Tuesday
Oct252011
Mad Catz Unveils the SC5 Soul Edition Fight Stick
BY 
Aris ON Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 5:48PM
Aris ON Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 5:48PM 
Mad Catz has just unveiled the new SC5 Soul Edition arcade stick. This stick looks like it goes on the roof of a police car. Looking forward to trying it out.
PRESS RELEASE: Mad Catz SOULCALIBUR V SOUL Edition FightStick
"Here are some key points about the SOULCALIBUR V Arcade FightStick SOUL Edition:
- Tago-san, the producer for SOULCALIBUR V told us at E3 2011 that he wanted a stick similar to the SSFIV Chun-Li Tournament Edition FightStick. We agreed to make something similar; but to make changes/improvements that cater to the fighting game fan and of course the SOULCALIBUR fan
- That being said, the SOUL Edition has a translucent body all around with the artwork of the Soul Edge and Soul Calibur swords tying into the case design
- The FightStick has a new button layout and has a button mapping that is unique to SOULCALIBUR. The new button layout and stick placement is following the NAMCO NOIR arcade panel layout; this layout is most reminiscent of the classic SEGA Astro City layout
- The bezel on the SOUL Edition FightStick is what we call the "EDGE" bezel; which helps give it more of a SOULCALIBUR look & feel
- The SOUL Edition uses 6 stainless steel screws; we've listened to your feedback and have noted that rusty screws are not appealing"
Reader Comments (13)
Is that... is that a Blast City layout on a TE? Damn you, MadCatz! Why did you use it for the ugliest TE ever made!?!
shit. fucking sick.
What is the button layout? Also, I hate ball tops!
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What is the button layout?! The Noir layout is the official layout of TEKKEN 6/TEKKEN TAG 2 in arcades.
If you hate balltops, then you sir are the minority. But the great news is, you can change it.
ON TOP OF A POLICE CAR! SOULCALIBUR 5-0 stick!
Cool, thanks Markman
This stick is ASS compared to the EightArc Pearl / Onyx...I just ordered my 8Arc Pearl today! Thanks again for the stick reviews / news Aris! Keep it up brother.
Looks cool, keep up the stick reviews and that. ATP should have a dedicated arcade stick review/comparison page or something, would be pretty sick. Cheers Aris
I like it. Might have to get this one. I hope SC5 brings this franchise back because i'm looking forward to getting into it again.
I have added a "reviews" tab to the top of the page.
o -"The FightStick has a new button layout and has a button mapping that is unique to SOULCALIBUR."
So
[] ^ r1
X O r2
or
[] ^ O
X r1 r2
because its a big deal.
Looks awesome. Is the bottom transparent too? :O
Also, I think it would be
[] ^ O
X r1 r2
If it's the same as the SC2 layout
Isn't r1 kick by default? This stick already sucks if its going to use that dumb layout.
It's hard to see what the bottom 2 buttons are, but the layout of the stick appears to be:
[] ^ O
X l1 r2
Circle is kick by default. The layout is fine because its an arcade stick designed for SCV.