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UK Charts: Aliens Colonial Marines takes top

News by Dave Cook Contributor

Published on Feb. 18, 2013

Aliens: Colonial Marines has shot to the top of the UK charts, netting a bigger opening weekend that fellow space hopping shooter Dead Space 3.

It comes as Aliens: Colonial Marines received a negative critical reaction in the press. Despite this, the game has entered the UK Chart at number one.

Here's the chart so far:

1. Aliens: Colonial Marines
2. Dead Space 3
3. FIFA 13
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
5. Far Cry 3
6. Assassin's Creed 3
7. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
8. Just Dance 4
9. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
10. Halo 4

What do you make of that then?