Street Fighter Femme Fatale Fighting Sticks At PAX, Plus Us

@XeO3: Lmao, SF4 is probably the best fighting game next to BB.

@xyzl:
I like femme fatale!
I like pinkish purple!

I'd definitely pick this up if I were going to PAX. Unfortunately, I can't afford the trip.

spookyxelectric

@WhySoSalty: Combofiend? Pleeease. Uryo.

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta

@kainzero: I'm sure MarkMan was laughing for ages as he posted the stick development pictures. We had NO IDEA.

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta

While it features a rather prominent Viper on the panel, I'd much rather spend twenty dollars less a month and a half later to score myself a HORI Real Arcade Pro EX-SE. You got my money the first time, MadCatz. Play your cards right and I might continue giving you money.

mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta

@Piccoroz: The PS3 one can be used on the PC too.

i like it.

One horribly wrong thing i see with this stick...

- Guy's will buy it for the "Femme Fatale"
- Guys don't like pinkish purple...

xyzl

What an ugly piece of joystick!! Urgh...

@Lucasreis: B-b-b-but she has cheeseburger tits! That means top billing by default!

Aldo Araujo

@AlKusanagi: HUGE AGREE ON THE FIRST PART

@2SBs: For fighting games, square gate > octagonal gate. I'm with you on the buttons, though. I accept nothing other than Sanwa.

@SuperSonik: Who are you to pity me? I didn´t know MR. T posted here on Kotaku! Hi Mr. T! I´m your fan... lol

I have the right to have an opinion and I´m an old arcade SF player. I think she is boring and ANY female fighter from SFIII is WAY MORE interesting. Even the female fighters from the EX series have more "crunch" if you ask me... but that´s an opinion, and you know opinions are like arseholes...

@Isentropic_Storm:

That, or gamers who are "attracted" to the artwork might find themselves staring at the fighting stick during gameplay.

Personally I'd prefer more Cammy. And maybe Chun-Li, but I'd prefer Cammy.

@myketuna: I have the Tournament Edition and I have nothing but sheer adoration for the quality of the stick. It feels like Im back in the arcade playing SF2 with that stick!

@2SBs: I must admit that I can't get used to these sticks. PS3 D-pad for me.

@AlKusanagi: I know you said not to ask but WTF???

fugly...

Remember 6 months ago when everyone would've laughed if MadCatz said they would release a high quality Limited Edition stick?

Thanks Markman!

@Lucasreis: It's a $160 peripheral that's a few months late for a fighting game that isn't even good, but yeah C Viper being largest is definitely whats wrong here.

XeO3

I see one problem: Wouldn't this concept with better art make for sticky controls?

Isentropic_Storm

Needs more Cammy butt. And Dan wearing Sakura's outfit.

Don't ask...

I think 2SBs is confusing this TE stick with the "other" mad catz stick, because Ive been brutalizing my TE stick since April and it still functions at 110 percent, Maybe I'm wrong. Anyway I think instead of releasing even more "Limited-limited editions" they MC should just produce more TE sticks for everyone to enjoy!

adamwilliford

I'll just stick to the regular TE Fightstick for now. Fry's has had them on sale a number of times recently, and I picked one up (not so much for SF4 as just to have a nice arcade stick for general 360 and MAME use) and find it quite nice. Although I normally wouldn't even touch anything with the MadCatz name on it, the Sanwa stuff works quite well. The SE fightsticks just feel cheaply made in comparison.

@Lucasreis: Viper is the most popular fem, as well as the highest tiered, according to Eventhubs.

Wow, that design sucks. Pre-existing artwork shoved together on PhotoShop? Nothanks. Would've liked to see an original UDON piece on there or something.

