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

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