The review aggregator Metacritic rated it as the best PlayStation 3 game of 2013, as well as being the third best PlayStation 3 game (alongisde LittleBigPlanet, Red Dead Redemption and Portal 2), and behind 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV, 2009's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and 2011's Batman: Arkham City.
RECORDS
1. Highest Debut For ANY Game in 2013 - 1,201,926
2. Most Weeks at #1 For ANY Game in 2013
3. Fastest-selling game of PlayStation 3 in 3 weeks of all time - 3.4 Million
4. Highest selling video game of 2013 (so far)
Stan for the Game of the Year and #1 Game in the World.
UK charts: The Last of Us holds first for 5th week running
The Last of Us has held firm at top of the UK charts for a fifth consecutive week, marking another strong week for Naughty Dog’s tale of post apocalyptic survival.
The game retained its position despite challenges from 3DS entries Animal Crossing: New Leaf and newcomer Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros, which debuted at third.
Here’s the chart in full:
1: The Last of Us – Sony
2: Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros – Nintendo
4. FIFA 13 – EA
5. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition – Microsoft
6. Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Activision
8. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
9. Tomb Raider – Square Enix
10. Aliens: Colonial Marines – Sega
11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary – Bethesda Softworks
12. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Warner Bros
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted – EA
14. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
15. The Sims 3: Island Paradise
16. Deadpool – Activision
17. Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar
18. God of War: Ascension – Sony
19. Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros
20: LEGO: The Lord of the Rings – Warner Bros