Dead Space 2 Leads UK Charts Over LittleBigPlanet 2

Visceral Games' sci-fi horror sequel Dead Space 2 led the UK video game retail charts this week, topping last week's leading title, LittleBigPlanet 2, reports tracking firm Chart-Track. Dead Space 2 experienced a 70 percent increase in launch week sales compared to the original Dead Space, which launched in the holiday season of 2008. For the week ended January 29, LittleBigPlanet 2 and FIFA 11 rounded out the top three on the all-platforms chart, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood inched its way up to number four. Nintendo's Art Academy for DS and Ubisoft's Just Dance made their way back into top 10, taking spots nine and 10, respectively. Titles falling from the top 10 this week include Mass Effect 2, Kinect Sports, and Gran Turismo 5. Below are Chart-Track's all-platforms sales charts, which include unit sales of all versions of a given title, and the individual platform charts, which treat individual SKUs separately. UK All-Platforms Top 10 1. Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts) 2. LittleBigPlanet 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment) 3. FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts) 4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) 5. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision) 6. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) 7. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts) 8. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 9. Art Academy (Nintendo) 10. Just Dance (Ubisoft) UK Individual Platforms Top 10 Both console versions of Dead Space 2 made the top three on the individual platforms chart, with the Xbox 360 version at number one and the PlayStation 3 version at number three. Sandwiched between both versions of Dead Space 2 was Media Molecule's recently-released LittleBigPlanet 2. 1. Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) 2. LittleBigPlanet 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment, PS3) 3. Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts, PS3) 4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii) 5. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft, Xbox 360) 6. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Wii) 7. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision, Xbox 360) 8. Art Academy (Nintendo, DS) 9. FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts, Xbox 360) 10. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii)