Dead Space 2 engineers top entry on UK sales chart

Isaac Clarke's Necromorph nightmare is a dream for EA, as Dead Space 2 reached the top spot on the all formats UK sales chart last week. According to Chart-Track, launch sales of the intense sequel were up 70 percent from when Dead Space debuted at sixth in 2008.

Sackboy took a 48 percent sales tumble, dropping LittleBigPlanet 2 into second, while FIFA 11 enjoyed the top-seated action in third. The peanut-butter-and-jelly goodness of stabbing and shooting round out the top five with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Call of Duty: Black Ops in fourth and fifth, respectively.

The week also saw the return of the original Just Dance into the top ten, meaning Ubisoft had the original and its sequel in the top ten just cha-cha-chinging away. Check out the top ten in UK sales after the break.

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending January 29:

1. Dead Space 2
2. LittleBigPlanet 2
3. FIFA 11
4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops
6. Just Dance 2
7. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
8. Wii Fit Plus
9. Art Academy
10. Just Dance