The Competition Pro is a good enough mid-of-the-range joystick, but for those of us used on arcade-grade sticks, it feels kind of tupperware-like and a bit lacking in terms of feedback
I have been recently looking into it myself and the X-Arcade is purported to be the king of joysticks at the moment - but it's expensive (100 euros or more)
Though I haven't tried it yet, I am planning to order the new Elecom USB joystick, when it becomes available later in June - it seems good enough substitute for the steel-made, microswitch-based joysticks of yesteryear:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/decent_cheap_us.htmlTrouble is only a U.S. retailer is offering them in the western hemisphere and I'm not sure yet that they ship to Europe. I'll report back when (if I managed to) I get it.
