Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightPad - Blanka

The two previous reviews have nothing to do with the product, so I felt a real review was in order. For those who own Street Fighter IV, these controllers are a must have. The directional joystick is much easier to use than the standard xbox 360 joystick. The real kicker for me is that they moved the RB and RT buttons to the front of the controller for the traditional street fighter layout. While it is a bummer that they are not wireless (damn you microsoft!), the 9' of cable was plenty for me to sit back on my couch and play comfortable without fear of pulling the controller out of the system. It's not impossible to use an original controller, but it much more fun and it's easier to use these. They feel very durable in my hands. If this review is not as indepth as you would like, take a look on bestbuy.com for example and read the reviews there. I do feel sorry for the people that have been put off by sellers on this website, but please use the feedback system to lodge your...Read more

After reading the mixed reviews for this controller, mostly leaning towards negative. I decided to go for it anyway. I grew up playing fighting games with a D-Pad not a joystick or an analog stick. Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn D-Pad's to be exact. But the Official Xbox 360 Controller D-Pad is horrible in comparison to those. So I needed something to replace it. Basically just about any other 3rd party D-Pad for the 360 is going to be better. Thats how bad the official 360 controllers D-Pad is. So yes this controller has a nice D-Pad. When I want to go forward or back. It does it and nothing else. Up or down. It does that as I wanted. up & forward or up & backward. Also does it, no problem. Special Movies...much easier. I can't say its the greatest D-Pad in the world. But it is more then good enough to make an old school Genesis/Saturn player like me happy. The button layout is also nice for old school fans. Having the buttons laid out similiar to a Genesis/Saturn...Read more

Special controllers are almost necessary for playing SFIV with any degree of skill. This is the poor man's alternative to a fight stick, but it is certainly a great piece of hardware. The buttons are laid out well and the pad just feels great.

After about a week or two of vigorous use however my right bumper stopped being as "clicky" as it used to be, but still functions great a month in.

This also works for whatever else you might need for 2d fighters/old school games. Works in Windows and I use it quite frequently in the Gametap service to play all kinds of old classic arcade games.

Definitely a great buy.