Red Dead Redemption tops UK charts again; Blur loses out to Split/Second

by David Hinkle on Jun 1st 2010 12:30PM

Rockstar's western opus, Red Dead Redemption, has saddled up and rode for first once again in the GFK Chart-Track derby. Even though it's suffered a 40% drop in sales -- likely a byproduct of those shortages -- it was enough to best UFC Undisputed 2010, which debuted at second place.

Also of note is the debut of Blur at the 14th spot -- well below Black Rock Studio's previously released arcade racing rival Split/Second (6th) and United Front Games' ModNation Racers (12th).

Source - Top 40 Entertainment Software, Week Ending May 29 2010
Source - Red Dead Redemption Still Riding High at No. 1

Tags: bizarre-creations, blur, chart-track, Microsoft, red-dead-redemption, rockstar, rockstar-games, thq, ufc-2010, ufc-undisputed-2010, uk, Xbox-360, yukes

Reader Comments (50)

Well deserved. Finished all the single player stuff last night and couldn't be happier. Time to move onto more multiplayer goodness. Can't wait to see some DLC for this game.

just fyi, the game's not over til the credits come up. I agree though, this is probably my favorite game from the past few years. I never really liked westerns, but for some reason I loved this game.

Thanks for the heads up but I did make it to the credits :)

lol, np. my buddy was like "dude, i beat the game" and i said, wasn't the ending awesome, and then he said no way man, ... happened, terrible way to end the game. and then i told him about the last mission.

That makes sense.

Split Second 'is' better than Blur!

But, not better than Modnation Racers... strange...

Well Modnation racers is console exclusive so it all makes since...

That's true, ugh... I hate platform exclusives.

Well, maybe that's a fluke..

Blur is much better than MNR...

Hmm.

Out of Split/Second and Blur, I can assure you if there was one better than MNR, it would be Split/Second by a nose...

"Well Modnation racers is console exclusive so it all makes since..."

First time I've seen "sense" spelled "since". Don't know if that's a typo, but the "i" and "e" are four keylongs away from each other. Just pointing that out, move along now.

Split/Second better than blur? HA! NEXT! Split/Second is the most boring racer i have ever played in my entire life.

Great review..

Heh...yet another Activision drone. Piss poor attempt at trashing Split Second. It is clear you have not played the game. Typical fanboy.

There are fanboys for activision? I thought there were just active trashers

@Munki: Agreed. I can't fathom how people think S/S is better than Blur.

Oh wait, sure I can. People forgot how to have fun when they aren't winning every race. Boo-f-ing-hoo.

Split/Second reminds me a lot of the first Burnout. An extremely fun, but in some ways simplistic, racer. It's extremely enjoyable but there is plenty of scope for improvement in sequels.

As for Blur, the beta was mildly entertaining. I loved how the weapons were always in the same spot - added a lot of strategy over other kart racers.

Blur vs. Split/Second. I wonder...

Oh and congrats to the incredible game that is Red Dead Redemption. It deserves every bit of praise.

And this goes out to every true gamer out there: Buy Alan Wake, you won't regret it. In my honest opinion, it's in the top 3 best games I've played this year.

Too creepy for me. Which is sad because I love MP1 & 2 and especially the TV shows on them. I guess I'll wait for someone to upload them all on youtube

True!

Alan Wake totally floored me! Crazy good game.

Split Seconds cars handle so poorly, its not even close to what you think they should do until you do a ridiculous drift and then your car can go complelety sideways. Blur feels like how a racing game of its genre should feel. The power ups add a pretty nice twist to it, and its tracks are solid. Yeah it was ok the first time a tower came down in split second, but with great lag, comes great sadness.

I would like lassos in RDR's multiplayer please.

The ability to snag an opponent with one while riding a horse, and dragging him/her over rocks, hills, bushes, and fences is greatly needed.

Lassos would be amazing if they could somehow control abuse.

Exactly, it'd be no fun to be indefinitely dragged around.

Ropes don't break? They should at least be shootable.

Yeah, easy fix to stop abuse of lasso... make a magic rule where ropes always break after 45 seconds.

Lol anyways, abuse in RdR lol. Have you played the free roam? I've spawn killed people for 20+ minutes where they couldn't go anywhere because I popped them in the head the second they spawned. That's what needs to be fixed in RdR + add lassosssss.

