Playtech Pro Arcade Fighting Stick for Sony PS3 - PC - PS2

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I was worried this fighting stick was going to be of low quality because of the price. I was wrong. This is a control that offers an amazing gaming experience for a real fair cost. Honestly after buying this I truly believe all other arcade controllers are way over-priced.

This stick has the perfect size, the perfect layout, the perfect amount of buttons. It works excellent with the PS3 and the laptop, as well with the PS2. I played it for various hours at a time without it giving me any kind of problems.

The stick itself is well made, and completely responsive, it plays just as well as the analog on the PS3. I tested it with all these games and it works wonderful:

PS3

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition

The King Of Fighters XII

The King Of Fighters XIII

Mortal Kombat 9

Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection Online

1942 Joint Strike

Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Mortak Kombat Arcade Kollection

Tekken 6

Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe

Street Fighter Alpha

Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Darkstalkers

Darkstalkers 3

Metal Slug

Metal Slug 2

Metal Slug X

Hard Corps Uprising

The King Of Fighters '99

Tekken

Tekken 2

The King Of Fighters '94

The king Of Fighters '95

The king Of Fighters '96

World Heroes

Magician Lord

Castlevania Chronicles

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night

Castlevania Harmony Of Despair

Shock Troopers

Fatal Fury

Art Of Fighting

Samurai Shodown

Alpha Mission II

The Revenge Of Shinobi

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog 2

The Revenge Of Shinobi

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins

Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

Street Fighter X Tekken

Marvel Pinball (All Tables)

PS2

Gradius V

Contra Shattered Soldier

Neo Contra

Gradius III And IV

The King Of Fighters XI

Capcom Fighting Evolution

Tekken 4

Capcom Vs. SNK 2

The King Of Fighters Maximum Impact

The King Of Fighters 2006

NeoGeo Battle Coliseum

Samurai Shodown Anthology

Metal Slug Anthology

Art Of Fighting Anthology

World Heroes Anthology

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 2

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

Megaman X Collection

Megaman Anniversary Collection

Sega Genesis Collection

Mortal Kombat Deadly Allience

Mortal Kombat Deception

PC

NeoGeo Arcade Complete Library

Capcom Arcade Complete Library

Sega Arcade Complete Library

Konami Arcade Complete Library

The reason why I think the stick responds so well is because is set to the D-Pad which is usually the more accurate way to play arcade type of games.

It has a feature where you can switch between the D-Pad, The Left Joystick, and the Right Joystick, by simply holding down the Select and Start buttons.

It comes with a Turbo option that honestly I don't use, it is like one of these extra features. You can set it up between 4/Hz, 6/Hz, 8/Hz and 12/Hz.

It has all the buttons of the Sony controllers:

Square

Circle

Select

Start

Triangle

X

L1

L2

R1

R2

The PS Button (Very important for the PS3)

L3

R3

As well as the Turbo and Clear buttons, that can also be used on emulators.

Because the layout is well made, you can easily set the buttons on Mame to

B1 6

B2 2

B3 1

B4 7

B5 4

B6 3

B7 0

B8 5

... in order to replicate the exact layout of most arcade machines like the MVS. If you are playing Mortal Kombat in Mame, you can just set it to

B1 3

B2 5

B3 0

B4 2

B5 1

B6 4

... in order to replicate the Sony setup

I plug my laptop to my HD Bravia with the VGA cable to enhance the experience, I use the PS2 with the component, and the PS3 with the Hdmi. You can do the same and use the scanlines when available.

It is very solid, perfect weight, not heavy, yet it has enough weight to keep it still, I like the materials with which is made, it looks and feels of great quality. It feels very durable, it will hold well the pass of time, even if used often. It also makes all the sounds of a real arcade machine.

What I love the most is that the stick is far and separated from the buttons, which is something you simply can't get anywhere else, not even with the most expensive sticks.

The controller light is set to player 2 on PCs, but that is just the light, when you plug it with the USB it will still be used as player 1, or if you want you can also set it yourself to player 2 with the emulator.

On the PS3 the lights blink and on the PS2 they are off.

The cable is a little short, but that is convenient when it comes to not have to tie it up, either way you don't really play arcade machines from too far. The cable is not too short either, it still holds and adequate distance for a big screen TV. Even though it has a great size, it is still very portable and light enough. I often carry it around between rooms.

I love the fact that they only chose to set it for PC, PS3, and PS2, which are honestly the best home consoles to play arcade games. That way it doesn't have all those unnecessary plugs for other systems hanging out.

Problems:

The only problem with the control is that on the PS2 you cannot switch the use of the stick between D-Pad, The Left Joystick, and the Right Joystick, it is default on the D-Pad only, which works well for most games, but in games like Mortal Kombat Armageddon you can play very well in the fighting section which uses the D-Pad, however you cannot play in the mini car section which uses the Left Joystick.

Despite that, I still give the control 5 stars, considering the built, size and price.

Update: For those who were having doubts about the Select + Start function I uploaded a video to show how it works. Here it is:

[Look for the link in the comments because I guess they didn't allow me to post the URL here on the actual review]

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Well i bought the Arcade stick thanks to a review by Carlos Gustavo and man i was dissappointed. Everything works except moving right and even when i do the select + start thing i still have problems. It is driving me crazy. If anyone can help please because so far i am disappointed

UPDATE: Well i finally got it to work thanks to someone from youtube. All we did was open it up and moved a wire and it worked. I am dissappointed that this item came in not working and us actually having to open it and fix it. The Arcade stick is fine and the buttons well..i don't like how they feel and after a long while it hurts my hand..this was not worth the buy..

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The stick itself is very solid and weighty, which is nice. The buttons and stick feel cheap. I've been using this stick for a good 5 hours and I've noticed that the stick has randomly become less responsive.

For example, in a game menu, it wouldn't scroll up for me for a little while, or I've had trouble jumping left (upper right corner). I didn't notice this problem when I first started using it. The buttons also seem to sometimes give multiple inputs. For instance, when in training mode with the Inputs showing, if I try to hit three buttons simultaneously, I will at times see Light and Medium Punch input followed immediately by Light, Medium and Heavy Punch inputed, after having only hit the three buttons once.

For a $27 I can't complain, as I've heard people complain about garbage controls on sticks four times as expensive, and if I was rating this with my original intent in mind, which was to buy it to replace the stick and buttons with higher quality controls, I'd give it 5 stars, as the case is nice and solid with all the button options I'll need for either Playstation or PC, as well as quick disconnects running to the stick and a harness on the PCB running to the buttons, so I don't have to solder on the PCB, I just need to cut the wires on the harness and spice them to quick disconnects going to the buttons I'll put in (internally).

Having never used a fighting stick with the stick itself closer to the buttons, I can't say if I would prefer it that way, but the configuration is comfortable.

Unfortunately, I have to rate this as is, a cheap fighting stick that also has cheap controls that may not last very long. But, if I was rating this as a cheap stick to buy just to mod it, I'd give it a 5. (I don't remember if the product description stated, but the stick is a square gate)

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This arrived at my door DOA. The joystick does not recognize 3 of 8 directions. I have to give this 1 star....Poor QA. Sorry Playtech.

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With all the reviews online stating how quickly arcade sticks begin to fail, I was worried. But this stick has taken some abuse; falling down, resting food and drinks on it, a few temper tantrums, etc. But still works perfectly and has a very nice weight to it. If I had have any gripes A) Get and extension cord and B) The lights constantly blink when attached to the PS3.

It makes a huge difference in fighting games in my opinion and it just gives you that feel you get from the Arcade that a controller simply can't replace. I plan on getting a second one as well.