Arcade sticks or “fight sticks” come to mind when most folks think of fighting games. However, at tournaments like EVO, participants like the legendary Daigo Umehara have swapped their arcade sticks for leverless controllers.
Pioneered by the company Hit Box, these controllers replace an arcade stick’s lever for buttons. While leverless controllers are all the rage in the FGC (Fighting Game Community), even the most ardent supporters admit there’s a learning curve.
