Product Description:
Mad Catz SoulCalibur V Arcade FightStick Soul Edition for Xbox 360®
Product Details:
- New Translucent S design FightStick casing and EDGE trim bezel
- New NAMCO Noir Arcade Button Layout & Stainless Steel Screw Assembly
- Authentic Japanese-style Sanwa Denshi joystick & buttons, Premium-quality components with genuine arcade layout
- 8-button layout with additional multi-speed Turbo functionality
- Controller lock/unlock switch prevents accidental button presses, 13 FT USB Cable with internal cable storage, 3-way switch enables joystick to function as left or right analog stick or D-Pad
Customer Reviews:
Damn Good Stick By Will
Let's get down to the nitty gritty. I got this stick as a gift from my wife. After hearing me complain about the Xbox 360 D-pad for years now, she eventually ordered me a stick to shut me up. I grew up playing on American arcade machines -- no restrictor gate, concave buttons, and bat-top joysticks that didn't spin around freely... so this thing was a huge adjustment for me. I was holding out for an X-Arcade Tankstick, but they stopped manufacturing the single sticks. I'm glad I got this one. One hell of a gift. Works well with MAME games. Very smooth in Street Fighter 4: AE, and a HUGE upgrade over the shoddy D-pad. PERFECT for Soul Calibur, needless to say.
Pros:
-Responsive
-Durable
-Noticable heft
-Nice artwork
-Long cable
-Good quality control overall -- especially for Mad Catz
-Joystick has the ability to function as the right or left analog stick of a conventional controller
Cons:
-Somewhat awkward button layout
For those who have never played on a Japanese stick before, take into consideration:
-The ball top on the actual stick rotates freely like a knob
-There is a 4-way restricor gate, meaning the movement of the stick is limited to a square border insode the housing of the unit
-The stick makes a light, tactile click when you move it in any direction, and that 'click' is necessary for the stick to register movements. So slight, double-tap subtle movements you'd make on, say, a Mortal Kombat machine are not as natural.
Great product. Highly recommend it for those partial to Japanese sticks or those willing to adjust their playing for one.Fantastic By Max
This is my second fight stick and i must say, this stick is great. THe buttons are sensitive enough to recognize every stroke. The joy stick has no dead zones. I play UMVC3 pretty hard core and this stick is perfect for it. Just the glossy finish maybe annoying because it will leave sweat marks after you play for awhile. Also project the buttons. My friend spilled soda on the surface and some of the buttons got really sticky but its nothing a good wipe down cant fix2 of 2 Excellent fightstick. By P. Ndekwe
This is the second fightstick that I've bought (the first being a HORI tekken 6 wireless stick). I've been using this stick for the past week and have been very impressed with it. First, It has a good weight too it, and is very solid. It feels and looks very well made. The case and artwork are very, very attractive.
Next, This stick is very responsive to inputs. On my other stick I was unable to hit many motions accurately (quarter-circles, z-motions, half circles, etc). On this stick, the input is correct everytime. The buttons are high quality and sensitive (which is a positive for me but may not be desirable if you like stiffer buttons).
I would recommend this stick to anyone that is either buying their first stick, or looking to upgrade from a lesser quality stick.
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