Cool, I have Split/Second and Red Dead Redemption at home. Its always kinda tough deciding when to play which. I've played Blur, but Split/Second is miles ahead of Blur when it comes to the funfactor.

Ditto but I've gone heavy on RDR these days. RDR has sooo much to offer and find out that u get sucked in. I played a lil Split Second the other day but had put it down for quite a few days because of RDR.

All that matters to me is that just dance is still up there.

I don't get the "Split/Second vs Blur" arguments.

They both stand their own ground, and are both good games in their own right.

Split/Second is a more simple and blockbuster style movie version of Burnout.

Blur is Wipeout meets PGR with insane online.

If I want crazy online play, Blur is my #1 choice. If I want a smaller, chaotic or interesting single player racing game, then Split/Second is my choice.

I don't see why it's one or the other. or why one is better than the other. They're both good again, in their own rights.

Obviously you can only buy one. And when you do, a representative of the developer comes to your house and brands the name of the game on your forehead.

Choose wisely!

They were both released a week apart, so inevitably they are going to be pitted against one another.

Just like movies...

And I think it's frustrating to see things like Deep Impact compared to Armageddon, yes they came out at the same time, but to say one is better than the other just because they have the same basic premise is...

Well I guess it makes sense.

Buy both. Switch it up based on what you feel like playing. They are two different games. Just like Battlefield and CoD are 2 different games in the same genre.

... I like your conclusion. I hope you have every single possible PS3 title and are able to say that they are all equally as awesome as the next. /sarcasm

"It's the Infamous/Prototype of 2010." Very different games, yet so similar in theme.
S/S was a good rent and I'll continue with it later. Didn't have problems with rubber-banding AI like many reviews mentioned. Though it's a pretty boring game to be in first place all the time, because you can't "fire" backwards, so I see why that would have been a design choice.

Blur I paid full price for and enjoying every minute. Good races and bad, I have never laughed so much watching the mayhem that happens in a crowded online race. Campaign is fine too. Unlock lust FTW.

Solar - Good comparison although Infamous was all I needed. I didn't like Prototype and barely played it after renting it. Infamous I bought day 1 after playing the demo.

And you're also right in your minor breakdown of SS. I think the rubberband AI is just what this type of game needs when playing against the CPU. I thought it would bother me but I love it. Makes the game more exciting.

I thought Blur would trash Split/Second both in reviews and in sales, but apparently people like S/S. Blur has an infinitely better multiplayer aspect though, so maybe it'll have longer legs.

I tried both demos and Blur was 10x better IMO. The handling just didn't feel right in S/S and there wasn't much sense of speed. I did really like the HUD system on S/S though. Blur's online and 4 player split screen made it worth the purchase alone, but the gameplay is just more fun, deep and unpredictable. Glad people are enjoying both though.

I agree with the handling comment. It's what put me off of Split/Second and got me interested in Blur. The game just feels right.

RDR and SS are my "one, two combo", these days, with heavy emphasis on RDR. Love both games. Blur's not getting my money.

So this list was compiled 1 day after Blur came out??? I have both games. Enjoyed Split Seconds single player game, but prefer Blur for the Multiplayer. Best kart racer in years imo....

dotzero - Hush. I'm comparing games of the same genre that came out at the same time.

Solar - I agree. Completely.

Acosta - aces. I have bioware's brand on my testicles.

Just got Red Dead Redemption today, can't wait to play it!

Don't forget..the SS demo BLEW compared to the whole game. Still confused as to why they released a demo like that. It almost made me not buy the whole game. Glad I did. It's friggin incredible.

I want the coop missions for RDR already.

i think Blur is waaaaay more fun than split/second...

Definitely deserves this!

Why is this tagged with "PC"? AFAIK, this game is not available on the PC nor has a PC version been announced.

I'd be interested in seeing the marketing budgets for both blur and split second. Even though I watch little tv, I've seen the split/second ad quite a few times, yet I haven't seen Blur once. It doesn't surprise me that split/second beat out blur in sales.

You'd think these big ol companies would understand, but ya gotta promote your game to garner the sales.

Still gotta get me some RDR! Don't care much about S/S or Blur, to be honest.

What depresses me the most is that MW2 actually seems to be moving up the chart... in other news, the amount of people in the UK eating paint as a nutrient source seems to be climbing along with MW2

Red Dead Redemption tops UK charts again; Blur loses out to Split/Second

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