DOA Joystick, Better Than Expected

For some reason I like to review controllers, so here we go. I got the new Dead or Alive joystick (made by Hori) off Ebay recently because I couldn't find it anywhere near me. It has exceeded my expectations in several ways. I've been pretty happy with my Soul Calibur stick (also by Hori), and it doesn't even have an R2 or L2 button.

The DOA stick has:
1) All the buttons, including triggers, start, back
2) Even that crazy Xbox Live button, and even the four lights around it, telling you which player you are
3) A nice input on the front (toward you) for the headphone jack.

The game DOA4 even recognized that I had the DOA stick, had an in-game picture of the stick, and automatically set the buttons for me to something reasonable. Plus, it's USB, so you could even use it with your PC (though I haven't tried that yet.)

Meanwhile, the official 6-button game pads for Street Fighter Anniversary Edition were set so that by default, Fierce punch and Roundhouse kick were reversed when you played Street Fighter Anniversary Edtion!

Are Hori parts as good as Sanwa parts (e.g. those used in the Real Arcade Pro stick)? No, but Hori's are still damn good. I'm totally satisfied with the product. All they have to do now is make a wireless version.

--Sirlin