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Fable 2 tops the UK charts, manages to beat football games photo

Fable 2 was released in the United Kingdom this Friday, and local boy Peter Molyneux will be pleased to know that it boldly swaggered into the sales chart top slot. In a list that contains both FIFA 09 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, that's pretty damn impressive.

I was finally able to sit down and play Fable 2 this weekend. It's bloody good and I have no reason to complain about the Xbox 360 exclusive's number one position. It has already given me much more enjoyment than the first one, which is a tremendous relief. More British games should be of Fable 2's caliber. 

Anyway, that's good news for Lionhead, and for people who like to see good games getting bought. Hit the jump for the UK's top twenty.

1    FABLE II MICROSOFT -
2    FAR CRY 2 UBISOFT -
3    FIFA 09 EA SPORTS 2
4    PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 KONAMI 1
5    SAINTS ROW 2 THQ 3
6    DEAD SPACE EA GAMES -
7    LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 4
8    WII FIT NINTENDO 5
9    MARIO KART WII NINTENDO 6
10    MIDNIGHT CLUB: LOS ANGELES ROCKSTAR -
11    WII PLAY NINTENDO 8
12    DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO 18
13    STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED LUCASARTS 7
14    CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES 2KPLAY 11
15    MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA 12
16    TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 EA SPORTS 9
17  GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK REDOCTANE 17
18    BIG BEACH SPORTS PLAY THQ 15
19    BEN 10: PROTECTOR OF EARTH D3P 20
20    BROTHERS IN ARMS: HELL'S HIGHWAY UBISOFT 10







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Leathersoup's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 12:15
Leathersoup
Lionhead has done an impressive job of this game. I didn't even realize that I cared about any characters in the game until I went to the Spire.
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 12:30
Danmartigan
Nicely done, Lionhead, well deserved. Also FC2 is a good game so I'm happy to see that one following in second.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 13:03
ArrestedDeveloper
Silly Jim, you mean it beat soccer games.
glandseck's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 13:14
glandseck
Fable II's a lot of fun but damnit if it's ever buggy. Many, many glitches and crashes later, it manages to corrupt my savegame. Come on, Microsoft... This is the 2nd time this happened to me and both were 360 games; ever heard of quality control?
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 13:22
Trevor McGee
Fable 2 is a decent game, and it's pretty fun. But the first Fable was superior to it in my opinion.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 13:30
vexed alex
I'm in love with Fable II despite it's obvious flaws.
Drakonikarma's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 13:52
Drakonikarma
As long as something other than a football game tops the UK sales charts then I am content.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/28/2008 15:48
Anus Mcphanus
I'm surprised how well Far Cry 2 has done. I thought Dead Space would have taken that 2nd place slot. Next week though it'll all change with either Fallout 3 or Quantum of Solace at the top
Murumasa123's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/29/2008 07:45
Murumasa123
It was funny to see all my American chums playing Far Cry 2 and all ym Brit mates one fable.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/29/2008 09:46
Holyetheline
I love watching this game succeed.
Archanai's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/30/2008 02:12
Archanai
I'm sure the guys behind Brother's In Arms are really pleased to see that their game is being beaten buy a game released by Cartoon Network.
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