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

Fighters, Gaming Gear, Virtual Vox Pop — By Jeffrey L. Wilson on August 5, 2009 at 7:34 pm

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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