Multiplatform, weighty, firm, and customizable are commendable fightstick qualities that are not enough to mitigate the Arcade Stick F300’s confined space, dead zones, accessory dependence, and pure ugliness.
The Street Fighter V Arcade FightStick Alpha is not the first bad fightstick to emerge in the market, but what adds insult to injury is that it is almost impossible to modify with better parts as one last attempt to redeem it.
This is the B-tier fightstick of Mad Catz for when Street Fighter V came out. Minor issues aside, the Street Fighter V Arcade FightStick TES+ performs well and also looks good.
As expected, Mad Catz released the Street Fighter V Arcade FightStick TE2+ right when Street Fighter V hit the stores, and it is considered the top of its Mad Catz line.
The Fighting Stick Mini 4 is an average mini fightstick that might catch your eye in the limited sea of competitors.
Being revolutionary and above average in durability are not enough to compensate for this fightstick's slipperiness, discomfort, and difficulty of modding, resulting in a subpar product.
The MakeStick Pro Universal LED features a Korean joystick and Seimitsu buttons alongside plenty of options you can choose from to customize this fightstick to your taste.
A reprised version of a fightstick from the previous generation, BlazBlue fans can opt for the Fighting Stick V3 BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend Edition as their weapon of choice in battle, but there are far better alternatives.