First thing that came to mind when I took it out of the box was the weight. It has a good heft to it like a good arcade stick should and weighs a bit more than the old Dreamcast arcade stick. The stick itself is good with the handle not being too long. It has a nice short throw feel and works great if you hold the control stick from the bottom. The face buttons are kinda clanky and have a loose feeling to them, but you get used to it easy. The default layout of the buttons is also excellent, making games like Street Fighter much better.
Plus, this looks a lot better in person than it does in pictures. Nice shiny surface and the buttons don't look really cheap. It's not VSHG, but I think it feels better than the typical Hori stick overall.
But how does it play?
Well the reason I bought the stick in the first place was for Accent Core. Well, my brother and I messed around with it and fucking thing rocks. It pretty much controls and feels as how you would expect it to. All the motions translate well, button placement is just right, and everything responds on point. It's no cheap wannabe fighting stick. This is the real deal. If you own Accent Core on the Wii, this is pretty much a must.
But how about other games?
Perfect. I don't want to play with the CC for fighting games any longer (at least traditional ones anyway). Never did I have a problem pulling off a shoryuken or a spinning pile driver.
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It pretty much works with all Genesis, NES, SNES, and TG-16 games and I'm sure it will be perfect for Neo-Geo ones as well. As for N64 games, it's a no-go of course. I also tried it with several Wii games that you could use the classic controller with such as DBZ:BT2, but that didn't work so well either. Also, don't expect to be navigating the Wii Menus with the stick. It doesn't read it, which is probably why the Wiimote is connected to a long cable. It's weird though considering it read the stick controls in the home menu while attempting to play DBZ:BT2.
So is this thing worth buying? Hell yes. If you have Accent Core or are planning to get it, this is a no-brainer. The same thing applies if you love classic fighting games or even shmups. As a classic controller, it works well with older games and gives them a more arcadey feeling. Great purchase and awesome build.