Street Fighter Controllers coming to Xbox

News From <a href="http://www.yesasia.com/?/news.php?artc=3620&&lsaid=219793" target="_blank" >Lik Sang</a>

<BLOCKQUOTE>Last September we received, to much delight and 'testing' I might add, NubyTech's Street Fighter 15th Anniversary controllers for the PlayStation 2. Four different versions, for Ryu, Ken, Akuma and Chun-Li featured unique colors fitting with the characters of choice, and a lenticular N-Imation hologram sat in the center of the pad. Depending on which angle you looked at it, you'd see three different poses of their signature move.

Long-time SF loyalists raved over the attention to detail and build quality, praising a pad designed purely for 2D fighters. The 3D analogue stick for example was replaced with a good old digital paddle, which any pro will testify is the only way to play. The d-pad was enlarged and made extra comfortable, and L1 & R1 buttons were shifted over to the right side of the controller, in order to provide a total of six convex fire buttons in two parallel lines. But the essence of those Street Fighter Controllers was definitely their perfectly ergonomic shape, designed to fit for your palms like shoes for feet. Holding the controller felt a bit like having the Saturn pad in your hands again (praised for its great design when enjoying 2D games), or the Ascii Fighter Pads which the brawling purists among you will remember for sure.

Now NubyTech has confirmed that they are brining the same killer design to Xbox, slightly enlarged to accommodate all Xbox buttons, and with brand new characters to please the collectable minded gamers out there. Not being hindered by the controller lets you fight full force, and with these you can perform as many Shoryukens as you want without fearing to hurt your thumb ;)

The first Xbox controller features Guile, a member of the Green Berets, sent into the jungles of Thailand to try and incite a rebellion against M. Bison. Which brings us to the second controller, Mr. Bison. A criminal mastermind who lusts after world domination, one of his favourite phrases is "I'm happy you are alive, you are still capable of feeling pain". Friendly chap. Finally the third pad goes to Akuma (also known as Gouki Long), who was the most popular of all the PS2 editions!</BLOCKQUOTE>