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UK Video Game Chart: MGS4 knocked off the top

Chart Track reports that Metal Gear Solid 4 has lost its place at the top of the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart after only one week at No.1. It's Activision's LEGO Indiana Jones which returns to the top for a second week.

Atari's Alone in the Dark debuts at No.3, and is followed by GTA 4 at No.4 and Wii Play at No.5. Other new entries include Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII at No.10, Top Spin 3 at No.12 and Cooking Guide at No.19.

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paul_war5787d ago

Well Lego is all formats, but still a shame for MGS.

Not bad for Alone in the Dark & I hope Civ Rev can hang in there.

Superfragilistic5787d ago

Civ Rev is fantastic. It's all I've played the last week, except for the odd MGO and NG2. It's easily the best strategy title I've ever played on a console and the increased pace, combat emphasis and reduced micromanagement make it a joy to play. Multiplayer is wicked. :)

FreeMonk5787d ago

seeing that GTA4 was stuck at the top of the charts for weeks and weeks, it's a shame that MGS4 got knocked off by a far inferier game of Lego Indiana Jones!!

I know the LEGO IJ is multi-platform, but I'd hope MGS4 would have a couple of weeks at number one.

I'm sure if Sony trimme £50 / $50 off the console price, the console plus copies of MGS4 would fly of the shelf!

solidt125787d ago

LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES , Wow, I can't even be mad at lego's because they are cool.

solidt125787d ago

Im just glad it is still beating GTA IV and a new comer Along in the Dark.

SUP3R5787d ago

Report this story as fake!!!
The official numbers show MGS4 on top!

Superfragilistic5787d ago

Neither is false or as Super puts it fake. Both are reporting on the same data. But this article regards all titles across all platforms, whilst the other ranks titles as exclusives.

Same data but different story angles. You two should learn to read. lol

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Lex Luthor5787d ago

That was quick.
Very suprising since it's MGS4.

zypher5787d ago

MGS4 is a single platform game. Lego Indiana Jones is on like five or so systems. for that reason i'm more impressed by both the number two and number three sellers, though i don't live in Europe.

fenderputty5787d ago

MGS4 is for a much smaller niche market then Lego Indiana Jones which would sell due to the name alone.

360 man5787d ago

ha ha ha 2.1 and 2.2 trying to defend and justify the reasons for such a hefty 59% drop

fenderputty5787d ago

I'm not saying anything different than xbox fans did previous to MGS4's release when speculation was the in thing to do for MGS4 sales. This isn't a justification, its fact. It's not like the game was a wimp in sales anyway.

Gam715787d ago

Putty going of comments on here from ps3 fans before the game was released I was led to believe that mgs would be bought by every ps3 owner, and all the people that owned a ps2 but hadn't gone to ps3 was only waiting for this game to come out before joining this gen.

It hasn't turned out this way.
niche doesn't justify it.

This game will cop a lot of agro not because its a bad game but because of the claims ps3 fans made in the run up.

fenderputty5787d ago

Chart-track just came in with MGS4 on top again. Everything in here is a mute point.

Either way, I cannot speak for all PS3 fans. Only for myself. I know MGS4 is a great game that will sell well. I don't pretend to think it's the end all be all of gaming sales though.

Gam715787d ago (Edited 5787d ago )

So you can comment on xbox fans (not being one) but will only speak for yourself with regards to the ps3?

You can speak for why gamers would buy indy over mgs but now you only speak for yourself?

you think the name lego indy is more of well known in gaming than mgs!?!

You think the gaming public would know more about indy than mgs?

So the 120mil ps2 owners only a niche amount knew of mgs?
get real

And thank god for chart track.
i take it you don't mean the completely different chart which has the individual systems sales as opposed to this which goes by the game itself, as that is a different chart to this one, now you dont have to get the dutch chart.

fenderputty5787d ago (Edited 5787d ago )

Dude ... what are you going on about? I'm not speaking for the xbox community. I'm agreeing with those who commented about MGS being a rather Niche game. I've even posted in review threads supporting people who've reviewed the game less then a 9 because I believe this game isn't one that appeals to everyone. Whether its a known franchise or not.

I can't speak for all the PS3 community. When I say that, I mean that I can't take back all the idiotic things the PS3 fanboys say. I never agreed and never will agree with anyone claiming "death to the 360" due to specific game. I never said this game will be the most amazing selling game ever and will propel it past the Wii and 360. I never said this game is going to make all the current PS2 owners jump ship into the new gen. If you can't tell I'm trying not to group myself with these said people.

