History Main / ContestedSequel

* {{New Super Mario Bros. Wii}} is the very definition of this.

* Larry Niven had originally intended ''{{Ringworld}}'' to be a one-off novel, but many fans wrote in to point out scientific or practical errors such as the fact that the Ringworld is unstable and the question of why its builders didn't build lots of small rings (a la Iain M. Banks's ''[[TheCulture Culture]]'' novels) instead, which would be much easier to defend. Niven decided to write ''The Ringworld Engineers'' to address these questions. Whether this addition improved the Ringworld or merely diluted its premise is a matter of debate among fans.

* The first three Crash games and Crash Team Racing were made by Naughty Dog. Everything after that is [[BrokenBase hotly contested]]. Some say Crash Bash was still good, some say more or all of the games were good, and some only like the new games.

* ''MegaMan'' has entire series that are contested in this manner, particularly ''MegaManBattleNetwork'' and its followup ''MegaManStarForce''. {{RPG}}s and platformers being such different genres, this is probably to be expected.

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* ''GundamZZ'' gets a lot of flak, being a complete reversal of its predecessor - trying to be funny when ''ZetaGundam'' was a serious war drama, though its fans tend to agree that it gets better once it stops joking around. In fact, some fans try to contest just the first part, claiming that it was directed by someone other than [[YoshiyukiTomino Tomino]] (it wasn't, and [[WordOfGod he himself]] was behind the lighter atmosphere.

* [[strike:Three]] Five Words: ''MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''.

* [[{{Naruto}} Naruto Shippuden]] has become a Contested Sequel overtime due to the [[SpotlightStealingSquad focus put on Sasuke and the Uchiha's]].

* Three Words: ''GundamSeedDestiny''.

* ''GundamZZ'' gets a lot of flak, being a complete reversal of its predecessor - trying to be funny when ''ZetaGundam'' was a serious war drama, though its fans tend to agree that it gets better once it stops joking around.

** The multiplayer, as well, especially online multiplayer. While it's great on its own, it had one crippling feature: in a three- or four-player battle, if only one player disconnects, ''[[WallBanger the entire match ends]]'', instead of cutting off the quitter and keeping the match going with the remaining players.
* ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' suffers from this in certain communities, especially competitive ones. The removal of several techniques (L-cancelling from the first two) and exploits (wavedashing) and the tripping mechanic (which randomly causes characters to trip when dashing or turning sharply) has led some to declare it a game not fit for tournament play. But then you have some who like it for that very reason.

* While no one calls ''HellboyII'' a bad movie, fans disagree as to whether it was an improvement on the original in every way, or whether the increased focus on the mythos and spectacle really detracted from the characterization and general heart that the first film had.

** Although some criticize just the turning of the suave agent into a rough and brutal [[TheBourneSeries Bourne]]-like agent. [[OlderThanTheyThink Which is how Bond was.]] Fleming's Bond in [[Literature/JamesBond the novels]] is very much like the Daniel Craig, as was Connery in ''DrNo'' and ''FromRussiaWithLove''.

* ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' suffers from this in certain communities, especially competitive ones. The removal of several techniques (L-cancelling from the first two) and exploits (wavedashing) and the tripping mechanic (which randomly causes characters to trip when dashing or turning sharply) has led some to declare it a game not fit for tournament play.

* ''Total Drama Action'', the second season/sequel to ''TotalDramaIsland''. There are several reasons: a good number of characters were cut, including a few {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s; the main couple from season one broke up [[DerailingLoveInterests for very bizarre reasons]]; story arcs were hinted at and then [[AbortedArc abandoned]]; and, most of all, the entire second half of the season was [[SpotlightStealingSquad devoured]] by Courtney, a previous fan favorite who suddenly [[CharacterDerailment transformed]] into a [[VillainSue villainous]] JerkSue who [[AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale beat up]] her [[DracoInLeatherPants boyfriend Duncan]] at the slightest provocation. [[{{Understatement}} Fans are hoping that season three will be better]].

* ''ChronoCross'' was destined for this by being the only ''ChronoTrigger'' sequel. There are a lot of people who loved the mood of the game, the huge cast of characters, and the fact the plot seemed to delight in tying rather darkly into its predecessor. Needless to say, the other half of the Chrono fandom hates it for those exact reasons. Well, that and the epic MindScrew GainaxEnding.

* Go to a {{Sierra}} fans and ask if ''Mask of Eternity'' is a KingsQuest game. Then ask them if it's a ''good'' game. Make sure to bring chocolate, marshmallows, and [[IncrediblyLamePun Graham crackers]] for the inevitable cookout.

*** The fourth film could be seen as contested as well - there are plenty of positive reviews for it on Imdb. There are plenty of fans who are content with all four movies being made.