Virtual Vox Pop: What’s The Best Stick or Contoller for Fighting Games?

August 5, 2009 by Jeffrey L. Wilson
Filed under: Fighters, Gaming Gear, Virtual Vox Pop 

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Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s fighting sticks.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, King of Fighters XII, and Street Fighter IV are the three high-profile 2D fighters released this year that gave fighting fans ample opportunity to hurl fireballs, launch uppercuts, and engage in other mano y mano activities. Too bad that the consoles’ default controllers are fortified with suck.

If you want to engage in some serious tourney-level play, you need a good stick, or at least a gamepad designed with fighters in mind. The market is filled with ‘em, but which are worth your money? Let’s pow wow.

Inspired by a reader (Raul!) mentioning that he uses a MadCatz Tournament Stick, 2D-X kicks off Virtual Vox Pop, where we turn the reigns over to you. This week’s topic: What’s the best controller/joystick for fighting games?

Discuss!


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4 Comments on Virtual Vox Pop: What’s The Best Stick or Contoller for Fighting Games?

  1. Bill Williams on Wed, 5th Aug 2009 9:47 pm

    2. I also have a Mad Catz tourney stick. Best stick on the market right now!

  2. Philp Demoriere on Thu, 6th Aug 2009 12:15 am

    3. I don’t think that the PS3 controller is bad. The Xbox’, on the other hand, is a pile.

  3. Justin Bailey on Sat, 8th Aug 2009 3:12 pm

    4. I still use my ASCII Stick FT for Dreamcast, so I don’t know much about what’s currently available as far as console joysticks.

    But I will say this: Japanese-style sticks are HANDS DOWN better than American-style sticks. Once you use the former, you will never go back!

  4. Curious on Sun, 9th Aug 2009 12:38 pm

    5. Whats the difference between US and Japanese sticks?

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