Product Description:
The official WWE All STARS BrawlStick controller for the Xbox 360 was designed for wrestling fans to recreate the quality, gameplay and precision found in arcades. Using an arcade-style joystick and 30mm quick connect buttons along with realistic spacing and an eight-button layout, the WWE All STARS BrawlStick brings the arcade experience right into your home. With separate turbo settings for each button and great ergonomics, prepare yourself for hours of competition, no quarters necessary.
Product Details:
- 8-button genuine arcade layout with additional multi-speed Turbo functionality
- Controller lock/unlock switch prevents accidental button presses
- Licensed artwork featuring your favorite WWE All STARS characters
- 3-way switch enables joystick to function as left or right analog stick or D-Pad
- 13 Ft. (4m) Cable and integrated headset port for use with Xbox LIVE
Customer Reviews:
buy this to mod it By Jacob Heine
Okay first a review of the stock controller.
Good
1. It's nice and heavy. All around solid feel.
2. 8 button layout.
3. Long quick disconnect cord.
4. Can switch D-pad to Left or Right analog stick.
5. Price. I got this for $31 shipped.
6. Can be easily modded, see below
Take or leave
1. Start and Back buttons are not on top, but in the front, slightly recessed.
2. Can lock the panel above stick. If you really want to.
3. Has turbo, if you're into that stuff.
4. Can plug in your XBL headset, but you need to use included cheesy adapter. Hard to switch between controllers. Why not just make it like the stock controllers?
Bad
1. Buttons feel mushy. Feels like there's a cushion of air underneath them. I did not use them long because I hear they have a high failure rate. They are plenty sensitive right out the box though.
2. Stick is low quality. Although it has a solid feel, it's hard to get it to register the four corners of it's square gate consistently. I'd rate the stick not even as good as my old Hori EX2.
3. Artwork is terrible. You've got to be a big time wrestling fan to appreciate something like this, and then you're probably playing with a pad anyway. I bet they would sell twice as many of these if they had just a plain white face..
Modding.
Okay, now if you're buying this to Mod, it's one of the best sticks out there. The big solid body makes it easy to open it up and mess around in there. Buttons and stick can be changed without soldering. I purchased this stick for $31, 3 sanwa buttons for $14, and a Seimitsu Stick for $22, all shipped. I also spent $4 to put my own custom artwork on the face. So for around $75 I have a stick that's better IMO, than the ultra expensive SF4 sticks.
Even if you're not a modder type, you can do this easily. It's way harder to build something out of wood or draw a picture. I compare doing this mod with building legos or something.. search for "brawl stick how to arcade parts" or something.At least it's a solid platform- By Greg
This stick is decent for the price, but it certainly has its problems. It's more a matter of getting what you pay for, but I'll get to that later.
Certain features work as advertised. The lock/unlock switch is nice, but you have to do some wild mashing to hit that guide button, as it's pretty far removed from the stick and buttons. I've never had to use this feature, but it's nice if you mash it out to a serious degree. I personally haven't used the turbo-function, as using turbo anything is typically frowned upon. The stick is also pretty weighty. They aren't joking when they say that the Brawl stick sports a "heavy metal base." It gives the Brawl stick a very solid feel, and it won't move in your lap during heated, mash-tastic gameplay.
My gripe lies with the buttons. I will say that the stock stick is fairly responsive and accurate, but I had problems with the buttons after about a week of normal play. The buttons were responsive and sensitive at first (though perhaps a bit mushy), but soon a couple of the buttons began getting stuck. While I'm sure that some people will get a lot of life out of the stock buttons, I imagine that just as many will encounter problems with the buttons eventually, and these problems may arise sooner than expected.
I've never modded a fight stick before, so this gave me an excuse to try a small mod. I purchased some Seimitsu screw-in buttons and got them in without any problems whatsoever. There's plenty of videos and forums online that have instructions for modding this stick. The only tools I needed to swap the buttons were a screwdriver and a cloth to help me with gripping the quick disconnects on the stock buttons. Modding takes a slight bit of bravery though, as it voids your warranty, so you shouldn't mod if you don't feel too good about breaking the rules, or if you don't think that you're capable of pulling the mod off without damaging your fight stick.
Still, this stick is widely regarded as being very easy to mod, and it's perfect for people who don't want to pay TE prices, yet want to have the option of dropping TE quality parts down the road.
With that said, modding out one of these sticks can get expensive. I purchased this stick when it was being sold for $60, and the buttons cost me another $30. I also recently purchased a Sanwa joystick and ball-top, which is another $30. I'm basically spending $120 dollars on this stick. So, compared to the Mad Catz TE, I'm really only saving about $20-$30 dollars.
If you're a casual player and you're looking for a stick for some light play, then this stick fits the part. If you're looking to save a few bucks, and are handy with a screwdriver, then you have a solid platform that can be made into a TE-quality stick. But if you're looking for a stick that will take a lot of abuse over the long-term, then this probably isn't the stick for you. If you want a stick that's high-quality out of the box, without any modding required, you may want to consider dropping a few extra bucks for a TE, or perhaps one of the pricier Hori sticks.Not good By Luckas Lopes
Ok, it's a joystick for casual players. I bought it to play ssf4ae online, but it turns out to be too much imprecise, lagged, whatnot. Xbox pad is better. Seriously.
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