PS3 Wireless Fighting Stick 3

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You can get the SAME EXACT PRODUCT besides the top panel art & different colored buttons/joystick lever if you buy the Tekken 6 fight stick package. Lowest I've seen it on here is around sixty-dollars shipped & you get a free game (Tekken 6)! Or you can get it on newegg DOT com for roughly the same price (just search for Tekken 6 stick). For another ~thirty dollars, you're much better off getting a quality joystick made by Hori (real arcade pro 3 series) or Madcatz (Tournament edition series) since they both use arcade parts (Sanwa/Seimitsu) as well as having a bigger top panel to lay your hands on in addition to being much heavier (5.5+ pounds). You can get the same quality (which isn't saying much) joystick for fifty-dollars if you don't mind it not being wireless by getting the Madcatz fightstick (easily replaceable for Sanwa/Seimitsu parts). This wireless joystick's horrible b/c there's way too much of a dead-zone (too much movement before it knows & triggers the direction you want to go) for the joystick lever & the buttons aren't very responsive (have to push down even more so when compared to Sanwa/Seimitsu parts to get the button to react finally). Now, if you've never used a quality joystick with Sanwa or Seimitsu arcade buttons/lever then this joystick's decent at best. This joystick's way too light (1100 grams = 2.43 pounds) regardless if you use it in your lap or on a table (it'll move around too much). It's only saving grace is that it's wireless (battery last a long time; up to 400 hours supposedly). Also, pretty lame to use a USB dongle (receiver connected to USB port on front of PS3) instead of bluetooth technology like Sony controllers although you can blame Sony for this. The only reason it's not getting a lower score is b/c it's the only wireless stick on the market that I know of.

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THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN AFTER A FEW DAYS OF OWNERSHIP, PLEASE CONTINUE DOWNWARD TO SEE ME ADDITIONAL REVIEW.

I would like to start off by saying that I am, in no way, a professional reviewer for arcade sticks. This was the first one that I bought and I was iffy about it to begin with. That being said I must say that I am very satisfied with this product.

First off, shipping and delivery was excellent. No problems and nothing really else to say.

Onto the stick. It is extremely light and has a plastic build, though for some reason it does not feel cheap. Though I do not suggest dropping it, I suspect even if you were to it would still hold up very well.

I've had it for 4 days and the stick and buttons still work fine. I've never had a problem with buttons sticking. Something weird, however, is that sometimes the game will not register my stick movements. My character will freeze up. Though this has only happened like 3 times and is very short in duration. It might be a small wireless problem.

Overall, this stick is nice and well worth the price. I've had virtually no problems when playing my friends in SSFIV and Arcana Heart 3. The battery life is good (I suggest getting rechargable batteries) but you have to keep up with the wireless transmitter or else this stick is useless.

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Well I'm back, and pissed. The stick malfunctioned in not even two weeks out of having it. I was not rough with it as all the buttons and stick directions still read, though that's not the problem. The problem lies in the wireless usb item. It's acting like a controller where it is read as holding the analog stick down. That is to say the system only reads down, down-foward, and down-back. I can only get it to read neutral position if I push the stick up. There is no forward, back, up, up-forward, or up-back. As I said before, the buttons still work but this is no way to play a fighting game.

I am greatly dissapointed as now I will have to look into getting another stick. The wireless dongle does not conncect to my computer so I cannot check the properties on there or the actual ps3 as that is no help as well. Maybe I'm the only unfortunate soul that had to deal with this but I now stand on the platform of just going out and getting a much better WIRED one to save yourself from the trouble.

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I got this stick and used it for a couple of hours until I noticed the circle button was broken/defective. I ended up returning it and just splurging on a PS3 Street Fighter IV Round 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition. I wasn't going to leave a review, but now since I used the PS3 Wireless Fighting Stick 3 and now own arguably the best arcade stick I can now give some insight.

Stick:

The stick itself isn't as tight as the TE2, but it is just as responsive. Since it was looser I was able to do half circles easier from the start. From what I remember the FS3 stick is a little taller.

Buttons:

The buttons are laid out slightly curved so that it more natural for your fingers, which is a little different then the TE2. The buttons once again are not as "tight", though responsive.

Other:

The big question is the wireless, it was just as responsive for me as the TE2 is plugged in, even at 15'. The base is smaller and lighter then the TE2. I read that this stick can be modded with sanwa stick and buttons which are the same parts used in the TE2 and Japanese arcades. You do need to used a soldering iron, though. This stick needs 2 AA batteries(thought I would mention that).

Summary:

Alright, so if you are a beginner, on a budget, or wanted to mod a good wireless stick I would recommend this stick. Please dont think since I got a defective one it should be rated lower. I really hate when people give 1 star because electronics arrive defective/dead it happens, get over it. I would have only given this stick 3 stars if it wasn't able to be modded and the price was higher. TE2 is $180 and the FS3 $60 + mod parts is around $50-60 is still cheaper then the TE2.

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This Item Is Great! Its Good For Beginners and people who started. I Got Another One Because my friend got one and i got to say the stick is nice. The Buttons aren't so loud and it came in the mail in good condition. Bad thing is it will Take approximately 3 or 4 Days for it to sync up well. So don't worry place a few matches to make it sync and your all good to go.I Have one and it works Perfect for Marvel vs Capcom 3 and SSF4. I Recommend this stick.

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i think this fight stick has gotten way too many bad reviews. it is a great stick and the people who think it is terrible just don't know the proper way to use it. the buttons are very responsive and work perfectly, i would have liked it if hori would have put sanwa or seimitsu parts in it but they work just fine. the joystick is good but i would like it better if it wasn't so stiff. the joystick features a square gate rather than a octagonal gate like me and most people would prefer, however you can mod this by replacing it with a sanwa jlf octagonal gate for around 5 to 15 dollars. doing this mod though ,i believe, will recquire drilling new holes in the gate which is easy as long as you know what your doing. if you dislike the buttons you are sort of out of luck because they are saudered in place. most people say this fight stick lags a lot online which is true if you are over 6 feet away from the tv, as long as you move in around 5 feet away you should not experience any lag. over all this stick's wireless functionality works well as long as you are ok with moving closer to the tv if you plan on playing online. one thing that is misleading about the stick is that when you first get it, it disconnects a ton when you first start using it but after a few matches this clears up and works perfectly so don't worry. overall i give this stick a 8/10 and highly recommend buying it if you are purchasing your first fight stick but you should eventually move up to a hori real arcade pro or a madcatz se or te