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Mafia II at top of UK all format chart
Posted: 31.08.2010 13:27 by Simon Priest Comments: 6
2K's Mafia II has perched itself atop the UK all formats chart with the Xbox 360 taking 52% of the racketeering pie, with PS3 at 41% and PC 7%.

All of the previous top hitters in the UK got bumped down a rung on the ladder, that's Kane & Lynch 2, Toy Story 3 and Red Dead Redemption.

UNICO, who represent Italian-Americans, claims to have had a victory over the NYC launch party for Mafia II calling it a "dismal failure" with not a Take-Two exec in sight. Still the UK seems to have lapped up the "ethnic bashing" quite well. See our review.

Here is the UK all formats chart for the week ending August 28th.

Comments

By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Aug 31, 2010
herodotus
Just goes to show we are in the dregs of the year as Mafia II is by all accounts just okay. Looking forward to Sept - Nov, and of course the Pre-Christmas Sales.
By Wowerine (SI Elite) on Aug 31, 2010
Wowerine
no wonder. This will go only up form now on.
By Ridgy (SI Core Member) on Sep 01, 2010
Ridgy
Well lets hope they go on to make a better Mafia III.
I won't be picking the game up.
By Wowerine (SI Elite) on Sep 01, 2010
Wowerine
There will be DLCs. First one is already inbound for 10$
By Jake_SI (SI Elite) on Sep 02, 2010
Jake_SI
The demo for Mafia II was ok, but nothing special. In some ways I was saying 'this is a far better looking GTA', but then at other times I felt extremely restricted from abilities I'd become accustomed to having in a GTA-style games. I'm still undecided as to whether I'll bother purchasing the full game. Depends how much money I have to waste over the coming months.
By Ridgy (SI Core Member) on Sep 05, 2010
Ridgy
I would get it but I just have waaay too many games that I'd prefer to have than this and sooo little cash :( (being 15 and all)