I was holding back myself from buying this plan for my child because of the exactly same flaws in the plan as pointed out by you. (relakhs.com)
The dreaded pop - in has often plagued this series over and over, and unfortunately, that very same flaw is painfully prevalent once again. (psxextreme.com)
Unfortunately, the very same flaws that the Campaign mode has are carried over to this mode, save for the ally AI. (metacritic.com)