Los Angeles - Vivendi's Scarface: The World is Yours, inspired by the 1983 violent crime thriller starring Al Pacino as a Miami drug lord, debuted at No. 1 on the United States video game chart for October, market research firm NPD has said.
The PlayStation 2 version of that game bumped Electronic Arts's Madden NFL 07 football game from the top spot. Madden, also for Sony's PS2, fell to third place.
Ubisoft's spy thriller Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent for Microsoft's Xbox 360 debuted at No. 2.
Nintendo's Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for its Game Boy Advance handheld player took the No. 4 spot while Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team for its double-screened DS player grabbed the sixth position.
Midway Games' Mortal Kombat: Armageddon the latest instalment in the fighting game series, debuted at No. 5.
Electronic Arts, the world's biggest video game publisher, had three other PS2 sports titles in the top 10 for October. NBA Live 07, FIFA Soccer 07 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour O7 landed at numbers 7, 8 and 10, respectively.
Bully, the school yard fighting title from Take-Two Interactive Software debuted at No. 9 on the heels of good critical reviews. - Reuters