Control Pad- Transparent Green

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• ASIN: B00005S0OV
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,046 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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The Mad Catz Control Pad Pro gives you superior control with rubberized grips to reduce fatigue and improve handling. Features include dual analog joysticks, fully analog pressure-sensitive action buttons and D-pad, two expansion bays for memory cards or other game enhancers, macro programmability for complex moves, and intense vibration capability that lets you feel the action. A 9-foot braided steel cable lets you sit where you want while you play all your awesome new Xbox games.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars MadCatz Control Pad Pro, November 19, 2001

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riz (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Control Pad- Transparent Green (Video Game)

Well, I really wanted to like this controller... but I simply just can't :(

What I liked:
- Smaller than the MS controller, better form fitting as well... Really feels nice and comfortable
- Traditional diamond button layout rather that the angled mess that is on the MS controller
- Better d-pad

What I didn't and will probably make me return it:
- The buttons are LOUD... and cheap sounding. Definitley a distraction... Uh, everyone in QA not notice this?
- The buttons need to be completely pressed to get any action out of them. This causes a lot of missed button presses... TonyHawk 2X is supposed to be pressure sensitive, not with this thing... it's all or nothing and you really have to press them to get it to work

So, my quest for the perfect XBox controller moves on... Here's hoping the Japenese MS controller hits the market sooner than later

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This controller is all looks, no function!, December 18, 2001

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John Vo (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Control Pad- Transparent Green (Video Game)

Yes, this controller looks very nice. The rubber pads are great, and it is a bit smaller. However, the response on it is horrible.

First off, I like the Microsoft controllers. I have small hands and people complain about the size of the controller, but after a little bit of playing, it really does feel natural in your hands. ALL the buttons are pressure sensitive; this is not the case with the MadCatz controllers.

The buttons on the Madcatz controllers are NOT pressure sensitive. I have confirmed this by going into the Sparring Mode of DOA3 and running through the moves tutorial. When using this controller, the moves are different. You now have to use the direction pad in combination with different button presses to execute moves.

For example, a certain move that requires just a HARD button press with the Microsoft controller now requires you to hit Down on the direction pad along with the button press to pull off the same move with the MadCatz controller. Add to that the fact that you have to really push down on the MadCatz buttons to get any response out of it really makes the MadCatz an inferior, frustrating, and after long periods of play, a painful controller to use.

Do yourself a favor, just stick with the Microsoft controllers for now and avoid this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars return it, November 25, 2001

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msterrrr (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Control Pad- Transparent Green (Video Game)

at first look and feel i thought i would love this control pad
.. till i started to play and had to press the X Y A B buttons
get a hammer out,, to make em work