Well, it is Famitsu (which seem to really like Pokemon and always give it good reviews). I guess it was the rehash thing is all. They never expected a extended version of a spin-off. Frankly at the time neither did I. I even found it was a vast improvement from how the game ran, new areas, faster saving, more story, etc. I could see it easily making a better rating than the previous two. Hopefully I can find both Famitsu reviews later and find out why.