Customer Reviews

InterAct ShadowBlade Arcade Stick for PlayStation 2/PS One

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

On a whim and a touch of desperation I picked this up at a local shop, being the only stick I could find in town. I really regret doing so because it's just awful. "Mush" describes it well, mushy buttons, mushy stick, just mushy. This is due to the fact that everything on the stick is capable of operating in analog mode (why? this is an arcade stick for crying out loud!). Because of this, response time is greatly reduced in fighters and you've got to really throw the stick through its entire range before it will register.

If you've ever used a nice stick like the ASCII FT (even the Agetech DC stick) or any of Happ's sticks in an arcade for any length of time, avoid this thing like the plague. You'll regret it as much as I do.

I bought this stick because I am an avid gamer, mostly of the fighting genre. I attend tournaments regularly for Tekken Tag and Tekken 4 so I wanted to use a stick instead of a pad so I bought this one because of its cheap price (other sticks tend to cost $50+), but I made the wrong choice. The stick itself is set in a square recession which makes the diagonals harder to hit and the buttons are of the "nipple" type instead of the standard pushbutton fare. The stick also requires much farther movement in order to get it to register.
This stick is also prone to break. I bought mine and played with it for 2 weeks and it broke. The stick stopped registering movement and several buttons ceased to work. I am very dissapointed in this stick. I would not recommend it to anyone. Even if you really need a stick, you should steer clear of this junk.
Instead of this stick, I suggest that you should try out MASSystem sticks, Namco/Hori sticks, or the elusive Korean Stick. These sticks are the most common at tournaments because they are the best.

I tried this stick out to compliment my old Namco arcade stick. They shou'dve spent less time with the metal, and put more of the money into developing responsive buttons and a stick that registers motion correctly. None of the extra features matter if the basic design is flawed so deeply. A controller's first and really, only purpose is to enable you to move your character around smoothly onscreen. The Shadowblade fails at this. I've used Ascii sticks, Hori sticks, Mas sticks, and the Shadowblade isn't even close though it shares a similar price range.

Shop around. There are way better sticks out there. Especially if you're a fighting game fan, you're just torturing yourself if you buy this mess.

THIS STICK IS BOGUS. STATES IT IS ANALOG AND DIGITAL BUT WILL NOT PLAY MOST PLAYSTION GAMES. WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY TO COMPLAIN THEY STATE THEY NEVER ADVERTISE IT WOULD WORK IN ANALOG MODE. WELL I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT WHEN I READ IT IS ANALOG AND DIGITAL I ASSUME IT WILL WORK IN BOTH

This stick is HORRIBLE. I bought this to play Capcom Vs SNK 2. The time it takes to perform a special or super, or just jumping, you're already dead. The fault lies in the stick itself. All arcades games I've played, the sticks move in a smooth circular motion. This stick moves and clicks in a octagon-like motion. I've always a game is only as good as its play-control, Cap vs SNK is an excellent game but using this arcade stick does little to support that statement.

For the money this controller is far to limiting. For most PS2 games this controller is useless. It's probably great for PS1. Mine is back in the box collecting dust. Don't waste your money.

this product is horrable for arcades i got this for Metal slug sucks it evan sucks on fighters i was like omg dont get this its waste of money and time

I can somewhat agree with some of the reviews. This stick is a little stiff, but it's designed that way. It's metal for crying out loud. You can drive a car over the side with the buttons and it would still work. In the winter, it's a little cold on your lap but, again, it's metal. I've used it for fighting games and had very little difficulty adjusting to it's controls. It isn't really designed for RPG's, drivers, or shooters. It's well made, sturdy and dependable in my opinion. No. I do not work for a gaming company. haha Just an average couch potato gamer.

I wouldn't take one of these for free. Overall, it's just made poorly. The stick is loose, and feels really cheap. Worse, it clicks quite loudly everytime you move it in a different direction. The buttons are pressure sensitive, which is really pointless seeing that the stick is made for arcade style games, which have no pressure sensitive buttons. These also click everytime you push them in. If you're looking for anything like a real arcade machine, steer clear of the shadowblade. I'd suggest any of the sticks mentioned in previous reviews, or if you've got the cash, an x-arcade with a ps2 adapter. Now if you'll excuse me... ima go play some kung fu with my nes advantage. (http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/hardware/t3.jpg)

I bought this stick to use with DOA2:Hardcore and it is aweseome... it is a must for the two button combos in DOA2 (the free punch combos are a pain without it) and for the rotate stick combos.

The only problem I have is that since it is metal it gets shocked easy. Sometimes it won't function at all. Sometimes the prog or mode buttons will flash and other times they won't. So if your stick isn't responding its not bad, its just been shocked. The only fix I've found for this is to shock it back. Everytime you shock it you should see the mode button flash. usually just shuffling around on the couch will help and then pick up or put down the controller (since that's how it gets shocked in the first place.) Other times I've had to actually hold the controller and shuffle accross the floor letting it get shocked multiple times. You can test if its working by trying to use the mode button. When it does fail you'll have to put your combos in again.

I love the stick enough to not let this effect my ratings.. Its a great controller