Sentences with phrase «surprise hit of»

Stardew Valley was the surprise hit of 2016, taking Steam by storm with its big heart and sublime Harvest Moon - like gameplay.

This was the big, big surprise hit of the night.

The good folks behind Super Mario Maker are constantly updating the surprise hit of 2015 with new costumes for players to win and transform their 8 - bit sprites to the character of their liking.

ARK: Survival Evolved has been the surprise hit of 2015 on Steam Early Access.

Unravel is another surprise hit of 2016, and despite the middling reviews, it's one of the best games on PS4 so far in 2016.

The surprise hit of E3 2017 was none other than a Mario game, which isn't surprising, really.

Yet even with a new entry in the famed Pocket Monster - collecting franchise dominating the minds of consumers, the surprise hit of the holiday season was definitely last month's release of the NES Classic Edition: a miniaturized version of Nintendo's very first home console that came preinstalled with 30 retro classics.

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventures has been the surprise hit of the year, successfully combining collectible toy figurines with fun gameplay that's been charming children and adults all year long.

Here's what critics are saying about the surprise hit of the year.

was my surprise hit of 2008 (ithink) i loved that fricken game alot.

This was the surprise hit of the pack for us; the pictures and the guesses were hilarious, as was the reveal of what we were trying to draw.

Adjustable accelerator and brake pedals, which are intended to protect short drivers from air bags, are the surprise hit of the 1999 model year at Ford.The company will offer the feature in more car and light - truck lines in the 2000 model year.Short people, particularly women, are buying the adjustable pedals to enable them to sit farther from the steering column, which can reduce the risk of injury during an air bag deployment.

The Range Rover Sport HSE Td6, however, was the runaway surprise hit of the group.

For 2013, the Fusion Energi was the surprise hit of the Ford family, finishing the year with just over 6,000 sold — not bad considering it was only introduced in February.

In the wake of Josh Trank's Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder... Josh Trank's debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012.

The trailer also seems to suggest that there will be a healthy dose of action, so as long as the story isn't a complete mess and director Josh Trank can keep the movie's mystery a secret, this superhero «Cloverfield» could be the first surprise hit of the year.

A little more than a year after «Bad Moms» became the surprise hit of summer 2016, the inspirationally lax trio of mothers is back for another, more seasonally focused round in «A Bad Moms Christmas.»

Instead, everyone can't stop talking about the new surprise hit of the summer, Paul Feig's Bridesmaids.

He plays Phil, the big - talking - but - secretly - happily - married leader of the pack in «The Hangover,» the surprise hit of the summer.

It might be asking too much with Neeson's own film opening one week earlier, but this could be the surprise hit of the month.

And with a cast that includes Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, and one of the best young actresses in the business in Saorsie Ronan, this could be the surprise hit of the season.

But the actor always brings his A-game, as does Gordon - Levitt, so I wouldn't be surprised if «Premium Rush» turned out to be the surprise hit of the month.

Schumer ascended to international stardom following the surprise hit of Trainwreck nearly two years ago and has since gone quiet in her cinematic career.

Talking with Collider at the press event for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, producers Dan Lin and Chris McKay have revealed some new details about the sequel to the surprise hit of 2014, centred on the famous plastic bricks.

This is everything a Hulk movie should be, and it's likely to become the surprise hit of the summer season.

Who knows, Metal Gear Survive may end of being the surprise hit of the year.

10 Cloverfield Lane is an early contender for biggest surprise hit of 2016, delivering a story that's conceptually simple, emotionally complex and psychologically... Continue reading 10 Cloverfield Lane

Why it might be good: Guardians of the Galaxy was the surprise hit of 2014, and according to us here at Flickering Myth, the best Marvel movie to date.

I bet it's the surprise hit of the year.

So any pretense of insight into the battle of the sexes and any real connection to stand - up comic turned self - appointed relationships expert Steve Harvey's book, «Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,» is long forgotten in «Think Like a Man, Too,» the sequel to the surprise hit of two springs back.

The fun of the original movie — the surprise hit of last summer, which grossed more than $ 110 million — was that it was small and sweet; Rodriguez made the effects look good, and he did it for cheap.

The surprise hit of 2010 was something of a different offering, with it's sense of adventure and originality up there for all to see.

The surprise hit of 2012, Magic Mike was loosely based on Channing Tatum's early career as a stripper.

The surprise hit of 2012 was Pitch Perfect, a comedy that has become a cult classic in the intervening years.

Great graphics, breathtaking stunts and fantastic driving feel - Pure is the surprise hit of the year as far as racing games are concerned.

Wildly absurd and entertaining, «The Hangover» may not be the epic comedy that many expected, but it's still a great buddy flick that could be the surprise hit of the summer.

This was a great movie — had the boys in stitches and we've almost watched it as many times as Cars 2 (the surprise hit of 2 years ago!!!)

After three years in development on Indiana's bench, Charlotte's Primoz Brezec has been a surprise hit of the season

This Guava Cheesecake was the surprise hit of our Labor Day get - together!

The surprise hit of the year, having the best opening ever for an R - rated movie ($ 132.4 million) and earning over $ 780 million at the global box office, was also the most illegally downloaded movie of 2016, according to TorrentFreak.

The Scarlett Johansson action flick (if you can even call it that) has been the surprising hit of the last month, generating $ 97 million in box office receipts over the last three weeks.

Perhaps one of the most surprising hits of 2014, John Wick was the movie that relaunched the career of Keanu Reeves and gave us an action film that was simple, well directed and featured fantastic practical action.

Toy Soldiers: Cold War was one of my surprise hits of this fall for co-op gamers.

Kingsman: The Secret Service was one of the surprise hits of early 2015.

Is Pure one of the surprise hits of 2008?

One of the surprise hits of 2010, Monday Night Combat is getting a sequel that its creators don't exactly call a sequel.

A messy but winning musical comedy, Pitch Perfect was one of the surprise hits of 2012, thanks in large part to its charming star, Anna Kendrick, who played Beca Mitchell, a lonely college freshman who joins legendary a-cappella group the Barden Bellas.

When: May 15th Why: The first film was one of the surprise hits of 2012, growing in popularity once it arrived on home video and the earworm «Cups» dominated the radio.

It seems like just yesterday when Seth Rogen and Zac Efron engaged in a battle of wits in the 2014 comedy Neighbors, which became one of the surprise hits of the summer, taking in in more than $ 270 million worldwide from just an $ 18 million budget.

But for many people, there's just no replacing the campy original, a fun if predictable romp that went on to become one of the surprise hits of the summer of 1985.