God of War: Ascension has failed to knock Tomb Raider off the top of the all-format weekly chart.
Despite enjoying the second-biggest week-one launch for a God of War game, Ascension sold more than half as many copies as predecessor God of War 3 back in 2010.
Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is this week’s second-highest new entry at three, above fellow new release Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, which achieves a series high by entering at four.
Elsewhere, SimCity drops to five, The Sims 3: University falls six places to ten, while Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 falls a massive 17 places to 20.
The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
2. (-) God of War: Ascension (Sony)
3. (-) Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm (Blizzard)
4. (-) Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (City Interactive)
5. (2) SimCity (Electronic Arts)
6. (5) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
7. (8) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
8. (6) Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts)
9. (7) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
10. (4) The Sims 3: University Life (Electronic Arts)
11. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
12. (14) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
13. (13) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
14. (12) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
15. (19) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
16. (10) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
17. (16) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (18) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)
19. (9) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami)
20. (3) Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (Namco Bandai)
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.