History Main / ActionizedSequel

* The sequel to ''{{Cars}}'' will most definitely be this.

This can also happen in some video games, particularly those in the horror genre. Often, the first installment will be based on survival, not combat, and encourage you to avoid the enemies rather than fight them directly. Possibly in an effort to appeal to a wider audience (after all, Survival is hard, but blasting shit is ''fun''), subsequent games will add more ammo and weapons, or go into a full genre shift. Of course, it can happen to other genres as well.

* {{ZigZagged}} with ''NeedForSpeed'' series: some games are about kicking arses and taking credits in illegal street racing, some others are about professional, ''GranTurismo''-esque racing. Examples of the former are ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Most Wanted]]'', ''Carbon'', and ''Hot Pursuit'', the latter are ''[[DisContinuity Pro Street]]'', ''Shift 1'', ''Shift 2''.

* Compared to the other films in the series, ''StarTrekFirstContact'' has far more action (and is often praised for it.) Also, ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' in comparison to ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture''. ''StarTrekNemesis'' is this compared to all its predecessors, including the aforementioned ''First Contact'', but it is decidedly ''not'' praised for it -- action is cool, but it shouldn't come at the expense of anything resembling a sensical plot.

* ''Toy Story 3''
* the fourth ''Shrek'' film

* ''Dragon Age 2'', particularly more so with the console versions which omitted the auto-attack feature due to a manufacturing error, leading to constant ButtonMashing, and only recently fixed it through a patch.

* Compared to the other films in the series, ''StarTrekFirstContact'' has far more action (and is often praised for it.) Also, ''StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' in comparison to ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture''.

* Though [[StealthSequel not advertised as a sequel]], TimBurton's ''AliceInWonderland'' uses the events of the original book as backstory, with Alice now a young woman who becomes an ActionGirl and slays the Jabberwock.

** And, [[BrokenBase according to many fans]], they [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks also threw out]] [[InNameOnly everything else that made the series unique and interesting.]]

* Though not advertised as a sequel, TimBurton's ''AliceInWonderland'' uses the events of the original book as backstory, with Alice now a young woman who becomes an ActionGirl and slays the Jabberwock.
** [[AdaptationDisplacement Rather, it uses the events of the Disney movie as backstory.]]

* Compared to the other films in the series, ''StarTrekFirstContact'' has far more action (and is often praised for it.)

Tends to happen with horror films. Occasionally, as with Film/{{Alien}}, it's because the director feels the first was perfect and tries to do new things. Other times, it's because anyone who ''[[FinalGirl survives]]'' a horror movie has become a {{badass}}, and when you put a badass into a horror movie, it becomes an action movie.

* ''Pitch Black'' to ''The Chronicles of {{Riddick}}''

** While number two gives you plenty of ammo, ''ResidentEvil3'' is the much more directly actionized game, giving Jill a dodge ability, the means to craft her own ammo, no longer restricting staircase movement to a button press, and, of course, TheImplacableMan the Nemesis, who follows you from room to room.

** The actionization of the series may have started as far back as [[{{Resident Evil 2}} the second game]]. While the original gave you so little ammo that it really was a better idea to just run away from everything, it's possible to finish the second game with a lot of high-powered ammo left over, which encourages fight over flight.