But while its predecessors felt fresh every round, BF3 feels rote from the start.
Brawl also features compatibility with four kinds of controllers (the Wii Remote on its side, the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, the Classic Controller, and the Nintendo GameCube controller), while its predecessors only used the one controller designed for that system.
In Britain, he means next to nothing - his last film, the austere Secret Défense, was barely seen, while its predecessor, Haut Bas Fragile, a freewheeling, typically enigmatic musical, was never even released here.
While its predecessor, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles may contribute to communal harmony, to pursue this enormous sister project in Jerusalem, at this critical time, when the "peace process" is in turmoil, would seem highly insensitive, a statement of Israel's hegemony over the Palestinians, rather than any expression of tolerance.
While its predecessor was a tight-fisted, condensed racing experience with a cut-down list of cars and tracks, Forza 6 is generous and dauntingly broad, more in line with series highpoint Forza 4. It has also excised the monetisation that plagued the Xbox One launch title and, while these shifts aren't enough to make Forza 6 truly exemplary, it's still a fantastic ride.
While its predecessor WP7.5 was based on the firm's ageing Windows Mobile platform, WP8 shares its kernel - or software core - with its PC equivalent, which should help make it easier to port programs between the two environments.
While its predecessor (2010's Flamingo) seemed like an extension of his day job, this record veers towards the melodramatic pop of the late 80s, full of orchestra hits and Phil Collins drum sounds.
To put a numerical point on things, the Note 10.1's average of five Quadrant scores breaks down to 5251, while its predecessor the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 usually managed scores between 2600 and 2800.
While its predecessor was not well-liked by critics or fans, the sequel earned strong reviews.
The Soviet finance ministry was a heavily centralised structure, while its predecessor was not.
The most recent installment, 2012's "Continental Drift," did 81.6% of its $877.2 million global total overseas, while its predecessor, 2009's "Dawn of the Dinosaur," picked up 77.8% of its $886.7 million worldwide haul in foreign markets.
