until I hear more about this stick I couldn't say. hori makes really nice sticks (the Hrap series) and just OK sticks (the ex2/VF5/DOA/Soul Calibur) the Madcatz TE stick I have is 150 bucks on it's own, if you don't want to spend that kind of money on a stick then this seems to be a really good deal. I have a hori EX2 and I think it is fine too, just not as nice as the TE. neither of mine a wireless. in general sticks get hard to find really quickly, so I would go ahead and grab it, if it's not to your liking you can sell it. just from the looks of it it looks nice, guide, start and back buttons are far enough away from the main buttons to keep you from hitting one in the heat of battle. I don't like the arc layout in general, but a lot of sticks have it and people love em. I prefer the straight American style. (think a SFII cabinet) with out knowing about the guts that's all I can say right now.