Not That Bad
I've finally got this stick and when I played it, it's kind a exactly what I expected. This stick was perfect for my fighting games collection, including my most favorite, Arcana Heart. This stick was also perfect for one of the game that you can't barley do the easy command moves (The King of Fighters NeoWave). With this stick, you'll be able to have more fun with your fighting games. I'd even had more fun with this joy stick with my Marvel vs. Capcom2 game. This Hori joy stick nice, and very affordable. For $49.90, it's a steal.

Amazing price, amazing stick.
I was doubtful from the few recent low scores about making the purchase. However, since I've just received and tested it, I'm glad I made the purchase.

The stick in itselt is very easy to get used to. The joystick isn't too loose and it isn't too stiff. Just got back from a couple games of CvS2 and everything went very smoothly. The buttons feels like there are cushions underneath, so hitting it hard still doesn't make loud noises, although it's not recommended. Other than that, everything pulls off perfectly, given the right inputs. No idea about the rumble feature, but it's there. The turbo buttons are there give it more variety, but you don't really need those for fighting games.

All in all, a very solid stick. It's not a HRAP (1 or 2), but it's the best deal given that those are insanely hard to find now. Make the purchase and have a great time.

Perfect to getting your feet wet.
I bought two of these things so me and my roommates can play some MVC2 the right way. I thought they would be a little bigger, but they feel super sturdy everything down the the stick and buttons.

Cant go wrong with Hori!
5 out of 5.

well talk about regrets
I jumped the gun on this one, the stick is horrible really, in retrospect i wish i just got the mayflash stick to mod because its a lot easier. BUT playasia has been great. perfect shipping and great condition no complaints... but the product.. if your trying to save money, buy the mayflash and mod it. you'll spend about the same as buying this one, but with much better results

Strictly for modding. and it's tough to mod.
the joystick on the HFS2 is bad. it's not the worst ever (that would be the ASCIIWare Ps1 stick), but it's bad. it's heavy and it's octagonal, which feels nothing like the real arcade. even the Hori soul calibur 2 / Tekken 4 /tekken 5 sticks are better.

the buttons are awful too. the use rubber contacts instead of switches. put a book on top of the buttons for a week and they'll never work properly again.

the size is pretty good, though. just enough weight, too. the features are awesome: analog left/right/digital mode work perfectly, and it has L3 and R3 buttons.

the case makes it perfect for modding if you have any intermediate modding skills. the buttonholes don't fit through straight swap. you also have to find a way to mount a Sanwa JLF before you can replace the awful stock joystick.

x.kigan:

for the new HFS2 sticks, the buttons aren't soldered because they use rubber contacts. :) the old HFS2 buttons were soldered, though.