Also, regardless of whether or not Lego Indy is a known game, releasing it across ALL platforms and adding the name Indiana Jones to the title is bound to increase sales amongst casuals. Looks at how well Pirates sold, or transofrmers, or spiderman. All sh1t games that sold well due to a name.

zypher5787d ago

it seems like no one can have a legitimate comment or point of view without someone else automatically pushing them into a certain catagory of gamer.

@360_man

why would i need to justify anything? i have no affiliation to Konami or Sony. it only takes a little bit of common sense to deduce that PS3's low install base, MGS4 appealing to a niche market, and Indiana Jones' multiplatform availability all three contributed to the current sales turnout. i simply own MGS4, and think it is a good game.

fenderputty5787d ago

Seriously ... I know this site has more than it fair share of fanboys, but that doesn't make it safe to go around assuming everyone falls into one of those classifications.

Gam715787d ago

Fair enough fender

I understand if you wouldn't want to be lumped with them, its when you made the comment on xbox fans and about it being a niche it sounded like you was coming from the angle as them lot.

Damage control, spinning facts to suit themselves, if a website disagrees with their point of view its paid for by M$, attack halo 3 because it... gave us more of what halo and halo 2 did which you can't ask for more from a trilogy.

The problem is with so many idiots on here that want to attack attack attack if you are going to make a valid or even un-biased point law of averages states it will eventually sound like one of their comments which is what happened here.
Even they have to make a valid point by accident from time to time. You know what they say, throw enough s**t at a wall and some has to stick.

If that was your own personal point that you came to by yourself through reason and thought instead of pack mentality i accept that as it was given and can see your point.

I'll also try to remember that in the future when i read a comment from you.

dantesparda5787d ago

Why are you calling him a fanboy, when you're a fanboy too? Really everybody on this site is a fanboy (except me of course :-P). There's just varying degrees of it, that's all.

Gam715787d ago

True.

there are varying degrees.
It's the extreme thats usually what people are talking about when it comes to fanboys.

Of course I can see how you was confused not being a fanboy/girl yourself.

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niall775787d ago

its on them all right?

so PS3,360,wii,Ps2,DS,psp right

Gam715787d ago

And owners of PS3,360,wii,Ps2,DS,psp all bought a copy for all the systems they own?

zypher5787d ago

no. just that, collectively speaking, the install base of the 360, PS3, Wii, PSP and DS far outweighs just the PS3. Indiana Jones is available to at least 70 million people, versus MGS4 thats available to about 14 million currently, and thats assuming that all DS owners also own the 360, PS3, PSP and Wii.

Pornlord5787d ago

It's the fact that it sold so many copies and only on one system that made it impressive anyway. Of course lego will be up there, it's on every system and the game is mildly entertaining.

LiquifiedArt5787d ago

when your releasing on 5 systems like lego indie ofcourse. Still, MGS4 will be in the top runners for awhile its a cinematic experience like nothing else.

Gam715787d ago

People will still only buy 1 version of the game.

Multi-plat isn't an excuse. This was supposed to be the sytems best seller, in fact THE system seller.

Unless lego has sold more than a million in the uk there is no excuse for ps3 fans not to buy this.

This is what has been showcased since before the ps3 was released.
How long have people known about lego indy?

PoSTedUP5787d ago

it might of sold out who knows. if not, like niall77 said- its on all 5-6 systems wile mgs4 is on only one system.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX50d ago (Edited 50d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro50d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7250d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_50d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga50d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2349d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200050d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin50d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole50d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix50d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198950d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor50d ago (Edited 50d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198950d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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One Last Smoke - The significance of Snake's cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4

An article looking at the symbolic meaning behind the cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Hideo Kojima laments that Metal Gear Solid 4's digital battlefield 'is no longer science fiction'

Game creator Hideo Kojima is and probably will always be best-known for his creation and stewardship of the Metal Gear series at Konami, which since his departure has been more-or-less on permanent hiatus (don't mention Survive). In his almost three decades these games evolved to the point where they predicted certain problems of the information age (MGS 2), took aim at contemporary topics like Guantanamo Bay (MGS: Ground Zeroes), and ended on a profound sense of sadness about our species' inability to break the cycles of global conflict (MGS V).

It's not clear what sparked this reflection, but Kojima's been thinking about Metal Gear Solid 4, an entry that was (and unfortunately still remains) a PlayStation 3 exclusive. In that entry the player controls an aged Solid Snake in the year 2014, caught up in a civil war being fought between Private Military Companies (PMCs).

Dirty_Lemons360d ago

That was a great fucking game/ movie.

DarXyde360d ago

To this day, it's one of those games where I refuse to skip the cutscenes, no matter how many playthroughs I've done.

