One of the best joystick out there
this joystick uses Sanwa stick (the best possible stick component on the market, and is used by high grade arcade machines in Japan), give you the good "touch and feel" which is the same with the highest grade arcade machines. The Hori buttons are good enough for most gamers, and professional level gamers could easily replace them with Sanwa buttons by themselves.

In short, Hori one of the best arcade stick out there, and is a must for fighting games such as Super Street Fighter 4 and Tekken 6.

Good but not enought for the price
the product is good but it's only a piece of metal with a Sanwa stick and Hori buttons and a big piece of empty plastic in order to add some volume and stability to the product.
it's true that if you change the square idler for an octogonal one and the hori buttons for some sanwas you got a really good stick but 150$ for the stick plus 150$ for the shipping and the duty (if you live in Europe that is what I paid) plus 45$ for changing the components...
In retrospect I think i should have buy a cheaper and more available stick and modded it the same way.

ultimate arcade stick (OOBE)
Seriously the best arcade stick around for xbox 360.
Robust arcade design with high quality components.

Bought 2 of the hori real arcade pro ex sticks and must say i really had a blast with my best friends playing SF IV after purchase.
This game was unplayable with other controllers for xbox.

Good joy-stick
it is useful for fighting!

Huge and fantastic !
Ideal for arcade party and retro gaming with the Xbox arcade Live catalog. Not for actual games using the left or the right original analogic stick.