Marvel Vs Capcom 2, the Worst Demo Ever?

Marvel Vs Capcom 2, the highly anticipated demo that released today on the PSN and Xbox Live arcade. This by far has to be one of the worst demos that I have ever played in a while and I'll tell you why after the jump.

[PSP2]

yeah its the worst demo ever because a)its not on xbox and b)you spend too much time reading neogaf threads dedicated to the demo

stfu and go play ping pong if the demo is so bad

[Daver]

its true tho the demo is bad you cant even play it alone...but it gives you a taste of the full version

[Chubear]

the demo definitely is in the running for the critically acclaimed "hitiest demo EVA award. I have no clue who thought it was a great idea to do what they did.

[Bnet343]

I don't have an arcade stick for PS3 but I do have 2 controllers except one of them is still in it's package and I wasn't going to bust it out just to play this demo. They should add AI opponents. I mean seriously come on.

[UnSelf]

greatest game eva made. Period

[FamilyGuy]

Maybe you can press x on your controller then reasign it as controller 2 and press x on it then. Get some practice in. I'll find out and edit.

Nope, sucks for you guys, one of the first things i bought with my PS3 was a second controller. Rock band drums and guitar work too.

My ONLY gripe with this demo is that once youre in the local fighting character pick screen there is no exit option, to get back to the settings and whatnot screens, you have to completely quit the game.
Whats up with that?

[Tapewurm]

Well get a controller and go online...u can play against peeps online.....sure 1 player mode would be nice, but at least you can get on online and go at it with different peeps... Great game...would be nice if the demo had single player, but the game plays great and looks great....can't wait for the full title.

[FamilyGuy]

You CANT play the demo online

[phosphor112]

Most people will end up getting tired of the game quick when it comes out. That game was VERY unbalanced, and still is. Marvel vs Capcom 1 was a lot better though. Not saying M v C 2 is bad, just unbalanced. I can guarantee you that most people online will chose the Cyclops, Cable, Iron man combo. It's team up hypercombo finish is ridiculous.

[Ozzyb]

the demo was pretty bad. I turned on the 2nd controller, beat up on nobody for a minute or two, and turned it off. Maybe if a friend comes over or something, it could be cool, but otherwise, not much to do with it.

[be_wrong]

just because it's not on 360 it sucks? geez...

[kewlkat007]

So did Nintendo research the wrong group of gamers?

[locos85]

I played it for a couple of hours last night with my wife. We both couldn't get enough of it. But it was surprising and disappointing that I couldn't go against the AI or even jump online. I will get this when it's released.

[TruthbeTold]

that is devoid of both Sentinel and Storm is an automatic fail unless you are one of the better players out there for this game. Cyclops, Cable, Iron man will get scraped, assuming that the game plays the same online of course.

[PtRoLLFacE]

stf up idiot even if the game came out on the 360 how the hell are u going to play it lol i only have one dualshock 3 i broke the sisaxix that came with the ps3 so yea i agree with the article is the worst demo out there, hopefully they change that for the final release lol if not is going to be the worst game ever hahaha

[likedamaster]

Fight Night Round 3 demo had a cpu option why can't this game have it? Bad bad Capcom!

[PSP2]

oh and who said the demo is on xbox live????????????

you dont know sht how were you able to even sign up for a website

[dachiefsman]

who are you talking too? It's as though your trying to fight this invisible entity out to make your day a living nightmare.

Take some meds.

religions and f*nboys have some of the most radical people on the planet.

[Hobadoon]

All of the agrees he got. No one even said anything about 360 before him...

Fan. Boys.

[plstcsldgr]

read the article dummies the author wrote that the demo was for both systems.

[dachiefsman]

I did read the article *dummy*. If you call the tag at the bottom about the 360 then your retarded. Not once in the article days he say anything about the 360.

[specialguest]

"It's as though your trying to fight this invisible entity..."

lol. funniest post of the week.

[PSP2]

finally if you dont have a sibling to play with then maybe your mommy and daddy arent plowing each other enough did you think about that before you typed up your article

maybe you should return your playstation 3 to the store and use that money to buy your mother and father a vacation so they can plow each other and give you a sibling to play with

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Can't you say all your useless drivel in one comment?

[Slime]

I think this is Zeus Lee/Nathan Drake's new account. So get used to it

[darthv72]

did you play with yourself to try this demo? Waggling a controller in each had to get the full effect?

