- Authentic Japanese-style joystick & buttons
- 8-button layout with additional multi-speed Turbo functionality
- Premium-quality components with genuine arcade layout
- Controller lock/unlock switch prevents accidental button presses
- Storage compartment for efficient cable
Product Description
Armed with the PS3 ‘Street Fighter IV’ FightStick Tournament Edition from Mad Catz, your foes will tremble in terror as you mercilessly drain their health bar with a flurry of effortlessly executed fireballs and fierce combos. Style and comfort reign supreme with an authentic arcade experience featuring Japanese-style joystick & buttons, multi-speed Turbo functionality and officially licensed artwork portraying your favorite characters. The FightStick Tourname… More >>
PS3 Street Fighter IV Round 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition
Buttons feel so nice. If you play street fighter this is essentially a required peripheral. I play guile so the default configuration is perfect. For the price though they should include a bat joystick and a round restrictor plate. If you play a non charge character (most every other character) ur going to want to get the round restrictor plate, or you’ll have to listen to your friends complain about how they cant do a fireball (and they’ll blame ur awesome joystick and make fun of you for spending 150 bucks!).
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a very well built stick by mad catz and this is my very first arcade stick, i used to play only on controllers for marvel vs capcom 2 and street fighter, but i am moving up to arcade sticks now, since the transition of arcade games going from an actual arcade to one in your home, its very helpful to have a stick of your own, you can execute better moves and combos in fighting games, i am aware of this stick not working well on pc but you can fix that by buying a pci usb card with a VIA chipset on it, not expensive at all maybe around 5 dollars on ebay, works with MAME and of course PS3, its also easy to mod the stick and buttons, graphics, etc. buy this stick, i highly recommend!! *Here is a tip: to change the controls in MAME to make it work with your arcade stick simply press “tab” while you are running a game you are playing then go to inputs,then select the input,press enter and then press the button or movement inputs you want* easy! =)
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve got a couple joysticks I used for both Tekken 6 & Street Fighter 4 such as this one, version 1 (white end pieces w/different artwork on top panel) Sony PS3 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition , Hori HRAP3-SA PS3 Real Arcade Pro. 3-SA , an old school Namco arcade stick (PS1 w/a controller converter) & a Hori Tekken 6 wireless Tekken 6 Limited Edition Wireless Fight Stick Bundle . These two (round 1 & 2) are the best by far!!! While you do pay a hefty price for both, they’re mos def worth it for the weight (6+ pounds so doesn’t move around in your lap and/or on a table), arcade quality Sanwa parts & since I’ve got big hands, there’s so much room on the top so I can lay my hands on there when playing instead of an awkward position usually found in the physically smaller joysticks.
I’m actually selling the round 1 joystick (look for it on craigslist in Dallas) b/c this one looks much more stealth & cleaner due to the all black casing & more lowkey artwork on top. I was kinda embarassed to have the round 1 stick lay around in my media room (I usually put it away when not in use) however with this round 2 version, this looks fitting & upscale in my media room matching other a/v components. Yes, I know it’s just color scheme difference but that’s just me.
I got lucky b/c these are hard to find locally & out of 15 Gamestop stores witin a 50-mile radious of me, only 2 stores each had 1 in stock. If you just want a joystick that’s reliable & aren’t willing to fork over one-hundred-thirty plus dollars then I recommend getting the Tekken 6 limited edition package (w/the wireless joystick from Hori) since it’s under seventy-five dollars & includes the game also! Not the greatest joystick but there’s no discernable wireless lag & the buttons aren’t too bad. Only thing negative about that stick is that it’s VERY light (~2-3 pounds at most).
Anyway, if you’re looking for the best (mass produced) hardcore arcade joystick then this (or round 1) would be it. I would mos def recommend this product! In this case, it’s true…you get what you pay for!
Rating: 5 / 5