But if you ask me...MGS2 was bloody prophetic and has aged like fine wine. That game was blasted as the weakest entry, and yet it's so enduring. I replayed it some time last year and it was remarkable.

sadraiden360d ago

Heed not the lamentations of people that say that MGS2 is bad because of the Snake/Raiden bait and switch. Every MGS game has its own merits, and while most people consider 3 to be the best, they all shine equally in my opinion.

porkChop360d ago

@sad

I would generally agree but with the exception of MGSV. It had truly excellent gameplay/combat, but dull and largely empty open world(s), and a narrative that is literally only half finished.

I really wish Kojima hadn't tried to go open world with MGS. It just wasn't right for the series. But I get it. He didn't want to make MG anymore but he wasn't allowed to make anything else. So he had to experiment within that franchise. Still, it was the wrong direction.

Santouryuu360d ago

I have been thinking about this a lot, MGS2 being the weakest and getting blasted.
My conclusion, for some years now, it's my favorite game of the series.
Going from MGS1 to MGS2 was such a big leap, in graphics, mechanics, etc.
And now it's even more relevant for being 'bloody prophetic' as you stated.

Maybe dust of my vita and play it again...

porkChop360d ago

It's a shame we never got a remaster of MGS4. The original game only rendered at 1024x768, and it ran anywhere from like 20fps to 60fps depending on the area. A remaster could have very easily cleaned up the visuals and performance. It's such a great game. I just want to play it again but in its best possible state.

MIDGETonSTILTS17360d ago

I agree, but they did all sorts of tricks to make use of the ps3’s cell processor….they’d probably have to rebuild the game in order to make it run on another machine. And, if that involves remaking those cutscenes somehow, then itll never happen, unfortunately.

porkChop360d ago

Nah. There have been plenty of remasters of PS3 games and they've turned out fine. It can be done.

ANIALATOR136359d ago (Edited 359d ago )

You can get near enough 4k 60 with it on RPCS3 these days

FallenAngel1984359d ago

War... war never changes. Or does it? The war has changed ...did it? The answer is no! Unless it is yes! No, of course it is! Is war! Yes! No! Yes?

PitbullMonster359d ago

Ah a man of culture. Duty calls

cell989360d ago

He was always ahead with this series. MSG1 taught me about the importance of passing on our genes into future generations but in a responsible way, for they are bound to what we experienced in our lifetime. Sons of liberty taught me about global control and simulation runs to test society in a grand scale, the importance and dangers of control of information. MGS3 taught me about patriotism and how that can blind you into doing things you never would have otherwise, all for the sake of politicians who only see you as another pawn in their grand scheme of things. MSG4 taught me war is inevitable and always orchestrated because it's great for the economy. Soon simulation systems will start dictating who goes to war and why, all run through proxies. Privatization of military company are already here. We already started to see how a small group of elites dictates everything that happens. Nothing is done, nothing happens without strings being pulled.

Eidolon360d ago

You learned all this from MGS?

Tody_ZA360d ago

All that was literally the themes and core story of each game, so not surprising he learned that from MGS. Metal Gear Solid 2 in particular is so relevant today, it was more than a decade ahead of its time and a work of genius. Kojima saw what the digital future was going to become when it was in its infancy. Even MGS 5 despite being unfinished and less of a traditional Metal Gear Solid game with regards to story, had a fair bit to say about language and control over it that is relevant today.

It's a highly acclaimed series for a reason, and one of my favourite.

Eidolon360d ago

I've watched my brother play the MGS games, but I only beat MGS1 myself on the PSP in 2014, and MGSV in 2016. I took the themes and plots as lore, tbh.. trying to piece together the story of MGS rather than relating them to our current times.

Tody_ZA360d ago

It's definitely social commentary, Eidolon. You should read the "themes and analysis" section of the Wikipedia page for MGS2: Sons of Liberty for a start! Game was heavy on this.

Eidolon360d ago

I'll take a look, thanks. Actually might pick up MGS2 again (PS Vita), It's been years since I last played. Might start a new game tbh.

sadraiden360d ago

MGS2 literally predicted digital manipulation of information that we see today all the way back in 2001. MGS2 became Zucc's playbook.

Knushwood Butt360d ago

MGS taught me not to pee my pants.

cell989359d ago

Yes back in 1998 when I was 13. Throughout the years more information has been shown on this subject matters, but go back to early 2000s and information wasn't as prominent. Kojima was ahead of the game

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MaxiPower90360d ago

He was on the ball about many things. A true visionary.

sadraiden360d ago

If it wasn't for the retconning of how FOXDIE works, including clunky scenes with Naomi and Liquid, MGS4 would be a perfect game. There are so many gameplay options. It felt like us PS3 owners got something truly unique and special.

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