Afterglow AX.1 Controller for Xbox 360 - Blue "New for 2010"

Well I got this controller because my batteries kept dieing while playing MW2 and this controller looked cool.
The feel was OK, looks were nice but there are some major issues. The joystick clicking is a lot harder and the bumpers are a bit awkward, neither of which had a huge impact on my decision to return it.

The main problem I had with this controller is the joystick sensitivity. And not the kind you can fix by changing the sensitivity in your game. The problem is when you try to move just a little to the left when your aiming down the site about to blast some poor guys head off... you move the joystick just a little and your sites don't move at all, WTF. So you move the joystick a little farther and it jumps to the other side of the guys head and now your back where you started but on the opposite side.

If you don't play FPS's. And the games you do play don't require you to move ever so slightly in any direction then this controller just might...Read more

The afterglow controller looks cool and has a cheaper price point but you end up paying for it. The buttons are great and the feel is too but the joysticks are terrible. The sensitivity is messed up and does not allow for precision, and no you can't fix it by adjusting your settings on the xbox. Save yourself the anger and spend the extra 10 bucks on an original.

I think the Afterglow controllers are the best third-party controllers I've used. They are very rugged and can take a beating. They may even be better than Microsoft controllers (Afterglow's bumper buttons won't break if the controller falls off the coffee table...) No complaints about the sensitivity of the thumbsticks, but I tend to play a bit more aggressive. The dead zone seems right for me and the responsiveness is consistent across the entire range of movement. Some thumb sticks seem to have a ramp up in sensitivity where little movements suddenly become large ones which is frustrating in FPS and racing games. The FPS games I've been playing have an aim-assist so I can't speak to the sensitivity in hardcore, multiplayer FPS gaming. I've found switching the glow effect to active with rumble works best. It's not constantly lighting up the room and the flickering helps reinforce the fact the controller is trying to tell you to find safety.