Sentences with phrase «best franchise entry»

Critics hailed «Super Mario 3D World» for the Wii U as the best franchise entry in years, and its colorful graphics, breezy story and reasonable difficulty curve make this platformer a perfect choice for children.

Not exact matches

Need for Speed: Rivals takes some of the best features from prior franchise entries and combines them with a seamless single - multiplayer mode to create an absolutely terrific, utterly bonkers race - and - chase game that looks and sounds as good as it drives.

One of the better entries in the Final Fantasy franchise (or any franchise, for that matter) was ported to iOS earlier this year for its 20th anniversary.

Regardless a very good entry into a solid horror franchise that apparently people despise for no reason now.

The publisher increased its Metascore average by more than six points compared to its 2016 slate thanks to a well - received new entry in the Wolfenstein franchise, a reboot of Prey, a strong Evil Within sequel, and various releases in the Elder Scrolls series.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the most darkest entry of the series that took the franchise into new heights in fantasy history and one of the best movies from the past five years.

It's easily the best entry since the original and showcases the best performance from Lin Shaye, as well as the most hauntingly powerful demonic entity in «Keyface» perhaps of the whole franchise.

With the best story since Abyss and the best cast of characters since Vesperia, Tales of Berseria is the best entry in Bandai Namco's flagship franchise for years.

LEGO: the Hobbit is a great game and one of the very best entries to the franchise.

As a tribute to a franchise's greatest moments, it's almost unparalleled in its breadth and attention to detail, and whether you're a long - time fan or someone who has only skimmed through a few core entries, there's no better way to revisit the series.

A sloppy and disappointing entry in a franchise that deserves much better.

ALIEN: COVENANT - An existential two - hander drama wrapped in a passable franchise entry, and the best Blade Runner follow - up in a year where there were two good ones.

For though the third entry into the unlikely sci - fi anthology franchise is by far the weakest of the bunch so far — fairly unsurprising considering its well - documented post-production troubles — it still boasts just enough gonzo weirdness to mostly pass muster.

There are some protagonists from earlier entries — as well as all - new faces, such as lead characters Rowan and Lianna — but this is clearly a package aimed at modern followers of the franchise, and thanks to the focus on switching between units during battle, you'll get more of a chance to familiarise yourself with each one than you perhaps did in Hyrule Warriors.

Halloween F is a good follow - up to the fourth entry in the franchise.

To the surprise of everyone, the movie became an absolute juggernaut on release, a critical and commercial smash that immediately cemented itself as one of the most beloved entries into the franchise, even considered the very best by many.

With $ 40 million, the fourth entry in the ten - year old franchise opened well above the $ 27 million debut of The Bourne Identity during June 2002, but that's mostly due to ten years of inflation as The Bourne Identity's opening would equal $ 38 million today.

Mission: Impossible Fallout may well be the biggest, baddest entry yet in this long - running franchise, and I can't wait to see how all this madness plays in context when the film opens on July 27th.

While the lack of boss variation could easily destroy a game, the remaining components found in Samus Returns not only creates one of the best entries in the franchise, but it acts as a spotlight on the power of the series.

The addition of vehicles in Skylanders: Superchargers isn't the most creative new gimmick in the franchise's history, but it's well - implemented enough to make this a solid series entry.

Few entries in the franchise possess a distinct personality like Ragnarok, and future Marvel movies would do well to follow suit if the studio wishes to keep things fresh in Phase 4 — with Deadpool 2, Ant - Man and the Wasp, Venom, Spider - Man: Into the Spiderverse — and beyond.

But these are minor gripes in a film that is unquestionably the best entry in the franchise since the 1993 original.

Johnson doesn't show up until the fifth (official) entry in the «Fast & Furious» series, and he sits out a lot of the seventh movie, but he's a big part of what made this franchise jump from a decent series of car - racing movies to one of the best and biggest action franchises on the planet.

That brief introduction seemed to tease their appearances in Avengers: Infinity War, but since the demigod sought out the Doctor in pursuit of his half - brother and his dad, it could very well have been setting up Stephen Strange as a third wheel in Taika Waititi's entry in the Thor franchise.

