Zerbo's Garage: World's Best Street Fighter IV Peripherals
CG's SFIV expert, Matt "Turbo" Zerbo, gets himself into a stick-y situation.
3/18/2009 7:19 PM | 8 Comments | Page 1 of 2
Scott Jones
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(Contributor: Matt Zerbo)
Throwing fireballs and Dragon Punches via the Xbox 360 controller or the PlayStation 3 DualShock 3? In the words of the great philosopher
Gus Mastrapa, "You're doing it wrong."
With the bevy of third-party peripherals currently on the market, all of them promising to recreate the
Street Fighter IV arcade experience right in your living room, we decided to lock CG's resident
SFIV czar Matt Zerbo in the
Crispy game room for 24 hours with six pizzas, a case of Fresca, one new pair of underwear and the latest, greatest third-party fight sticks and control pads known to man.
What follows is a transcription of his nearly inscrutable pizza-stained notes. Will a champion emerge from this scrap heap of cheap plastic? Read on to find out...
Combatant No. 1: Hori Fighting Stick EX2 (360, PS3)
Price: $49.99
Pros: "Semi-portable. Reasonable price."
Cons: "Too light; doesn't stay put when I pull off half- and quarter-circle moves; RT and LT buttons are small and placed near the top, making them basically unusable."
Zerbo Says: "The smaller size and light weight resulted in the entire unit sliding away from me when trying to roll out the fireballs. And the lack of usable bumpers makes this stick my least favorite. Pass."
Combatant No. 2: Mad Catz FightPad (360, PS3)
Price: Around $40
Pros: "Supremely portable. Wireless. Inexpensive."
Cons: "Loose control pad is very sensitive, and takes some getting used to. It's not nearly as responsive to quick motions as a joystick. And there's no headphone jack."
Zerbo Says: "Overall, it's better than the standard control pad; yet it still can't match the feel and precision of a joystick."
