In my opinion I think the review is slightly harsh, The game as a whole is vastly improved over the original. If I had to score it I would probably give it a 7/10. My main issues with the game so far are the online issues, i.e. game modes not working as they should and not being able to choose a specific game mode. I like the grab bag idea, but would also like to choose. Another thing is that the game is region-locked, which means that us Europeans can't add friends from USA or the rest of the world for that matter. Not best pleased with that.