SR4 reeks of SR3 DLC that was purposefully held back to be polished up in order to be repackaged as a new game. Not a single gameplay video or video review seems to indicate otherwise. Even the GTA4 expansions were more meticulously crafted. So I'll have to say no to the question. There's a snippet of a review right there that says SR4 doesn't excel in gameplay but it's fun? That's just plain non sequitur. Just another reason I don't bother with gaming journalists.