Review: Pure Futbol an "Ugly Depiction of The Beautiful Game"

I'll cut through the niceties. If you follow me on Twitter, you already know that I'm a no-holds-barred soccer fanatic, and I don't hold back. That bleeds over to gaming, as well. While I enjoy the occasional street game like Mario Strikers and FIFA Street alongside my annual doses of FIFA and Pro Evo, I'm always down to try something new. Enter Ubisoft's Pure Futbol, a game timed to launch alongside the World Cup. Here's a taste of my opinion:

"The A.I. annoys on two extremes: your teammates are arguably as stupid as the average footballer on Jeopardy! and the opponent A.I. cheats like it’s paying off the refs. On offense, your teammates will occasionally drift into open space, but rarely are they smart enough to go on a run and make themselves available. On defense, they’ll often step in the wrong direction and leave the goalkeeper vulnerable to rocket shots. You’ll have to do nearly all of the heavy lifting to get the ball into the net. In comparison to the A.I. seen in other street games, it’s inexcusably bad."

Read my review to get the rest of the details. I'm really not sure I can -- or want to -- say much more.