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B0018OCJ5Q

Release date

June 24, 2008

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20 ratings

3.7 out of 5 stars

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Product Dimensions

10.25 x 12.5 x 4.5 inches; 3.55 Pounds

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Video Game

Rated

Everyone

Item model number

UHX3-30

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Item Weight

3.55 pounds

Manufacturer

HORI

Date First Available

March 14, 2008

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Dual licensed by Microsoft and Namco Bandai Games America Inc. Arcade style controller for the Xbox360 featured with Soul Calibur 4 characters. Recommended for Fighting, action, shooting, and classic games that are available on xbox live.

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GreenMonkey

Pretty decent stick for the non-elitist

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2008

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I find this is a pretty good arcade fighting stick overall. It's not as good as my old Street Fighter Anniversary stick on the PS2/Xbox - it's a lot clickier and a different feel - from what I hear it's the square plate underneath.

Some of the fighting game elitists will say the stick sucks and recommend a 100+ or custom-built stick. I don't think that's the case. I think this is a perfectly serviceable stick. I find the diagonals are a little touchy once in a while to hit, the buttons are serviceable, and it's miles better than an Xbox controller.

4/5. Good stick, not as good as some older sticks, but can't be beat for the price.

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Due Tomorrow

For that price? No way.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2011

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Historically I've liked Hori sticks. They're affordable and they work fairly well. This one though was a completely bust.

I've known a few people to own an EX2, including the re-branded SoulCalibur. The problems we've had varies from stuck buttons to bad buttons and almost always terrible stick design for anything that's not a 3D fighting game. 2D or anything that plays on a 2D plane like Street Fighter, good luck with hitting those corners 100% of the time while playing normally.

We've taken one apart and even my friends that work with arcade parts as a career were commenting how poorly the stick was constructed and badly the circuitry was designed. Modifying is very difficult (but possible with a lot of unnecessary work), so trying to put a different stick is almost not worth it.

I barely owned my SoulCalibur stick for a year, used it once in a while (since I had another stick I'd switch off with) and problems just kept piling up. Now one of my buttons is stuck down and another stopped working altogether. And replacing them are a pain because the contacts are difficult to get to without unscrewing a whole bunch of stuff, and of course soldered to a control board (WHY???).

tl;dr: It wasn't worth the money I paid for (and I bought this on Amazon for a very short-lived deep discount, brand new). Save your money for a Hori Real Arcade Stick Pro or a MadCatz FightStick TE. If you're strapped for cash and still want an affordable Hori stick, get the Tekken wireless stick.

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No Support

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2008

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I used this stick for one night and it worked great. It is extremely accurate and makes playing any fighting game more comfortable for those of us who learned on arcade machines. The next day I could not get the controller to turn on, it just kept blinking and was never recognized by my Xbox 360. I went to Hori's US site hoping to find some support information but found nothing. No phone number, no FAQ, no live chat... just an email address. I sent an email and received no response. I will likely be returning this to Amazon and continue playing with the standard controller (it's actually not that bad once you get used to it).

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R. Waters

Great stick needs a little modding

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 28, 2008

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This is a great stick for fighting games, honestly i wouldn't play a fighting game without it. the downside is that the "gate" for the movement of the stick is in the shape of a square which makes doing dragon punches on streetfighter a bit difficult. this can be fixed by purchasing a octagon gate and doing a little modding to get that arcade feel. other than that the response and everything else is outstanding!

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Thomas Owens

Great for Soul Calibur and other fighting games.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2008

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There's really no other choice when it comes to arcade fighting sticks for your 360, this is it. The controls are responsive, the unit itself is quite sturdy, even after my wife played on it constantly mashing the buttons as fast as she can, the buttons hold up well. No complaints on it although wireless would be nice, but not necessary.

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Iruka

Solid Arcade Stick for Fighting/Arcade Games

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2008

I bought this joystick so I could really enjoy the arcade feel of playing fighting games as well as the Xbox Live Arcade games I own. The description for the product isn't that great so I thought I would provide some more information on this product. The stick itself feels pretty responsive although it does make a clicking noise when it is pressed against the edges. I'm assuming that was done to let the player know they are successfully pulling off motions. I personally don't mind it, especially with the game volume on.

The joystick is indeed wired but it is very long so I don't see it being an issue for most people. Wireless would of been nice but I guess at least this way you have zero chance of losing a signal in a heated match (although I've never lost a signal with my normal 360 controller). The cord does have a release in case you tug too hard on it just like the older Xbox controllers. You connect the joystick via USB (flap by power button on console).

The joystick itself feels pretty sturdy and is responsive. It does not include any special features such as slow motion or turbo in case that's your thing(like the old school NES Advantage). The only reason that I have not given this joystick a full 5 rating is because the joystick is not compatible with a lot of non-fighting games. The stick is mapped to the directional pad and does not support Analog control. What this means is you can't use it for most other non-fighting games like Lost Odyssey that support movement with the analog stick. Not a big deal since I got this stick for fighting games only but I thought everyone should know.

I can't speak to it's long term durability at this time but will probably update this review in a month's time to indicate whether the stick becomes too loose or buttons become non responsive.

*Update: Well, I've been using this joystick for about a month now and it's still good as new. The stick is not loose and the buttons are still very responsive. Overall, a very nicely made joystick.

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