This is the usual review wankery where noone dares to say a critical word without debunking it as negligable in the same sentence. Not saying they are wrong, I haven't played the game, but I wouldn't trust them the least seeing as 8-10 is the range they give all major titles and an 8 appears already about an average score despite being the third biggest number in the scale of ten numbers.
I wish reviewers were still objective and used the whole scale of their scores. Handing over 9's and 10's and giving "oh, this is perfecter than perfect, gasp" praises for every major release just eats their credibility. How can you make an evaluation from their scores if everything with some money invested in it is perfect or nigh to it by default?