Not a game review, but I'm thinking of getting an arcade stick soon for use with the PS2, and was wondering whether you guys had preferences for certain brands or models before I go out and buy one.

mad catz is a good brand in general.

Oddly, couldn't find a website for Mad Katz. Did find an Interact stick, though, the Shadowblade. Any good?

it's not mad katz, it's mad catz
www.matcatz.com

That explains it.
Edit: They don't seem to have any arcade sticks, the closest I could find was a Panther X joystick for FPSes.
Edit 2: That Virtua Fighter stick doesn't look like a good investment if I want to play games other than VF, like, say, Tekken.

i just said madcatz is a good brand in general, didn't know whether or not they made arcade sticks.
ps2.ign.com/hardware/161.html
ps2.ign.com/hardware/269.html

Ok, thanks. I think I'll pick up a Shadowblade.

it's a great arcade stick, except i like the japanese ball-style joysticks as opposed to american handle-style joysticks. i grew up with the original nintendo arcade stick with the japanese ball-style stick.

the pic of the vf stick there..
i think you'd want more than 3 buttons on a stick unless you want to only be playing vf with your stick..
you should check out some of the hong kong importers, they might seem a little shady but they do have cheap cheap hardware.. i got my "DRAGONCAST" stick for $60 AUD.. like $35USD. its still working fine.. ^_^ just not sure for how much longer.. "yare yare.. CLICK ME!!!"