@shouryuuken:

Check It out Now,Check it out Yo
Check it out Now, 3rd Strike Yo
Yo, I know ya got your options
So pick the right game
Some choices to make
And mad records to bring
Just hooked on it
Da bodies, who want it
I don't know where you got your skills from
Jump off it
Bring it on, any opponent or contender
No one can stop this
Bring guns or objects
As far as I'm concerned, yo it's only one topic
Join the Street Fighters from bare hands to toxic
If your an average warrior, I be the master
I could teach you how to fight and move faster
One false move kid, that'd be disaster
I'll beat you endless and continue the day after
Street Fighter 3, that's right, the third chapter
This game's for real, no blond's and no actors
Pick your character, know one to represent your life
We're stompin anybody so make the choice right

(Let's get it on now)
Select and make your first pick
(Let's get it on Yo)
10, 9, 8, 7, 6
(Let's get it on Yo)
Choose and pick the best one
(Let's get it on now)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Repeated X4

One box will leave you messed up and fractured
Block these uppercuts, they made me the captured
May the best fighter win and win again
Battle to the top until his life ends
But if his life ends and he starts to decay
May one of us street soldiers can finish things
See ya talkin to the game couldn't be talkin to me
I got enough to beat and more soldiers to bury
You know, we just clicked in and made you realize
This game is twice as hard
You see that with your own eyes
You're on the way to choose the kind of life cause ya gotta
I tell you from now, which fighter will be the hotter
I don't think you've won this one, just practice
Just challenge me when your ready, weight your tactics
High punches, spin-kicks, watch the back-split
I see you in the air when I make you back-flip

@SacGamer: What's the difference between the originals and the new run?

Ampere

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: could it be that you can use the 360 stick on a PC? covering both the 360 and PC version? so many questions...

@Bouzi thinks Homer+Mumu=Sexy!: If it's a slik tie, she can't go wrong.

SuperSonik

@Lucasreis: Did you say viper was boring? You obviously haven't played her character enough. I pity you, my friend.

SuperSonik

@Lucasreis: you said it, it's her debut, expect her to see her less once the new characters are announced, then everybody will bitch about her not getting enough screen time...

@myketuna: The only TE issues that really exist is that sometimes the RH kick button stops responding like once in every 500 hours :P

To fix it, you just unplug the stick and plug it back in.

wtf_G

@Bouzi thinks Homer+Mumu=Sexy!: If only she could use them in a fight...

@2SBs: I have the SE version (modded with a Sanwa joystick only for now) and the buttons on that are ok, I figure the TE would be even better. Over on Shoryuken, most people say nothing but great things about the TE stick. There are some that say the same thing as you did, but those people usually just send it to MC for replacement, which they do even if the person modded it already. Which is pretty damn cool.

@2SBs: Maybe you had some bad buttons with your stick? It's not hard to replace them.

I would've taken the one from SDCC over this one. Even though my main and 2 of my 3 main sub characters are on this stick :/

I actually thought Vipers fun bags were buttons... well I'll test it anyway.

@Omnimon: None of the ones I've looked at show off her ass nearly enough BUT I WILL KEEP LOOKING.

@2SBs:
Fail.

@Pult|Ost - Not Backwards Compatible: Good luck finding the original versions in a store anywhere.

@2SBs: Are... are you serious ?

This is basically the best fighting stick, parts-wise, that you can ever buy -_-

wtf_G

@shouryuuken: That actually makes sense.

Everyone complains about the 360's D-Pad. Well let me tell you, I was playing MvC2 with a BROKEN one that belonged to a friend yesterday. I hopped whenever I attempted to dash, and doing simple specials was a pain in the ass. I also tapped Start a lot while trying my hand at Iron Man's infinite. I never understood why people complained about the 360 controller (It's way better than the trolls make it out to be), but I understood after that session.

Pretty awful default art on there.

They could have at least come up with some original art. That middle viper may be new I'm not sure, but the rest certainly aren't.

I have the original version of this stick, let me tell you this:

If you want to spend your money just because you want to have SFIV ladies on your arcade stick, then by all means go and do so.

If you want to buy this stick because you actually want to use it to play games then don't bother.

I can just about look past the square-gate, but the buttons that don't always work, and get stuck inside the thing are really annoying.

2SBs

@Lucasreis: i completely agree. if anything, it should be chun li...maybe they were concerned of how her already huge thighs would be proportioned on the face of the fighting stick. ah well, not to complain. plenty of cammy ass and c.viper chest to make up for it.

i'd take two, please !

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: The high amount of 360 sticks existing is probably due to the fact that the d-pad sucks so much they're trying to save all of the 360 owners who like fighting games from playing with that abomination of a d-pad.

That said, I love the 360 controller, but that d-pad is horrible.

