the dpad was OK but not perfect , it was a little too tight.the button layout was just no good , no matter what you did in the in-game options to the setup the button configuration on the regular 360 controller is just not i repeat NOT at all proper for fighting games.
after losing countless ranked online matches and struggling against Seth(*spoiler alert* the last boss)i finally threw that regular controller aside, called a good friend at best buy and had the only fight pad in the store(blanka who i don't use and hate!) held on the side for me until i arrive.upon arrival i looked at the thing in the package and did have a few concerns.the shoulder buttons worried me and the dpad as well, it looked as tight as the regular controller. but it was wired so no delay at all and was at this point(2 weeks after release)damn near impossible to get your hands on, so i paid , gave love to my people at the store, and excitedly raced home.once home i grab my blade and the bag with the controller in it, told the wife to come sit for a minute(yes she is a 2d fighter fan, her favorite characters are ryu from capcom and Iori and terry bogard from snk)ripped this package open plugged it in to my 360 and pressed that little x button in the middle of the controller, which is the only part of this controller i don't like, it has to be held a few seconds longer then the regular one for system power on, but it is something easily look passed as i was a bout to find out.
so i started the game and turned off online play so i can adjust to this controller.started arcade mode, first person i used was ken(needed to see how it flows with the shoryukens and hadoukens lol) first fight i instantly fell in love! the dpad is so smooth and just loose enough that every move is so simple and flows like a summer breeze in a beach house.the button layout was perfection even the shoulder buttons i was concerned with. the buttons had just the right amount of give and Resistance .i won arcade mode medium difficulty without continuing and got 2 perfects and a couple of super and ultra finishes, this controller had me hooked.so after countless arcade run through and some trial mode training, i decided it was time for online matches, and boom flawlessly allowed me to win 5 ranked in a row.
so overall i will say this, it works with most 2d fighters for the 360(blazblu,king of fighters 12)and i highly suggest if you play these games ( i know they are near impossible to find) find one, buy it and love it like i do, i cant play without this thing,went to an arcade as you can read about in my first blog, and i cant play joystick because of how much i adapted to this controller.so in my book it receives ★★★★★ outta ★★★★★
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In the early years of my 360 I downloaded Street Figther Turbo and Mortal Kombat and I have to say the controller is the main reason why i will never buy another 2D fighting game on this system again. I have 2 wireless and 1 wired controller for 360 and there all just as bad. The D-pad wasnt really made for anything other then being used as a secondary button for action, fps, and rpgs. It lacks attention to 2D fighting games as well as some puzzle games (tetris, lumines etc). If there is 1 thing the PS3 (and quite possibly the only thing) has over the Xbox is their controler layout and responsive D-Pad. I currently own Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter and Street Fighter alpha collectors PS2 discs and Mortal Kombat 2 and i have to say all these games work falwlessly. Combos are smooth and fatalities are easy to do. Soon to come, one of my favorite Street fighter games of all time... the crossover Marvel vs Capcom 2! I'm excited and willing to wait just a little longer for it on PS3 then buying it now on the xbox.
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