sound or sloppy way the game grades your dance moves, but I just don’t have the strength. It’s attention that the game, quite simply, doesn’t deserve. Do not buy this game. Do not rent this game, do not look at this game on the shelf, don’t even think about this game lest someone at Ubisoft find out and they prep a Just Dance 2. Such would be the end of all things, mark my words.

IGN Ratings for Just Dance (Wii)
Rating Description
out of 10 click here for ratings guide
2.0 Presentation
HAHAHAHA, “presentation.” No, there’s nothing here resembling an effort to do anything but offer a mostly-static screen with points and a gyrating series of pre-canned dance moves in silhouette.
3.0 Graphics
I suppose what’s there looks decent enough for a rather lifeless background and some varying effects, but this is not a visually impressive game by any measure.
6.0 Sound
Your tolerance of seeing the Baha Men brought back from the dead and mixed in with Blondie and The Beach Boys will directly affect how much you enjoy this game, but at least the songs sound good.
2.0 Gameplay
Attaching BS diversions like elimination or red light/green light to the same basic idea doesn’t really add variety, it only serves to remind the player that they've paid to act like an idiot.
1.0 Lasting Appeal
All songs are open from the start. There’s nothing to unlock, nothing to gain and no one to save you from beating yourself to death with your own Wiimote when this dawns on you after shelling out $40.
2.0
Terrible
OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

http://wii.ign.com/articles/105/1051389p1.html



Just Dance is the new Carnival Games.

Budget price + promotion = win.



 

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Lol at Just Dance > NSMBW. That seems kinda odd to me but whatever floats their boat I guess lol. Nice to see 6 of the top 7 games being Wii games :D

And seriously, does no one buy/sell PSP games in the UK? The piracy on the PSP seems sorta overwhelming compared to pretty much everything else. The DS is pretty easy to pirate yet it still sells lots of software.



France

1/ New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo - Wii)

2/ Wii Fit Plus + Wii Balance Board (Nintendo - Wii)

3/ Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 (Activision - PS3)

4/ Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft - PS3)

5/ Mario & Sonic aux Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver (SEGA - Wii)

 

http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-42102-charts-france-top-5-semaine-52.html



 

Thank you palancas7. I'll update the thread with the other charts tomorrow.



Ireland

 

LW

TW Title Developer Label Publisher

3 1 ASSASSIN'S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT

1 2 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

2 3 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

4 4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

6 5 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA

5 6 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

7 7 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

8 8 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

9 9 JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT

20 10 THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND HARMONIX EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

13 11 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

- 12 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

15 13 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT

14 14 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

- 15 GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR MODERN HITS VICARIOUS VISIONS REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

12 16 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI

- 17 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

17 18 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.

18 19 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2

- 20 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

 

Denmark

 

LW

TW Title Developer Label Publisher

1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

2 2 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

5 3 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

4 4 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

6 5 ASSASSIN'S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT

10 6 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

14 7 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

3 8 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS

- 9 MARIO KART DS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

7 10 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO

18 11 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR K.E. MEDIA

- 12 MIRROR'S EDGE DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

8 13 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

17 14 LEFT 4 DEAD 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

- 15 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

11 16 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT

15 17 JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT

- 18 TEKKEN 6 NAMCO NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ATARI

13 19 THE SIMS 3: WORLD ADVENTURES THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

16 20 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS



ethomaz said:

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 2 January 2010

Thank you for posting the UK charts.  You did good work.



 

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