What’s great about fightsticks is the ability to customize it. You can improve the performance of the stick by installing high-quality parts. Or, if you want to improve the look of the stick, you can customize the artwork making it more personable. Most fightsticks mods are easy to learn and to do. However, there are … Read more
The advantage of having a PC is that almost any fightstick will work on it. This is because most modern fightsticks have XINPUT support which is what you need in order to get your fightsticks to work with most games on Windows. Fortunately, for PC gamers, this means that there is a lot of choices … Read more
The Nintendo Switch has a whole host of fighting games to keep fans entertained. Games like Pokken, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary collection, and DB FighterZ demand a decent fightstick. As well as helping you execute moves better a fightstick has numerous other benefits as well. In addition, the standard Nintendo switch controller can be a … Read more
After the moderate success of the Qanba Drone, Eightarc decided to release the Qanba Crystal, aimed at the growing mid-tier fightstick market. The Qanba Crystal’s price range means it competes with the likes of the HORI RAP4 and HORI RAP N. Two excellent sticks in their own right! So how does the Qanba Crystal fair? … Read more
The original HORI Fighting Edge for the Xbox 360 and PS3 was a beautiful but flawed fightstick. Whilst it performed well and the design was great, the gimmicky touch screen on the side of the stick just seemed like an unnecessary addition and was prone to failure. I also remember the glossy panel on top … Read more
Although I’m firmly a fightstick player, there are just certain fighting games that are more suited to playing on a controller. These include games like Mortal Kombat and Smash Bros. In addition, fightpads are generally cheaper than fightsticks. Therefore, it’s great if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a fightstick and … Read more
I’ve been quite impressed with Hori lately. I’ve already reviewed the Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 which is a great fightstick. The Hori Real Arcade Pro N Hayabusa arcade stick is a little bit more expensive but how is the increased price justified? Well, the Hori RAP N has a few key differences that actually … Read more
I actually have a special place in my heart for Hori. My very first fightstick was a Hori EX2 Fighting Stick which I used to play Street Fighter 4. It was small, cheap and ugly but it did the job. Later I upgraded to a Madcatz TE fightstick which was a big step up. So … Read more