Am I the only one that thinks C Viper being the largest character in this one is wrong? It's her first game and she is a boring character, she is just Angelina Jolie with red hair. Chun-Li and Cammy should be the bigger figures...

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: or maybe because they know more people will be okay with using the dual shock as opposed to the 360 controller.

@Lucasreis: id heart you again if you werent already lol.

sf III is one of the best soundtracks out there as far as im concerned.

@[forums.shoryuken.com]

@Hamster Of The North: I don't mind it but I prefer the SFIII songs by a large mile...

I wonder what happened to the LIMITED edition sticks. Eh, they fooled me.

They did good work focusing on C. Viper's assets as well as Cammy's ass...ets...

I find the high amount of 360 sticks strange, considering the fact that fighting games are more popular on the other platform. Maybe they expect people to do the PS360 mod on their sticks.

@Hamster Of The North:
Curse you. I had just gotten it out of my head.

dammit, I want that! looks so much cooler than my SDCC one, and it's $20 cheaper too

I love how this new fight stick fills in all the lady ogling requirements.

We have C Viper's boobs, Sakura's somewhat up-skirt, Cammy's ass cheeks, Rose's sexy kitten eyes and Chun-Li's man hands and right upper thigh...actually, that last one doesn't count.

Also, am I the only one with the impression that C Viper's tie between the boobs can't be very comfortable?

@Hamster Of The North: No. I think C Viper fills in that requirement.

@Kovach_: We still get to see her man hands at least!

@Trygle12 is back! Still has trouble reading his posts. : (: SF4 lost me with that song:

I can feel it coming over me
I feel it all around me
I've been waiting for this moment all my life it's my destiny
There's a fire deep inside of me
it's waiting to come out now
no matter what, no matter how, I know I'll make it through somehow
cuz when the road feels too long
Ill still be holding on
I'm gonna keep on going, I know I'll be strong
Indestructible
I wont let nobody break me down
Indestructible
nothings gonna stop me now
Indestructible
gonna gonna make gonna keep on going
Indestructible
the last man standing
I'm ready for whatever
I'm never giving up
nothing can break my spirit
cuz it's indestructible
can't explain it, it's incredible
the strength I feel inside me
nothing is impossible
I know I'll find my way
through a storm through the darkest night
whatever comes it's alright
Not gonna turn around I'm ready, for the future now
and when the road feels too long
I'll still be holding on
I'm gonna keep on going, I know I'll be strong
Indestructible
I wont let nobody break me down
Indestructible
nothings gonna stop me now
Indestructible
gonna gonna make gonna keep on going
Indestructible
the last man standing
I'm ready for whatever
I'm never giving up
nothing can break my spirit
cuz it's indestructible
nothing is impossible
if you really want it
and I really want it
not gonna stop, no matter what, no
yeah this time, nothing can hold me back, no
nothing can break me down, my spirit's indestructible
Indestructible
I wont let nobody break me down
Indestructible
nothings gonna stop me now
Indestructible
gonna gonna make gonna keep on going
Indestructible
the last man standing
Indestructible
I wont let nobody break me down
Indestructible
nothings gonna stop me now
Indestructible
gonna gonna make gonna keep on going
Indestructible
the last man standing

Wow, it's all the official art thrown together....

@Trygle12 is back! Still has trouble reading his posts. : (: Agents are...

GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

gergsirronzero

@Kovach_: Boobs?

@Ueziel: i've seen some pretty great custom art prints for this particular stick online. there are layouts for every character in the game, so if you already have one of these sticks, you should just print one out, cut out the holes for the buttons, lift up the clear plastic top, lay it in and re-affix the top layer. my friend did one for Akuma and it looks great! only took about 20 minutes :)

What's the point of Chun-Li if you can't even see her legs?

That stick is just about where it wants to be.

Almost there.

Totilo is a whiskey away from spilling it all.

Outkastprince

You could make that your self. most of the art is official anyway

They can fight my stick any way they want. Strangle it, even.

Durr durr : D

gurfinki

MUST.... REMAIN.... CLASSY...

H..H...HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP~!

Cammy should be more prominently featured. Like, it should just have Cammy.

I main Cammy.

I have a red one. This is purple. It has buttons. So does mine.