For a second consecutive week, Batman: Arkham Asylum has countered the incoming blows of Wii Sports Resort, leaving the brooding hero perched at the very top spot of the UK sales charts. Chart Track notes the Dark Knight's sales are down 27 percent in the second week, a slide softened by Sony's PlayStation 3 price drop.
The real beneficiary of Sony's slim console is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which shot up seven spots on the charts with a 128-percent increase in sales. The PS3 versions of COD: World at War and Fight Night Round 4 also got a bump after the drop.
Source -- Batman hangs on to No1 (Chart Track)
Source -- All formats chart (Chart Track)
Reader Comments (61)
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:45PM (Unverified) said
you forgot to say that in the DEEEP!!! BATTTTMANNN!!! VOICE lol
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:09PM Gamer said
Im Batman
not what you expect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoX-HkOcEuE
this one is a compilation of all the I'm Batmans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgroQ-q-AUQ
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not what you expect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoX-HkOcEuE
this one is a compilation of all the I'm Batmans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgroQ-q-AUQ
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 4:20PM (Unverified) said
No kiddin. I'm lovin every second of Batman. Totally worth the top charts!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:19PM Special Agent Steve said
Once the PC version is released, sales will jump a lot.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:14PM Special Agent Steve said
The PC port has implemented PhysX the best out of any game to date. Combat looks much sweeter with papers flying everywhere and steam flowing around you.
All my friends on Steam are hyped.
Oh, and the early torrent doesn't even work- you can't beat the game because of some glitch. (I just wanted to try it out, I'm still buying it day 1).
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All my friends on Steam are hyped.
Oh, and the early torrent doesn't even work- you can't beat the game because of some glitch. (I just wanted to try it out, I'm still buying it day 1).
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:59PM (Unverified) said
@ The Baron
Rocksteady delayed it for a good reason - to beef up the already amazing graphics. That kind of dedication and the universal unanimous praise it's been getting doesn't deserve to be pirated. Faithful PC gamers and I think even pirate junkies will no doubt purchase Batman: Arkham Asylum
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Rocksteady delayed it for a good reason - to beef up the already amazing graphics. That kind of dedication and the universal unanimous praise it's been getting doesn't deserve to be pirated. Faithful PC gamers and I think even pirate junkies will no doubt purchase Batman: Arkham Asylum
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 10:01PM Fullmetal Salchemist said
I don't have a PC, but based on the PhysX videos I've seen, I'd say it's worth the slight delay.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:27PM TheDarkWayne said
Geez asshole. We get that you dont want to pay 60 bucks for it because you dont think it's worth it despite not having played it, but to tell other people to stop buying it?
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:30PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
you gotta say that every time?? lol...how about this...start a Gamefly account...rent it...tell them you lost it....report you CC stolen so they cant charge it....keep it moving
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:30PM (Unverified) said
How about we make a deal.
You buy Batman, and everyone else in return will stop buying Wii Sports. Sound good? It does to me.
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You buy Batman, and everyone else in return will stop buying Wii Sports. Sound good? It does to me.
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:33PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Tmac...Wii Sports? or Wii Sports Resort?? cause Wii Sports comes with a Wii....that wont stop anytime soon....lol
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:34PM (Unverified) said
Resort obviously, that's the only one you can buy.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:39PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
lol...that wont stop selling for at least 3-5 years
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:42PM CaramelZappa said
Right, because your taste in games should govern what everyone else spends their money on.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:01PM JasperLoons said
You're making 3 things that I like look bad: inFamous, LBP, and the Longhorns. Quite a feat.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:39PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
I bought Batman [against my better judgment] and haven't been able to play more than a few hours because I can't get into it at all. I fail to see the appeal beyond it having Batman, Joker, Croc etc ... I would say that I think Infamous, Red Faction: Guerilla and Killzone 2 are easily superior to Batman Arkham Asylum. But, I do want to force myself to play the game more before I completely write it off and make a final determination. It's just that I've found myself wanting to play Madden 10, Infamous and Burn Zombie Burn instead of Batman.
If anyone played the Watchmen downloadable games they will probably agree that the combat mechanics are nearly identical. I'm not sure if thats praise for Watchmen: The End Is Nigh or an indictment on Batman Arkham Asylum. I can't get past the simplistic level design and clunky combat to enjoy the atmosphere, gadgetry, riddles and Invisible Predator mode. The aspect I have most enjoyed thus far is the in depth character bios you unlock as you progress through the title.
