To answer the most basic question how could a game get a lower score though it exceeds its direct predecessor the answer is quite simple. Reviewer view the environment as a whole. When they review the new title they also have in mind all the titles that have arrived with their improvements during the hiatus.
Lets look at it like this when the reviewer scores Resistance 2 the only thing in their mind isn't just Resistance 1. They also have Bioshock, Halo3, and The Orange Box in their minds. Bioshock brought a lot of combat ingenuity to the genre. Halo 3 brought a plethora of new features to the genre such as the forge, and the theater. The Orange Box brought massive bulk to the field. All of these titles have expanded the definition of quality, and if Resistance 2 cannot match the expansion its score suffers.
You cannot satisfy yourself with being better then the original. You must be better then everyone else as well. Yes it is fair, because they want to advise the consumer properly as to where this game fits in reference to everything else in the genre. I honestly do not understand the complaints that is a very good score. Just not the knocked your teeth out, and tea bagged you score some were hoping for.
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