Neverwinter Nights bounces back

Compared with 2876851last week's lack of movement, there was a lot of activity in the latest top 10 NPD sales chart. As its average retail price fell from $51 to $44, BioWare's Neverwinter Nights jumped up a couple of places to pass EA's perennially popular The Sims products and grab the second spot on the chart. Similarly, Grand Theft Auto III moved up the list--from eighth to fifth--as its price dropped. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault lost the most momentum in the period, falling two places to the eighth position. Warcraft III is holding steady in the number-one spot.

Best-selling PC games for the week of July 21-27, 2002:

Rank / Title / Publisher / Average Price
1 / Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos / Vivendi Universal / $57
2 / Neverwinter Nights / Infogrames / $44
3 / The Sims: Vacation / Electronic Arts / $29
4 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $43
5 / Grand Theft Auto III / Rockstar / $44
6 / Backyard Baseball 2003 / Infogrames / $19
7 / Zoo Tycoon / Microsoft / $27
8 / Medal of Honor: Allied Assault / Electronic Arts / $46
9 / The Sims: Hot Date / Electronic Arts / $30
10 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $29

The list above ranks games according to retail sales. To see a list of games ranked according to GameSpot review score, visit our 6013054Top Games page .