Unfortunately last summer there was a flood in our house. I got back from a lovely cruise to find the house flooded with a couple of inches of water across the floors. Well to cut a long story short, I had my Xbox 360 on me because I collected it from England to take to Spain as I stayed there for a while. In excitement of actually being able to play the Xbox 360 because it was being fixed for the last month, I almost cried when I went downstairs to see the lounge wrecked. My controller, hard drive, remote...everything! It was all water-logged because the room was so humid. Luckily the TV and PC didn't brake. Well, I switched on my controller in desperation that it ...  Read the complete review

The one thing more than anything else that used to get on my nerves when it came to console gaming was the mass of wires that accompanied the experience, none so more than the joy pad or controller wires which seemed to twist and entwine themselves round everything else when not in use and took an age to unravel when they were next wanted. When I recently bought my brand new Xbox I was relieved to see that technology had moved on and that nowadays you didn't have to be restricted with trailing wires instead the controller which came in my Xbox package was wireless and run by batteries. In a previous review I recommended that a charging station with ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION There have been a number of innovations that Microsoft has made during their time in the console market. Some of them have been good and some have been bad; and then some of them have been all but overlooked, and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller seems to be one of them. By including a wireless controller in each 360 ‘Premium’ package, Microsoft are the first company to offer a standardized, cable-free console gaming experience right out of the box. Microsoft’s previous controller efforts have been horrendous to say the least. Take as evidence the original Xbox control pad. A black behemoth, it hampered many people’s entertainment ...  Read the complete review

I got two of these when i first got an xbox 360 console and 5 years on with severe wear and tear they are still working, and have no mechanical faults. They cost a fair amount of money at £40 each but they do have some great durability. The only problem i can think of is the battery consumption, i had to buy a play and charge kit for these because after a week of good use the batteries are dead and need replacing with two more AA's, battery bills will go up without the kit. They are very comfortable to use, sweaty hands can get good grip because the plastic is not 100% smooth, but since the triggers are very glossy and smooth, you can slip off those. Gun ...  Read the complete review

Iv'e never written a review for a game controller before, but i'm up for trying, and where better to start than this little beauty. First off may i say what a vast improvement this controller is over the original, the old black behemoth was nothing short of an invitation to cramp city, there should be a book written on the necessary hand positions needed to use the blasted thing. Thankfully the 360 controller has been squeezed down into a more human hand friendly shape and maintains a lovely curvy aspect that fits snuggly in yer' mitts. They must have done a lot of design research, no matter where you put your hands on the controller, all your fingers just ...  Read the complete review