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forest-spirit on 31 May 2010
I don't know about that. Phantom Hourglass currently has a metascore of 90 and Spirit Train has 87. I wouldn't say they ended up there because of a "free-ride".
Some reviewers might give it a few points extra because of the name, but at the same time some reviewers are more harsh just because it's a well-known series of very high quality.
As some have already pointed out the retro style might stand in the way of higher scores.
