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Xbox Turns to Arcade

The Retro Joystic

By Anca Rusu, Technology Editor

18th of August 2006, 12:34 GMT

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The classics are back in fashion and every one is trying to get their hands on an Arcade '80s looking peripheral that hides under its design all the next generation goodies one could imagine.


This is also the case of Mad Catz's ArcadeStick that has been developed with the Xbox 360 in mind. The controller comes with the same buttons as the already retailed ones, but the manufacturer added also an arcade stick, the cherry on the arcade cake really.

The classic controller will be retailed in October at a low price of only $49.

But if you are an arcade fan, you should also consider purchasing NES' latest USB gaming controllers - the Joystick, the PowerPad, the Four Score, and a great Power Glove.

The Power Glove features only enhanced capabilities built-in a very interesting glove, a controller I used to dream of when I was just a child. So, the PowerGlove deserves its name as it offers full access to all 3 axis, rotation, fingers, and buttons in this USB Gamepad, it can be also perfectly used for first person shooters or as a great music input device.

Like I said, it only looks like the '80s, but it is all new millennium with sensors which, by the way, must be 3 to 6 feet away from the glove, and always pointed at it. There should be nothing between the glove and sensors that would block or reflect waves.

The positioning and rotation are easy to do, as you only must push the Center button and you're in the game. But the way you calibrate the fingers is easier, as you only have to make a fist and that's all.
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