This masterpiece combines everything that you need in a fightstick: performance, hardware, and even aesthetics. If you can afford to spare some bucks, this could be the definitive fightstick for you.
The Q5 Dragon Joystick Arcade Fighting Stick is a visual masterpiece that also allows you easy access into the interior for swifter modification. However, as heavy and stiff as it is, the price might not be justified for you.
If you are willing to overlook the mediocre hardware and difficulty of customization, the Q3 Obsidian Arcade Fighting Stick is a decent fightstick that might catch your eye among competitors.
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.
As expected, Mad Catz released the Street Fighter V Arcade FightStick TE2+ right when Street Fighter V hit the stores, but it unfortunately launched it with one major flaw that will likely upset the masses.
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.
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.
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.
The only redeeming factor of this six button fightstick seems to be how faithfully it depicts the BlazBlue Radio show.
This fightstick has a Korean joystick and Seimitsu buttons in addition to many options you can choose from to customize it the way you like.
The Real Arcade Pro. 4 Kai performs well and feels good, but some hardware shortcomings and poor aesthetics might deter some from purchasing it. Nonetheless, it is an okay fightstick.
This is a straightforward fightstick with the fighting game community’s favorite brand supplying all of the parts. Thus, lackluster performance is not a concern.
With great performance and a solid build, the Venom Arcade Stick could very well be the best bargain in the generation of consoles.
Xbox One users are lucky to have such a solid fightstick that they can dominate the competition with. The Atrox Xbox One's solid performance and easy modification are the way to go.
The Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition 2 is a decent entry by Mad Catz into the generation of consoles, although there is one major flaw that might deter virtually every buyer.
Etokki hits a homerun with its only contribution to the fightstick market of the generation that comes in different editions for those who like Korean joysticks or simply prefer their fightsticks white.
The Hit Box is perhaps the most revolutionary piece of equipment that the fighting game community has ever witnessed. It replaces the joystick of the generic fightstick with a set of buttons to potentially make your life easier.