hey guys,

like most of you, im a longtime street fighter from way back in the snes days,, i crafted my talents on a snes pad.

the 360 controller sucks..we know that. i have tested and modded many controllers to get the perfect contorller for the 360 version of this game and hyperfighting..

so far i have used and own the following..

360 controler..crap
360 elite controller...same/crap
360 modded d'pad controller with modded inner ring and plastic shim...vast improvement, but no cigar.
hori ex2 fighting stick... pathetic..it has a square gate.
hori ex2 fighting stick, modded with SANWA octagonal gate.. works fine if you like to use a joystick.
madcatz 360 controller.. d'pad too angular, not smooth playing on the thumbs, crap.

i read that the NEW GREEN XBOX 360 CONTROLLER FROM MICROSOFT has a new updated d'pad with 16 directions. i rushed out to buy one..

the verdict is.. this pad is the best ive ever used for any version of street fighter on any system...it beats the SNES pad hands down!  even with a SNES pad in the old days, i would struggle to pull off a dragon punch from the player2 side of the screen..maybe 50/50 success rate. but now, with this new GREEN controller i never fail!  shoryuken!unbelieveable, but true, i can pull of ANY move with ease with this contoller!! this is the perfect d'pad for this game. 100% .  microsoft did a top job!

im a sfII junkie.. this is THE ONLY PAD TO USE FOR THIS GAME..

GREEN XBOX 360 CONTROLLER...IT ROCKS!

its only avaialbe in the UK and Europe.. so if your in the US, you'll need to import one. you WON'T be disappointed!

note.. the red controller available in the US does NOT have the new 16way d'pad technology.

problem solved ......enjoy

it certainly worked fro me.. 10/10!  ive used countless controllers on just about every system for street fighter games. i reckon the green contorller is the BEST of the lot. im totally competent and confident with this d'pad..

i know what you say about 8 or 16 directions.. but it works very well, you would never know when using it, other than your specials are more consistent..  

Dec 2, 2008 -- 8:03PM, d3v wrote:

I dunno, I find square gates to be the more precise, especially with diagonals.

Yeah, I just got a Hori EX 2 for 360 Friday, and it works fine for me. Sometimes I don't get quick consecutive fireballs, but it's more about me getting use to an arcade stick again, and to the ball-tip, I always loved the old American style bat-tip sticks.

Anyone else with a Hori EX 2 for 360 have problems with their mic staying on always? Someone online told me it happens with the sticks, I just want more confirmation, cuz it literally always shows the mic icon like I'm talking. People don't complain, most say the static sound is pretty low, but anyone else have this happen with them?

I can't stand octo gates...  It all comes down to personal preference.  Grats on finding something that works for you.

Hey SHARK!

The Green controller you are speaking of is the extremely rare controller that come out with PES 2009 (Pro Evolution Soccer) and is “a limited edition promotional item that is only available in Europe, Asia and Latin America while supplies last.” . So consider yourself a very lucky individual-as for the poor schmuk that bought the US green controller I apologize for rushing out and buying it with investigating the facts first.

Try not and mislead people like that; it's not cool.

Also what isn't cool is that fact that Microsoft .."has no current plans to make this a permanent change"!