[Expy]

How is an opinion deemed news?

p.s.: lol loner.

[Elven6]

It's filed under "Article"...

[JohnnyMann420]

This was pretty much his "review" of a Demo. Reviews are opinions even if it is just a childish rant.

I understood what the dude meant.. I mean the Demo is a joke. No remap? No single?

It's free so really who cares. The controls are tight and I got to play with someone. My thing is ... wouldn't Capcom know that people would complain about this?

lol..maybe.

[DelbertGrady]

Ask hiphopgamer.

[Seastriker]

Isn't it exclusive to PSN?

[njr]

This is the dumbest rant ever. If this demo had online play, people wouldn't buy the full game as you pretty much have some characters you want. I would do that if I had the chance.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Well you're either pretty damn corny or cheap if you would actually do that

[ape007]

DEMO

can't wait for the full game,one of the best games ever on the dc and still holds up perfectly I can even say It looks and sounds amazing and MOST IMPORTANTLY plays like a dream

[BX81]

I agree worst demo out! Most certainly not the worst game though. The game is going to be great just like the original but they could have done more with the demo.

[BXbomber]

but yea the demo suked eggs cuz its only 2 player offline .....and i only have 1 controller :(

[II Necroplasm II]

Damn, so it's like the Street Fighter HD Remix demo, that sucks.

[Slime]

Maybe if Sony didn't shakedown Capcom for server money. Capcom would have added an AI opponent and increased the file size.

[darthv72]

what if there is some truth to that thought? I wish there were more demos and trials of games on psn but the fact is...there isnt. Sony is squeezing devs by the ball$ so some either opt out of releasing a demo or release a early restricted version to bypass full feature fees.

Oh well...its psn...it is to be expected. 360 demo will essentially be the full game but how much longer do we need to wait for that?

[Ozzyb]

Do you really think that when devs release demos they surgically cut out only the parts of the game you can play? There is probably a lot more on that demo than we can actually play. Almost 200 megs for a how many year old game? The whole game, or at least most of it is probably in the demo.

Also, I doubt Capcom gives a crap about the fees they have to pay. They have money falling out of every hole. I'm sure Sony makes them enough money, and has made them enough money (What was Resident Evil before PS?) for them to not flinch at those fees. I'd rather they pay it than me.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

Duhh.

No ai character to play against?

The only option is multiplayer, and you can only play if you have another controlller? (remember some people don't.)

I didn't like this one bit. >:[

Edit: not the fact that I don't have another controller, but when I downloaded it, I was by myself after coming home from a big day out. No one to play with = suck.

[fossilfern]

The game is great but i dont have 2 controllers so i went through the whole trouble to make an NA accountto get this demo not be able to play it properly ?!

[butterfinger]

look who approved this garbage. This is far from the worst demo ever. At least it's a demo of great game.

[Shuya]

It's a fighting game, seriously the fun is always about playing with human opponents.

If you have no friends around then just practice your moves or something in the demo.

[ErcsYou]

..it was only bad because im too old to invite friends over to play video games...=(

[Transporter47]

i played it n the its just a demo get a buddy to play with you is it that hard? plus you can just practice with one of those characters alone not like it matters, but hey people complain about this stuff... yeah you can only choose 6 characters but its pretty much how the final version is going to play like, and i like it :) can't wait for the full release

[Tainted Gene]

u physically need 2 controllers to even start a match by yourself.

[JohnnyMann420]

I laughed pretty hard when I read the title because that was how I felt before a bud came over and played.

Pretty cool demo if you have someone to play with.

Sucks if ya don't!

[Marceles]

This is a dumb rant, this isnt the first demo to neglect people the ability to play a demo. What about people with no online at all when a highly anticipated game comes in the form of a multiplayer only demo/beta? The fact that it's a demo to one of the best fighting games is probably why he's overexaggerating, but if it was a game no one cared about he wouldn't have even bothered wasting his and our time.

Get another controller and find another friend besides the one in your pants.

[Mogabu]

The least of your worries is going to be the fact a demo is multi only. How would you even obtain said demo if you don't have online?

[Slime]

The 360 demo will have AI opponents, wait for that instead.

