I disagree (Score 1)

http://www.tu4ar.com/ Countdown until MvC2 HD Remix comes out. It's MAHVELLLLLL BAYBEE Just because a game is "Party Friendly" doesn't make it any less hardcore. Take Smash Brothers Melee for example. It's a fun game that anyone can button mash and have a good time with their friends, but at a competative level, there's thousands of players that do 'hardcore' playing of it, that casuals would never dream of. Street Fighter IV just came out and it's the same way. You can flowchart ken all day long (http://www.gossipgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/kenflow.png) or you can take it to tournament level, where people will be figuring out ways to win at the game for years to come.