The reviews are leaning towards the typical playing preferences of those that are reviewing them. Not everyone is going to want to play a top of the line soccer game and watch each game end 0-0. The graphics of each player are just amazing and real life like giving attention to each detail.
In Master League, the game has been called “addictive” allowing players to get deep in to a character through career mode. These types of games are more popular now that you can play them through an internet connection with someone across the world.
One reviewer noted that he was only cut off the network on time, but it was a game where he was losing 5-2 anyways, so “no big deal”. As games become more life-like, gamers all over the world are expecting more putting the pressure on developers with each new game.