Xbox 360 controller with good Dpad?

[SkiDragon]

Does anybody make an Xbox 360 controller with a good Dpad? I remember purchasing a Hori controller for the Gamecube for this purpose, and I was wondering if there was anything similar for the Xbox 360. I just bought Raiden Fighter Aces and realized that I probably don't want to use the joystick or the Dpad on the controller.

[skaar]

The Red ones are supposed to be much better... I haven't tried one myself but a few people have said so.

[PapaStu]

Not really that I know of. There is an official limited edition wireless version that came out in Europe last year (its all green) that was deigned to be played with FIFA, Winning Eleven and the like, but the modifications MS did really only helped for diagonal movement and not better sensing in general (ie, sucks for fighting and puzzle games still). It's also super expensive, to get one too.

[TurboGenesis]

There are a couple choices these days for good dpad on the 360…


Hori EX Turbo

and


Mad Catz fight pad


or… you could get an arcade stick

[crom]

ppl still use the d-pad?

[NYLatenite]

For Xbox Live Arcade games they do.

I've got the Street Fighter IV control pad, and I have to say the d-pad on it is awesome - I rarely get a bad directional press - even on games designed for 4 way control.

[Leo_A]

I like the SF4's d pad quite a bit.

Stay away from Hori's VF/DOA arcade stick unless its strictly for games that don't need precision and need all 8 directions. Doing something like navigating the maze in Pac-Man is near impossible with the thing, but it works good for things like Xevious.