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To go from ineptitude on a 360 controller to perfect input execution on this FightStick was quite exciting. Not So Garish: Thrilled as I was to feel like I'd gained some instant Street Fighter skills by using the Round 2 FightStick, I was concerned that it didn't quite fit into my life.First of all, it probably doesn't fit because it is big, about the size of my replica Tag Heuer ct511a.ba0564 watch fat housecat.I don't think a game controller of that size is compatible with my marriage, and, truth be told, I had to go buy a copy of SFIV to even review this stick (GameStop only had it used.Weird. ) So maybe I'm not the ideal customer.But.

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