[Kamikaze135]

Thanks for trying though =P

[PLXNIN]

I'm hating Capcom more than ever

[JohnnyMann420]

...but in recent years Capcom has been pretty awesome. Good games and remakes...decent prices. Great community PR...I mean they talk to dudes in forums.

Yeah this demo is a pile if you compare to others (no single player is retarded), but to complain about Capcom as a whole makes you sound like an angry little baby.

[xxBATTLECATxx]

CRAZY

[Gen0ne]

... but I was by myself when I booted it up and I did mumble the words,' Well that kinda sucks." when I saw it was mandatory multiplayer. Also I don't know if I'm spoiled now from SS2HDR but the filter isn't cutting it for me and this game is in drastic need animation frames. After seeing BlazBlue and the new KoF the nostalgia on games like this are beginning to wear off on me. But for anyone else that thinks this is the bees knees, more power to ya. Your prayers have been answered. Just not mine though, I think it needs a HD makeover. Badly.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

"..one of the worst demos I have ever played in a while."

Hmmm...

[flakko]

now to just find a friend to play it with lol

[Kamikaze135]

But when Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix came out with only two characters and local multiplayer and one stage to play on only, it was awesome, right? Lmao

[xino]

atleast I got a taste of the graphics! and gameplay!

I only had a taste of the menu music for MvC2:/

[Imallvol7]

Lol . . . I don't remember an article like this when Street Fighter Turbo HD came out with a local multiplayer only demo. PS3 HAYTE 4EVA!

[darthv72]

I seem to recall similar reactions back then. The thing was that demo was available on both platforms and was no surprise being that way.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

No, there was no SSFIITHD demo on PSN, and there still isn't

[DNAgent]

Oh, you mean like the SSF2T:HDR demo which also only had local multiplayer where you needed 2 controllers.

Yeah, Crapcom fails.

[Bazookajoe_83]

But im drunk and on the role, so hail to you gamers out there today...

[caffman]

fair play to you buddy!

[Baka-akaB]

I'm looking forward to more "worse demo" with 6 playable characters instead of the usual only two available .

And now suddenly its a solo driven game ? dear lord ... i'll just brace myself for the avalanche of disagrees from whiners

[greengunstar]

There must be a lot of fat friendless virgins on N4G for there to be an "article" bashing a demo of a great game that is better played with a human being anyways.

[peeps]

thats all well and good for the real game, but i tend to find that a demo is usually something you will download in your spare time to have a play and see if a game is worth a purchase. atm i couldn't say if it is or not

[Allowen]

I guess if many of the thousands and thousands of ppl that downloaded this demo ends not buying the game then Capcom will Know what went wrong )

Sorry, I used to love capcom games on the 16 and 32bit era but now I did not ring any bell on me to go buy RE5, SF$, these HD remakes or Monster Hunter.

Some ppl says that Square Enix dont make good games anymore as in the old days. I agree with that but I say that Capcom is even worst....

[Nihilism]

i haven't played this demo but it surely can't be worse than the last remnant pc demo, thank god they released it to deter me from buying it

[Silly gameAr]

Why the rant?

[Allowen]

Bro, it is worst, you can't play it alone or online with a friend.

on this demo you can only play vs a friend on your ps3 and you need a second controler to do so.

Fortunetelly I had 2 controllers.... I fought against myself a fe times to see the scenarios and musics.... btw the music sucks so much... the graphics are real cool but cant test the AI cuz there is NONE.

[Baka-akaB]

I'm having a laughing fit today ... i must have missed the era where people even cared about MvC2 in solo mode .

Hell i probably dreamt the people complaining about the crazy things to do , so you could unlock around 50 characters .

Now suddenly it's a missed feature in a demo of a fighting game , go figures ...

Best part is , it's far from the first time something like that is done , and yet people only complain today .

Again only thing i really agree with , was the lack of online . Would have been nice for some people that didnt get sf2 hd , to at least get a glimpse of how the game holds up online

[ultimolu]

I will be honest here.

This demo sucked. .__.

And I deleted it.

At least I had some practice. My Strider is still pretty good, lol.

[menoyou]

yup, a ridiculous move by sony to allow this demo.

[callahan09]

The demo for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix was worse. Same set-up: offline multiplayer only, BUT, it didn't even have as many characters. Therefore, that was a worse demo.

[Bathyj]

Ok, I admit that sounds like some pretty stupid decissions, but who cares. Its a demo. Since when do you get to claim something is unacceptable when you got it for nothing?

