What happened to these franchises?
923645
After waiting over a decade for a AvP movie this is what we get? Yikes!

First off we have a PG-13 rating. The previous 6 movies all carried an R rating and we get PG-13 kiddy friendly off screen killings. Huh? Explain that one to me. And don't say that they could make more off of viewings with a more family friendly rating. The same thing happened to another sci-fi series, Robocop.

Ripley, Arnold, and Danny Glover were all characters with on screen presence, charisma, and personality. The characters in AvP all have the personality of a cardboard box. There are no characters worth rooting for or caring for.

And whats with the laughable, though not on purpose , parts?

I can just picture a Predator and a human clinging to a rocket sled down a tube. Sure...

Or a Predator marking a female with a battle scar and handing her a Alien tail and head as a trophy. Yup...

And who let Barry Bonds and Mark Mcguire into the Predator locker rooms? The Predators have been taking steroids and should be banned from hunting for 3 months for illegal drug use!

All in all this is a travesty to the Alien and Predator franchises. The only thing good about this movie was its running time of 90 minutes.
4081294
Please, Marvel, please lay off Wolverine for a while.  Hes not only in but also the center of nearly all of your motion comics lately.  And theyve not been good.  While the animators have out done themselves, they're getting better and better, the stories have gotten so dull.  After THOR and LOKI, nearly all of them center on Logan.  The only time that really turned out to be a good thing was HULK vs Wolverine, which was GREAT.  I see you have ETERNALS coming, and I look forward to it.  Thanks for that.  Id still LOVE to see maybe Peter Davids MADROX mini series that lead to X-FACTOR.  Or Greg Ruckas PUNISHER.  Or ANYTHING from Majorie Liu.  Her X-23 run would be amazing and hey!  Logan is in it!

Also, please lay off Paul Cornell.  Hes a strong writer, but these adaptions haven't made that case.  InHumans didn't work.  Logans ORIGINS def didn't work.

How about some more stories like IRON MAN: Extremis?  Or the SPIDER-MAN one.  That was great.  The Whedon X-MEN motion comics were solid.

I LOVE motion comics.  Just not this one.
378870
Wish they were still on Instant video!!! I purchased each episode when they were on and now I can't access any one of them. Very disappointing!!
292171
Love this brand and style. I understand they're going to be discontinued and I'm so bummed about that! Hope they comeback with a new style similar!
2642702
The first two movies are the regular big budget movies worth buying....  the next two are small budget... just sharing the name of the franchise....

Would not recommend the series.....  A purchase i repent...
697462
I've never written a review on Amazon or anywhere else for that matter, but after seeing several people state there is no franchise mode, I felt I had too.

Franchise mode is in this game, there is no way in hell EA would ever drop franchise mode. It's called Connected Careers this year, you can choose to start a career as a player(created or any real player/legend), this is what was called Superstar mode or as a coach(created or any real coach/legend), this is your FRANCHISE mode.
1571287
The authors have been hired fulltime by ESPN, so there won't be another one of these. Anyone know of anything out there that might fill this void?
1681286
EA needs to give up their exclusive NFL rights if they aren't going to deliver a polished game.

Franchise mode has been renamed Connected Careers and EA has removed the ability to edit players (can't switch OT to OG or MLB to SS or CB to FS), the ability to do a fantasy draft and the ability to own multiple teams in the same franchise (unless you play online with different xboxes and different xbox live accounts).

I don't like that "Connected Careers" plays with a "Game flow" play style even though "My Madden" settings are set for "Conventional."  I know when to use different formations and plays and I don't like the logic that "game flow" uses.  I shouldn't have to hit "X" before every play so that I can choose what play to call.  Am I playing player vs CPU or CPU vs CPU?

I don't understand Why M13 switched back to the thumbstick for kicking?  My inability to go straight down then up on the right thumbstick causes me to miss midrange field goals and go for it on 4th down like a noob.  If only there was an option to hit the "A" button instead.

The Hall of Fame "Canton Greats" team is a mix of Hall of Famers and All-Madden players.  Why not keep the "All-Madden" team separate and have "Canton Greats" be all Hall of Famers?

