Marvel vs. Capcom 2 "First Look" Preview (PlanetXbox360)

From the "first look" preview:

"Though nothing revolutionary, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is a title that a lot of players certainly haven't forgotten. Originally released on the Dreamcast in June of 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was the much anticipated sequel to the incredibly innovative Marvel vs. Capcom. It wasn't just the fact that we now had Mega Man facing off against Spiderman or Ryu taking on War Machine. Marvel vs. Capcom introduced a lot of new elements that the fighting game genre hadn't seen before. One in particular was the tag team system, which allowed a player to trade between characters during combat."

[Valkyrie83]

can't wait for this one, looking forward to the amazing HD graphics and online gameplay; nice preview!

[UltimaEnder]

I'm hoping it works a bit better with the 360 controller than past 2d fighters.....I'm sure Capcom can figure something out!

[Bnet343]

lol controller? How many times must you people be told, get an arcade stick. Even people with PS3's get arcade sticks. If you plan on being good, get a stick. If you plan on playing for fun, then don't b*tch about the controller.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

Anyway: Only on PS360 (TM)

i.e.:

Not on Wii.

:)

Oh crap Please Crapcom bring Tatsunoko versus Street Fighter to PSN!

[UltimaEnder]

Whatever Kigmel, I know plenty of people that are good only using the normal controller, it changes everything with an arcade stick so I would rather just stick to the average sized joy pad....thanks though!

[boodybandit]

Get an arcade stick?
Okay no problem. Just point me in the right direction to get a retail priced arcade stick for either the 360 or PS3. I have been to several stores and checking the internet on a regular basis and still cant find one for SFIV since it launched.

[kewlkat007]

I just got a SF4 TE stick for the 360 and I will no longer use controllers for fighting games.

You can play with a controller but your skills don't improve much because you are limited when it comes to combos.

I have an Extra Madcatz SF4 TE stick for the 360 at cost if anyone is interested.

[PirateThom]

I actually have trouble with arcade sticks, even in the arcade.

Most of my fighting was done on Street Fighter II Turbo on SNES, so my fingers don't know anything else.

[FragMnTagM]

It is going to be fun to relive some great times I had with this game. Shoot, I remember many times I went to the movies, and ended up missing the movie because I was playing this in the lobby.

[PepperJack]

looking good, great article!

[FragMnTagM]

But the game is looking good. TORNADO CALL!!!

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

Demo on PSN tomorrow, woot!

[UltimaEnder]

I heard that, gonna have to dust off the ol' PS3 for this one, I call Wolverine!

[Valkyrie83]

Must get a PS3 as soon as possible, wait when does this game come out?

[slave2Dcontroller]

but the demo is on PSN tomorrow so I would imagine within the next 2 weeks is when it will go up for grabs.

Looks like my Chun Li SF4 Fight Pad is gonna be used for more games than I initially expected :D

[xino]

tomorrow!?

being waiting for the damn demo since 12! went to bed woke up and still no farking demo.

Piece of Sh** PSN, I had to make a US account, the US PSN store is much better than the farking UK store.

[caseh]

...they will remix the music, compared to the original MvsC its complete and utter sh!t.

Char select music is a prime example...'Im gonna take you for a ride' < wtf, seriously...WTF.

[Fighter]

I will play the demo later today and buy this game day 1.

[monkey602]

Hey did this have Resident Evil characters in the list?

I think I remember playing as jill valentine

[DanteLinkX]

that the guy who wrote that article didn't get the memo that the Demo is PSN only, and he is talking about XBL I hope he doens't have his hopes up for today LOL, he might not find the demo on his precious 360.

[s8anicslayer]

Excerpt from article "A release date has not yet been confirmed, but you can check out the demo when it becomes available on April 30th." I assume he's talking to multi console owners since this is PlanetXbox360 and the demo is PSN exclusive.

[Valkyrie83]

Cleared up both issues, but yes he was talking about the PSN demo.....will be downloading as soon as possible!

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

this preview makes 2 mistakes in the first paragraph. it says "originally released on the dreamcast in 2000." this game came out in the arcades before the dreamcast port. the second mistake is that they say that marvel vs. capcom introduced the tag-team system. x-men vs. street fighter was the first game to have it and released and it came out 2 years before mvc.

[Christopher]

That just someone talking about what Capcom already said in their press release. Call it a preview when you actually have had some hands on experience or watched someone else play the game, not just regurgitate last week's news and slap the word preview on it.

[UltimaEnder]

That is why it says "first look" in the preview's title, 99% of gaming websites do previews and then "hands-on" previews, it's a way to get more information about a game out there to the general public who may not know as much as you or I do about it. I understand you may already know every single thing there is to know about MvC2 but a lot of gamers don't, and that is the purpose of these "first look" previews....

[Christopher]

But there isn't even a first look. A preview is either done of a hand-on play or watching someone else play. You don't do a preview that's a copy of last week's press release without any actual 'viewing' of the game. Screenshots don't count.

This isn't a preview, it's just a filler article. The article would be perfectly fine titled something else such as an Update or whatever, but it's not a preview. If a site does a Preview that doesn't actually involve 'viewing' the game, then they're doing it wrong. Eurogamer, IGN, and other gaming sites don't do previews based on just press release data but based on various viewings of the game in action.

Edit: The only difference between preview and 'hands on' preview is that in the former they watched the game in action and in the latter they actually played the game.