Oh, I only discovered this thread today. Thank you Cheebee. 
This is the first time I ever saw an actual translated quote from a Famitsu review, not just a score. Where did you get that from?
Okamiden is my most anticipated DS game at the moment and one of the last big 3rd party developments for DS (the very last big one will most probably Level-5's Ni no Kuni).
BTW:
I did not only love the original game but also its wonderful soundtrack (composed by Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Akari Groves, JUN) and imported the beautiful 5 CD-Box from Japan.
Music seems to have been mostly recycled for Okamiden (at least that's what I get from the 2nd video posted in the OP), but that doesn't really matter in this case as the DS game seems to be a typical more-of-the-same sequel anyway.