The latest entry in the Star Trek franchise was supposed to launch CBS» standalone streaming service, but ended up ceding that spot to The Good Fight after losing Bryan Fuller as its...

I jest, of course, it's actually the 30th anniversary of what is arguably the best entry sequel in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (seriously though, it is my birthday).

Despite releasing in the»90s, they're widely considered the best entries in some of the most accomplished JRPG franchises ever conceived.

As well as being the continuation of one of Microsoft's biggest franchises, this seventh entry...

Which is probably why Tom Cruise is jumping out of an airplane at 25,000 feet for «Mission Impossible — Fallout,» the latest entry in a consistent, star - driven franchise and, seemingly, the best Cruise can do these days since taking another famous leap (the one off Oprah's couch) 13 years ago.

But where the first Shrek film feels horribly dated when you try to watch it now, this third entry in the franchise feels like a lukewarm effort, done just for the box office take, instead of having a truly good and solid story to tell.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a well - plotted and efficiently developed entry in the series, very reminiscent in the feel of «Star Trek: The Next Generation», which would be directly taking over the franchise in films after this one concluded.

-- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers What better way to celebrate this year's 20th anniversary of the sixth film in the Halloween movie series than re-watching this often misunderstood and quite controversial entry into horror's most hallowed film franchise.

Todd McCarthy at The Hollywood Reporter says it's the best entry in the franchise since Aliens and again talks about the balance between two sides of the movie:

If you're dying to see a new entry in a moribund spy - spoofing franchise, you'd best wait for Dr Evil and co's return next year.

Video Game History Month 2014: Tom pleads for another entry in the long - dormant ToeJam & Earl franchise because the world would be a better place with it.

The franchise's fifth numbered entry was recently released in Japan, offering new classes, races and UI to deliver an even better experience.

The Fast and Furious spin - off film starring Dwayne Johnson will be the best entry in the franchise yet, proving the films don't need Vin Diesel.

It'll be tough for Insidious 4 to top the original, but this could easily wind up being the best entry in the franchise since the first movie.

The Last Jedi is not the best entry in the Star Wars franchise, but parts of it rank at the very top.

Though it is another good entry to the MCU, «Black Panther» also transcends its connective franchise tissue to send a more human, poignant message than most.

Well, it looked amazing on paper: Matt Damon, star of the first three Bourne movies — which remains the best American spy movie franchise of the past 20 years — reuniting for the fifth film in the series with the brilliant Paul Greengrass, whose dynamic, hand - held storytelling powered the series» two strongest entries, «The Bourne Supremacy» and «The Bourne Ultimatum.»

This latest entry is hands down one of (if not the absolute) best in the whole franchise and does a great job of opening its arms to players both old and new.

It's almost impossible to think of Sylvester Stallone without thinking about Rocky, the franchise about an underdog Philadelphia fighter that started with this Best Picture - winning entry.

Even with a somewhat spotted past (Mission Impossible 2 is fun though objectively not the greatest film accomplishment), the Mission Impossible franchise is one of my sleeper hit favorites, with the last two entries — the aforementioned addition from Brad Bird and J.J. Abrams «Phillip Seymour Hoffman - starring threequel — delivering some of the series» absolute best material.

This aside though, Resident Evil 3 is one the least memorable entries in the main franchise, though it sold well and was critically praised.

Mega Man just turned 25 this week, so it's high time we spotlight the best entry in the history of the franchise, Mega Man 2...

And while Mockingjay — Part 2 is the weakest entry in the series (certainly the dourest), it still manages to close the franchise well enough to warrant a trip to your local theater.

This new PS4 game, however, easily becomes the franchise's best - looking entry to date.

But still, considering that the franchise has been dormant since 2009 and taking into account that we haven't arguably had a good entry since Halloween: H20 twenty years ago, this is good to hear.

Opening the night was the (perhaps misleadingly titled) Outstanding British Film category which eschewed recognition of daring and original films such as Berberian Sound Studio and Sightseers in favour of Anna Karenina and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, along with this year's winner - the 23rd entry in the Bond franchise - Skyfall.