Catchphrase tops UK games chart

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Stuart O'Brien Feb 1 2008, 11:38am

Gameloft's Catchphrase was the best selling mobile game in December, but EA dominates chart.

The game show licence (where players guess well-known phrases based on animted pitcure clues) is followed by EA Mobile's Tetris in second place, while Glu Mobile's Monopoly: Here & Now is third.

The top five is rounded out by Glu's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 2nd Edition and Gameloft's Deal Or No Deal. It seems TV show tie-ins are all the rage.

Meanwhile, EA has usurped Gameloft to be the top publisher, with 18 games featuring in the top 50 (up from 11 in November), followed by Gameloft and Glu, both with nine.

Gameloft had 12 top 50 games in the previous month, while Glu remained static.

The chart is complied each month by UK video games trade body ELSPA and ChartTrack from sales data provided by Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and 3.

GAME, PUBLISHER, DEVELOPER
1. CATCHPHRASE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
2. TETRIS, EA MOBILE, BLUE LAVA WIRELESS
3. MONOPOLY: HERE & NOW, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
4. WWTBAM? 2ND ED, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
5. DEAL OR NO DEAL, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
6. PAC-MAN, NAMCO MOBILE, NAMCO NETWORKS
7. BRAIN GENIUS, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
8. CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2008, EIDOS MOBILE, DYNAMO GAMES
9. SONIC: PART ONE, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
10. THE SIMS 2, EA MOBILE, IDEAWORKS3D
11. NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET, EA MOBILE, IRON MONKEY STUDIOS
12. ZUMA, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
13. PHIL TAYLOR'S POWER DARTS '08, PLAYER ONE, TYPHON MOBILE
14. BRAIN CHALLENGE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
15. THE SIMPSONS: MINUTES TO MELTDOWN, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
16. SIMCITY SOCIETIES, EA MOBILE, TILTED MILL
17. TETRIS MANIA, EA MOBILE, JAMDAT MOBILE

18. ASSASSIN'S CREED, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
19. BEJEWELED, EA MOBILE, ASTRAWARE
20. BRAIN COACH WITH DR KAWASHIMA, NAMCO MOBILE, NAMCO NETWORKS
21. BUBBLE BASH, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
22. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008, GLU MOBILE , KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
23. WORMS 2007, THQ WIRELESS, ROCKPOOL GAMES
24. BLOCK'D, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
25. FIFA 08, EA MOBILE, DISTINCTIVE DEVELOPMENTS
26. WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2008, THQ WIRELESS, BIGHT GAMES
27. FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3, EA MOBILE, IRON MONKEY STUDIOS
28. BLOCK BREAKER DELUXE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
29. STAR WARS: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THQ WIRELESS, G5 ENTERTAINMENT
30. JEWEL QUEST II, I-PLAY, BIG BLUE BUBBLE
31. GUESS WHO? MOBILE EDITION, LEMON QUEST, LEMON QUEST
32. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, DISNEY MOBILE, UNIVERSOMO
33. HARRY POTTER MASTERING MAGIC, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
34. SCRABBLE, EA MOBILE, MAGELLAN
35. WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP 2007, I-PLAY, BLADE INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
36. HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
37. FIFA STREET 2, EA MOBILE, DISTINCTIVE DEVELOPMENTS
38. THE SIMS 2: PETS, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
39. CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
40. PLATINUM SOLITAIRE, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
41. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07, EA MOBILE, IUGO
42. SUPER YUM YUM 2, NAMCO MOBILE, AIRPLAY UK
43. MY HANGMAN, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
44. PUB QUIZ, AMS MOBILE, MATURUS
45. MONOPOLY TYCOON 2007, HANDS-ON MOBILE, HANDS-ON MOBILE
46. WWTBAM? 3RD ED, GLU MOBILE, GLU MOBILE
47. CSI: MIAMI, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT
48. THE SIMS: BOWLING, EA MOBILE, EA MOBILE
49. NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON, EA MOBILE, ROVIO MOBILE
50. MIDNIGHT POOL, GAMELOFT, GAMELOFT