I'm going to play it all day and night after work and really give it a fair shot to make me a believer.
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If anyone played the Watchmen downloadable games they will probably agree that the combat mechanics are nearly identical. I'm not sure if thats praise for Watchmen: The End Is Nigh or an indictment on Batman Arkham Asylum. I can't get past the simplistic level design and clunky combat to enjoy the atmosphere, gadgetry, riddles and Invisible Predator mode. The aspect I have most enjoyed thus far is the in depth character bios you unlock as you progress through the title.
I'm going to play it all day and night after work and really give it a fair shot to make me a believer.
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:22PM (Unverified) said
Finally I can look at all these sales charts and not feel like humanity might need a mass sterilization.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 3:58PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
That sounds like the rhetoric of Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Saddam, Ceausescu, Mugabe, Castro, Niyazov, Jong-il, Al-Assad, Mussolini, Marcos, Khomeini and every other cult of personality figure the world has seen.
It's good to see that you don't take the whole video game and non-confomist views too far or anything. Heaven forbid someone wants to play Wii Sports or Eye pet instead of Batman Arkham Asylum. Whats next, T-Mac? You going to consider using Auschwitz gas chambers full of zyklon b on all the non conformist?
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It's good to see that you don't take the whole video game and non-confomist views too far or anything. Heaven forbid someone wants to play Wii Sports or Eye pet instead of Batman Arkham Asylum. Whats next, T-Mac? You going to consider using Auschwitz gas chambers full of zyklon b on all the non conformist?
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 5:28PM (Unverified) said
You mean with the 1 "big" game they have coming out this holiday season? (and I use big figuratively, don't consider what is basically a DS port a big game)
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:26PM OMGOMG said
I finally beat the game this morning.
SPOILERS??!!
I was a little disappointed with the ending. All the way until Killer Croc's lair, I thought the game was incredible. After that, it went downhill a little. It's still awesome, but it went from an elite game to just "great".
That's just me though. Still my favorite game this year. I agree with GI's 9.5/10.
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SPOILERS??!!
I was a little disappointed with the ending. All the way until Killer Croc's lair, I thought the game was incredible. After that, it went downhill a little. It's still awesome, but it went from an elite game to just "great".
That's just me though. Still my favorite game this year. I agree with GI's 9.5/10.
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:32PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
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Why didnt you like the ending?? Wanted to actually FIGHT joker and no just pull him down??
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Why didnt you like the ending?? Wanted to actually FIGHT joker and no just pull him down??
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:52PM CaramelZappa said
(More Spoilers)
Well honestly after the scene before the final fight I wanted to fight the Joker as a giant Bane-like Batman.
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Well honestly after the scene before the final fight I wanted to fight the Joker as a giant Bane-like Batman.
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:56PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I kinda did too...but I cant remember a storyline where that happen....
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:28PM (Unverified) said
I beat the game a while back I still play it a couple of hours a day. Challenge rooms are awesome!
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:30PM nadomars said
i'm savoring it right now. but i'm amazed at how little i've completed after all the time i've put in. it says i'm only 25% in! the longer the game takes the better for me, and then I still have another playthrough for some riddler trophies, and then the challenge maps. this game was definitely worth it to me
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:32PM (Unverified) said
You can only get about 85%-87% doing everything in single player. The other 15-13% is getting top ratings in each of the challenge rooms, which is pretty hard.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:32PM B3astofthe3ast said
It's amazing how CoD4 continues to sell, even with a newer CoD on shelves. I guess even regular consumers know the difference between IW and Treyarch.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:33PM Babel said
The challenge rooms are what makes the game killer for me. Campaign was great fun, but shaving seconds of your Silent Knight time to beat your friends on the leaderboard has an addictiveness to match any game I can think of.
Just goes to show you don't always need multiplayer to add replay value.
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Just goes to show you don't always need multiplayer to add replay value.
Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:33PM Typicalgamer said
awww, you should've put a better picture like batman sword fighting in wii sports.
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Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:41PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
PS3 price drop is kicking ass....if it outsells the Wii for the Month in the US that will be CRAZY...if it outsells the DS that will be OMGWTFBBQ!!!
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