Game:

Super Street Fighter IV (2010)

Duration: 1:46

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This is actually my first fightstick. Wanted something better, but this it's the only one that fit my budget. I needed something I can use on the PS3 because the standard controller sucked for me (I'm far more comfortable using an Xbox 360 controller).

It's perfectly functional, but with its small size (including the stick and buttons), light weight, and a more restricted movement space, it's clear that it's designed for smaller hands (I'm 6'0 for reference). The stick is a square gate type and it's easier to pull off QCB and QCF motions with it thanks to the smaller movement area relative to the stick size. However, the stick feels more rigid than it ought to be.

Everything about it seems to be made with sturdy material. The main buttons themselves are very responsive -- so much so that you can hit one slightly by accident and it would register in the game. Other buttons are standard: the Start, Select, PS, and Turbo buttons. The device is strictly wired and it doesn't have a compartment to keep the wire in, but I think that's a fair trade-off for the price (many pro fightsticks are wired only anyway).

All in all, it's a very portable and straight-forward fightstick of good build quality. You can't go wrong with what you're getting for the price. Definitely a great, affordable choice for arcade-stick beginners. I wouldn't expect it to perform as wonderfully as standard fightsticks, though.

P.S. Please excuse the background noise. It's the fan.

*Tested on Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition; captured with a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone.

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