Needless to say only theoretical way to get the game to play is to a) take the tape off or b) poke a hole in the tape in the hole of the cd. As route A sounds risky I decide to go with B and cut the tape back a little while I am doing this I proceed to look at the disc a little more closely. Well, the tape lifted off a little in shipping (regardless of the tape the disc was still loose in the case
So no battling X-men all day today for me... I am depressed enough to burn a copy of MvC (1 or 2... maybe both) to make up for it