Besides, youre the one who wants the game. Seems the demo just made you want it more.

[DarkSavior]

they did the same thing with the SF2hd beta at first!!!!

[AriesFury]

You can't play the demo alone? That SUCKS!

[shawnsl65]

everything looks smooth and good except for the character models. Too many squared pixel even when set on "crisp"

[Ninjamonkey82]

Had me a blast on this game tonight with my brother. Will be getting this good game. Ps3 controller makes all the difference tbh i have both consoles and like 4 people here to play with ;).

[Claudinho69]

you can also use the remote control after you assign it to 2 lol

[gersh]

I just thought the demo sucked because no online multiplayer or single player and I didn't have a second controller to try offline so yeah...

[cyrus228]

wat moron complains that a multiplayer game has a multiplayer only demo???? LOL u shudnt be buying this game or even be interested if ur planning to play alone always lol.

second who cares, im waitin for blazblue....can't wait :D

[Rhezin]

get some friends...sheesh.

[GEESE]

STFU It's free. And for those who don't have two controllers or a
freind, tough sh1t.

[peeps]

you're an idiot. of course it's free, it's a demo! the point of it is to give the gamer a chance to try before they buy, but it seems you need to meet certain requirements to try it!

[PSK22]

I think the demo was good cant wait for the full game.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Well thank you for the heads up now I won't even download it.

I'll go back to Bionic Commando on XBL.

[CharlesDCI]

Buy Esko shirts...

[Cheeseknight28]

Wow, way too many people that don't have friends.

[ELite_Ghost]

srsly! wtf worst demo ever? just cause the author of this article doesn't have friends doesn't mean the demo sucks. He's prob a 400lb feg living with his mom downstairs.

[n to the b]

I moved recently back up to PA from south NJ. no local friends anymore and no job (to meet new friends). I game with my friends from Jersey ONLINE.

don't be so quick to call others a loser, loser.

[Cheeseknight28]

Neither one of us called anyone a loser. Don't put words in my mouth.

[timestoby]

its a conspiracy,not sure if its coming to live,but im sure it will and when it does it will have the 1 player against cpu etc,but since it was on psn first i guess the deal was to make it all lame etc.

[caffman]

a tin foil hat!

[themyk]

yeah im sure thats it.

[caffman]

AND THIS ONE!!!!!!!

[peeps]

I don't wanna play through arcade in the demo, i don't wanna play online in the demo, i don't even wanna play against a friend in the demo. i just want to try the game!!! and atm i can't do that unless i fancy asking my parents to pick up a second controller and play against me! why would it have been so hard to just have the chance to play quick single player fights?? how are most people going to play this game and c if they like it.

I know a lot of ppl will be getting this because they loved the original, but i didn't play the original but i am interested in this game. just wish i could try before i buy :/

[be_wrong]

it's a great demo, atleast it allows you up to 6 characters.

[shawnsl65]

wish this would come to XB/PS system

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

cause i know damn well no game so far can pull this off

[riksweeney]

I'm really surprised about the negative reactions to the demo. I would have thought the world and its dog would have played this game to death by now.

I still have my (no longer played) PS2 copy so I doubt that I'll bother picking up this version.

[kewlkat007]

Let me know....The PS3 is ready and second controller is good to go.

[Cuff]

but i still prefer SF4.

[themyk]

god i have street fighter 4. i'd say i hate street fighter in general. give me tekken all day. or killer instinct. but you guys can keep street fighter. although i have to say street fighter 4 looked amazing. i just hate the gameplay. i know i know im the minority. but hey. thats me.

[N7360]

I'm sorry but if people on here can't find someone to come round and have a bash on it with them they clearly need to get out more....

[yippie1234y]

It puzzles me how you can say "this is unacceptable" when 1st of all its a FREE DEMO (something that capcom does not have to give you) and second of all i think its pretty nice of a game company to give u a demo only 1 week after the game is announced. Just maybe they rushed it for the hardcore street fighter fans.. but yea i guess i would be mad if a game company actually assumed i had friends to play the game with lolz. be happy with what you got when you got it because u didn't pay for it and regardless of whether or not they released a demo this game will be bought up since it goes for $90 used.. if anything capcom lost money making you a demo.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

I played it and it was FUN;) Shame no single player mode tho for the Demo??? I don't get that. Capcom are strange!!! ;-D

[artsaber]

That is why I play this game and a hundred other Arcade Classics on a Neo Geo emulator. Looks and plays great on my PC with a nice ($15) 8 button controller.