Finally, as a Chicago Bears fan, I don't appreciate that EA chose to make Da Bears away uniforms with White jerseys and Orange pants.  Da Bears have never worn that Orange Crush combination in their 93 year history.
24731
I really enjoyed this follow-up spin-off of the "Babylon 5" series. Gary Cole (who is now doing voices for cartoons!) did a good job, and the stories are interesting. The Rangers series that followed this was a big letdown. If you liked "Babylon 5", especially for the great acting and character development, not to mention creative storylines, you'll enjoy this short-lived series too.
1852270
The problem with a suscessful series is that it can become a frachise (a "You want fries with that?" franchise).  See "Spencer"  See "Lords of the North".  Insert villian here, desperate battle there, now the big finish, etc.  It becomes a blue-print the author just fleshes out. It takes an huge amount of courage to tear up that blue-print.  Congratulations to Jim Butcher for this book and for having the guts and brains to reach for a clean sheet of paper.
2466349
This is an abomonation of fifa!  The franchise is destroyed.  For all of you fifa freaks out there, stear clear of this game.  I've played every fifa game since the SEGA GENESIS, yes even the Game Gear game(remember that?)  With a few exceptions, namely those games made to capitolise on the world cup, the Fifa games have always been an improvement over the past games.  This time, they went a step backwards.  To put it plainly, the gameplay and controls have been altered significantly enough to ruin the veteran fifa player's enjoy nil.  That is to say, the open passing system we enjoyed, the speed burst, and through passes have all been altered.  No more pounding uncontrollablely for a speed burst.  Fine.  BUT CHANGING THE BUTTON IS UNACCEPTABLE.  Free passing is gone, and the passing system has been the "one-touch one pass" system of old.  I tried to change the controls so that the through pass(which would function like the normal pass from fifa 2002), which is now Triangle, be the button as the normal pass, but you can't because then it changes the "change player" button!  I was able to change the sprint back to Triangle, putting the through pass as the L button it was, but that's just gross becuase it's [darn] near useless without the open passing system.  That having been said, if you've never played a Fifa game, this might be a good one to start playing becuse you haven't had the same controls for 10 or however many years!
Why are franchises like Madden so successful?  Because if you played one, you can play them all with little adjustment.  That's because the basic controls are the same!  When EA decided to change this, they just slapped all fifa fans in the face.  I hope to god that fifa 2004 has the open passing system back or at least lets me CHANGE the controls to the old fifa....
1207410
Not a anything like Anywheres. Advertised to make you think they are sister brands, or all one big company. Tried to get through the break in stage, but it's just not worth it, back to the old.
4900414
Failure.  Here's why
1. No Franchise mode, I mean come on!  Franchise is everything, and is what killed this game.  No franchise = No real fun.  I probably would have gotten it if this hadn't been the case.
2. The overall gameply.  According to everyone it's to easy, the annoucers are horrible, the players look stiff.  And is it just me, or is the stadium really dark?  So much more could have been done.  Better gameplay, graphics, and overall depth is how this game failed.
What I did like about this game was the passing and shooting style.  The passes were cool and easy, and the shots looked awsome.  Unfortunantly, everything is dark, the rims don't look like rims, and the gameplay is easy to beat.  Trust me, I've played this game.
Overall, this game just didn't live up to what it could have been.  But Microsoft already fixed the problem with the 2003 edition.  The game has a ton of dunks, fluid player animations, and a whopping 25 season franchise mode.  Sure, it's 60% more to pay, but it's either that, or this.  Go for the new and improved 2003 edition.  Either that, or go for NBA Live 2002 or NBA 2K2.  Thx!
2882339
exelent .  You sould made them again . it seems you discontinue them
1305034
Why did traxxas discontinued monsterjam series.....i miss all of em
980974
I have been a big fan of this franchise since 2008. My experience is similar to other reviewers- this game falls way short.

1) There are only a few courses available- you can't even purchase more courses! Argh!
2) The game play is wonky- I still don't know how to line up my putts
3) The graphics are bad- Rory is the title character and there is very little resemblance.

This is not a dig on Amazon- I pre-ordered the game and it was delivered on time as promised.
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After I read a number of chapters, it was evident that many have had the American Dream stolen by the Banks and Corporations, but this is simply an advertiesement for anyone considering a franchise business. Go in business for yourself with the help of McDonalds, Wendy's, etc.