Customer Reviews

PS3 Real Arcade Mini Fighting Stick

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I got a great deal on SFIV for the PS3. Playing it with the PS3 six-axis controller was horrible however... At least for me, who was accustomed to the good 'ol days of playing SFII at the arcade.

I saw a myriad of stick's out there, ranging from $40 to upwards of $250+, and then came across this.

There weren't really any reviews about it, but for the price (~$15), I took a chance...

The good: It is far, FAR better than the PS3 handheld controller.

The bad: It is VERY, VERY SMALL, and the controller seems to have some response issues.

Overall: I would recommend this to someone who doesn't want to spend a LOT of money, but wants a marked improvement. If you play a lot of fighting games and are a die-hard player, you might consider picking it up as a spare (or for friends) and get a 'real' stick, but for me, who works full time, and has a wife and two kids, it does the job.

The stick felt good ergonomically and may have been a solid controller if it in fact had worked. The four lights which blink to pair up with the PS3 system itself simply would never stop blinking; pressing the PS button did nothing. I tried it on 3 different fighting games, Street Fighter 4, Soul Calibur 4, and Virtua Fighter 5, all to no avail. I suspect it may be that this stick is not compatible with the new slim PS3 model, but whether I got a defective one or it is in fact not compatible with the newer PS3 hardware, the stick was useless.

Even worse was the manufacturer's website, Ikan, which gave no information whatsoever for support or technical issues. I'll just save up for one of the heftier sticks instead.

This is a great stick if you need one on the cheap. My only gripe with it is that it's not wireless, and the cord is too short. You can buy a simple extender to fix the length issue. Aside from that, the stick worked great. I would recommend this product.

This is the same thing as the dreamGEAR arcade fighter micro & I highly recommend that over this mainly for the fact it has a 12-feet USB cable vs 6-feet in this one. Other than that & a different color scheme, both are the same. Here's my review of the dreamGEAR:

This thing's VERY tiny (6.5" x 3.25")! Not even sure 18mm Sanwa buttons will fit. However, surprisingly the buttons feel rather responsive to the point I'm content w/them. It's the joystick lever I'm not happy w/due to a huge deadzone (it's similar to a Tekken 6 Hori wireless fighting stick)! Not sure what will fit in there since the joystick base plate's ~1.50" - 1.75" in length/width & depth at about ~1.25". Only thing I suggest to remedy this is wrap electrical tape around the joystick lever actuator to make it wider so there's less of a deadzone.

Soldering to the PCB (if you wanna install a 3rd party joystick lever such as a Sanwa JLF) shouldn't be an issue from the looks of things. For some weird reason, the company's website says it doesn't work w/a PS3 slim unless you use a USB hub however I had no issues whatsoever (perhaps their website's outdated). The 12-ft USB cable helps out tremendously! Overall, even if I can't fit another joystick in there, I'm happy about the purchase (for my little cousins that come over & also it'll give me another joystick to use when I'm bored) although I'm hoping I can fit another joystick in there. Customer service's piss poor due to NEVER receiving an email response to my USB-hub question. I had to figure it out AFTER I received the product. It gets 4-star due to the huge deadzone & horrible manufacturer customer service. Then again you can't expect much from a joystick that retails for $30 & no, it doesn't compare to a $100+ joystick! That's like comparing apples to oranges! With most joysticks, the saying is true...You get what you pay for. BTW, you can easily find it for much less on eBay if you look...

is ok easy 2 use & set up, is not like the real arcade but get the job done

I HAVE BOUGHT TWO OF THESE PRODUCTS AND THEN REPLACED THEM BOTH. NON OF THEM EVER WORKED!!! NEVER NEVER NEVER BUY THIS!!