Street Fighter IV

devinder said:
Ultra is the current one.

OkayCaim said:
Get ultra

Bloodshade said:



Ok Thanks, I'll get that one then, but out of curiosity what are the differences?

OkayCaim said:
Characters are more balanced. More stages and more characters as well.

ToodleNoodles said:
fightstick if you want to be pro.

OkayCaim said:
They each have their own merits from what I've experienced. Playing a grappling character with a keyboard is near impossible though and the learning curve is pretty steep as well.

Most people I know use a controller/stick.

OkayCaim said:
360 controllers are alright but the d-pad is kinda meh.

You might have to do a little hunting on Amazon or eBay because sticks are always expensive. Fightpads are relatively cheaper though so you could opt for that if you want. Honestly, if I were you, I'd stick with a normal controller and get your first impressions of the game from there. If you really like Ultra Street Fight 4, then invest in a fight pad later, if you don't like USFIV, well... You save yourself quite a bit of cash.

Zelot said:
I play fight games competitively and I use the 360 controller, which works fine for me since I have always used it for games such as UMvC3 (Best Dante in Ohio ;]) but my brother uses a fight stick and it makes a lot of things easier such as charging/plinking. If you don't like fight sticks and enjoy using keyboards, have you considered Hitbox? Instead of a joystick for directions, it is four buttons each in one direction and you just click the button for the correct direction. I know a lot of keyboard warriors prefer these.

Most fight sticks... or at least the ones I have used do work with PC... like my brothers works and it also works for the 360 and my friends PS fight stick works for his computer as well. You may need to find drivers that allow them to work but it isn't hard and they are all online :)

Bloodshade said:


Is this one pretty good?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Fight-Stick-for-PS2-PS3-PC-Street-Fighter-4-IV-Tournament-Fightpad-/400823204139?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d52ecb92b

Zelot said:

i wouldn't use that... I have seen these before and idk man, just something about them doesn't feel right to me. Like i wouldn't be surprised if there would be dropped combos or input lag coming from this stick, or even the durability could be an issue such as buttons being super loose after little usage... but I have not used it before, it's also a bit small.

My brother has a MadCatz one and it works great and it only cost like 80 (sells for like 120-140), and if you wait for some fight game tournaments to happen, you can get a code that gets you like 10-25 percent off sticks.

You do not need a stick, like I said, I do use a controller, but I find myself constantly buying a controller (like every 3-4 months?) cause practicing and playing just makes my controller die and I am quite particular with a certain feel when I use my controller. A controller has a plus side of being able to do some motions faster since the radius is easier, you can also map buttons to triggers and do some stuff easier, but there isn't a lot of things for that in SF (mainly anime fighters that benefit from this). It's also way easier to bring around, going to a friends house or going to a tournament, super easy to carry.
Also note that there is SFV coming out pretty soon so you may be able to bundle something with that game... like UMvC3, MK9 and a few other fight games had a stick when you bought a deluxe edition of it (Although the MK9 stick sucked...)