Capcom Offers Custom D-Pad With Release of Street Fighter Alpha 3 on PSP

As wonderful as the PSP might be for pulling off some swank 2D graphics, fighting game fans have complained since the release of DarkStalkers with the handheld's launch that the D-Pad was no good for pulling off many of the basic moves in a consistent fashion. Capcom has listened to the cries of gamers and is offering up an adhesive D-Pad which sits on top of the existing one (but, reportedly works quite well) if you buy the upcoming port of Street Fighter Alpha 3 from their website. Be warned that the pad is not officially sanctioned by Sony and may void your system warranty, but reports from fighter fans who purchased the attachment with the import version of the game say the difference is like night and day.

1/31/2006 Cavin Smith