Could it be... Virch didn't hate a sports game?
I normally am not a fan of sports games, and for years, Mario Tennis Aces was one of the reasons I would give. When I initially tried to play this, it was absolutely dreadful, but then I gave it another shot, and it was fine?
I just played through the adventure mode, and I don't really know why this is what people were most disappointed with in this game, it was pretty good. The mechanics were fine, and the difficulty was insane for someone like me, who is awful at sports games, but I was still able to do it.
I don't know, what else do you want from me? I had a good time with the adventure mode, which is a miracle since I despise sports games.