Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Round 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition

Uses authentic Sanwa parts. (Along with Seimitsu, these parts are the best straight out of Japan.)
The control offered by this particular stick is phenomenal. Granted, I've only recently gotten serious about using one exclusively, I've been around the bloc a few times with these sort of products.
The Sanwa stick is very responsive and follows a square gate restrictor (stick moves around inside a square). When a gate is activated, you'll know as an audible *click* is heard. It may be a bit loud for casual home users, but it's part of the experience, in my opinion. Nothing to gripe about!
The buttons are also extremely sensitive. Contrary to the construction of the stick, these buttons DO NOT click! In a competitive sense, it's logical to reduce the amount of effort required to trigger the button, so no click. This is not to indicate that they are faulty, but fantastically responsive and dutiful in their purpose of translating your most complex inputs.
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This arcade stick is amazing. It is a must have if you play fighting games such as street fighter or tekken. The stick is very customizable, you can switch out the buttons or create a new template. It uses high quality sanwa parts which is a plus. I think the round 2 fight stick looks way better then the first TE fight stick, the all black and red looks awesome. Overall this stick is great and if you were looking for a stick, get a TE they are cheaper then before and perform great.

Although I am very much a core gamer I didn't really grow up in the arcades. Sure, I was there from time to time, but more often than not I would be play at home on the consoles. Since those days though, arcades have become something of a rarity. More recently, I have found an arcade dedicated to these games of old and purchased an arcade stick to go along with Street Fighter IV among other fighting games.

The Street Fighter IV Round 2 Tournament Edition arcade stick was the one I purchased. Prior to this I also purchased the official Dreamcast arcade stick, so this would be my second stick that I have owned. I also have a review on that stick, if you would like to hear my thoughts on it.

First, I am by no means an expert in arcade sticks. I could not tell you if these are genuine parts, or anything like that, in fact I am still learing how to use the stick. Coming from someone who has stuck with the standard fighting pad for years, I can tell you that there...Read more