UK Video Game Chart: Sniper Elite V2 Storms to Top Spot

505 Games and Mastertronic score a big win this week with the debut of Sniper Elite V2 storming the UK Video Game Chart and comfortably taking the top spot. It knocks previous week's #1, [PROTOTYPE 2], down a place in a Top 10 that's otherwise dominated by EA games.

The original Sniper Elite was released in 2005 by Ubisoft, but has had a bit more success under the guiding hand of 505 Games and Mastertronic. Despite the publisher change, original UK studio Rebellion remained the developer of the sequel. [PROTOTYPE 2]'s shift downwards represents a -63% drop in sales.

You'll need to look a bit further down the UK Chart to find the only other new release this week: Warner Bros.' Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita. While it hit #1 in the Vita-specific chart, in the all-formats it fared a lot worse, managing a debut position of #33.

The UK All Format's Top 10 below:

{NE} - 1 - Sniper Elite V2 - 505 Games / Mastertronic
{1} - 2 - [PROTOTYPE 2] - Activision
{3} - 3 - FIFA 12 - EA
{2} - 4 - FIFA Street - EA
{4} - 5 - Mass Effect 3 - EA
{7} - 6 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 - EA
{5} - 7 - Kinect Star Wars - Microsoft
{9} - 8 - Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - SEGA
{8} - 9 - Battlefield 3 - EA
{RE} - 10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision

Source: UKIE