I would handle and set these games differently than you would say for a driving game or flight game. Typically I use a setting of '200' for X/Y Sensitivity and Autocentering speeds. Works great with my HotRod SE.
Incidently, there appears to be some missing/music/melody in Sinistar when the game first begins and also throughout the game when you start a new life, when it displays how many pieces Sinistar contains and how many Sinibombs you possess.