[themyk]

i dont know about calling people losers for thinking this sucks. look some of us are grown adults and we dont have friends that drop by to play video games everyday. and these guys should have built it so one person can play the computer. now im not saying the demo sux. because i havn't played it. it does suck that didn't allow one person to enjoy it alone. but i wouldn't call somebody a loser just cause they think it sux that you HAVE to have two people to play.

[themyk]

maybe you guys should just hook a rock band guitar or drum up to it. and use the little controller buttons on them. lol. me i wont have to do that because i have two controllers. now if i could just find a friend.

[ColossiSlayer]

and why cant i set L2 & R2 to HPLP & HKLK, respectively. You NEED, I repeat NEED medium punch & medium kick for half of the combos in the game. By the way my team is Hulk, Cable, & Megaman. This demo is right up there for worst ever with Heavenly Sword, that demo was like 5 minutes top. I was dissapointed by the fact I couldn't get at least 2 A.I fights ala the Puzzle Fighter demo. Oh well se la vie, Only on PS3.....

[The_Devil_Hunter]

The only problem that I found with the demo was that there was only a few characters on the list

[djroberts]

Hmm, they praise SSFHD on XBL and bash this demo even though both have the same issues. Can we say, XBot fanboys?

[paracardium]

My 4 year old son loves this demo....it's got 2 favorite super hero's Spiderman and Wolverine.That's all that matters to me so I'll buy it when it comes out. Actually I think he thinks it's a full game lol...so I'll surprise him later.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

purposely because it is only a demo, how much are people expecting to get out of demos lately?

the new thing in gaming is to want MORE MORE MORE... games aren't better unless there is MORE MORE MORE...

Terrible logic these days in gaming

My game more than 500 people in deathmatch, it's better than yours!
My game has more maps, it's better than yours!
My game has more weapons, it's better than yours!

or the

My online is free, it's better than yours!
I pay for my online, it's better than yours!
My system has better graphics than yours!

How many people are actually TRUE gamers this gen? the ones that can just pick up games regardless of what system it's on and play them for the love of the hobby of gaming!

As far as what 360 and PS3 are doing that the fanboys oh so rave about, PC is ALWAYS ahead of the curve. Free online, netflix, best graphics, etc.. Im not even a PC gamer and even I know that. Console gamers have gotta pretty damn funny looking with their bickering, when looked at by PC gamers!

[bigjclassic]

Seriously its a demo. The full game has something that the DC/PS2 versions dont have Online. Wait and be patient.

But the people on PSN/XB live are gonna spam like there is no tomorrow.
I have over a 90% win percentage in SFIV online and I can tell you PSN players arent good at all. If this is gonna be the same crowd I will pass seriously on this.

And if everyone is gonna complain I would prefer to go to an actual arcade then play people on PSN.

*pops in MvC2 on dreamcast and pulls out a Hori arcade stick FTW!!*

[batman2million]

it's a demo from a game that came out over ten years ago! give it a break!!

[protekjv]

Marvel vs Capcom 2 Demo + no friends = angry gamers

For now I'll play the game i bought for $80 a year ago in my PS3.

[koehler83]

Who invites friends over to play a demo? lol

[KrimsonKody]

STFU-B's! The "demo" technically did'nt have to play at all.
Just the notion this game has return is enough to cause ruckus.
The demo could have been 5 seconds and less than a MB in memory, all it had to do is;
"BLING! MVC2, with online play, next month!"
...then the excitement/downloads/money rolls in.

CAPCOM is "helping you out" (haters) by offering a offline play ( for anyone who's [SIGH] never experienced the game, or at least, reminding others of it's glory).
Even I, who owns an original PS2 copy, will probably be raped into buying this download (even with SFIV heating up my system).

So...um, yeah,
STFU-B's!

[Porkround]

Cry me a river. Get a friend and a controller then enjoy.

[KrimsonKody]

It's PS exclusive!
....
...
o_o
-0-
...get your umbrellas,
raining botz all weekend...

[Tony P]

Sounds like a mistake. I can't see anyone inviting their friends over to play the demo version of a nearly 10-year-old game. If it's intentional, I have to question the logic behind it.