Xbox 360 Pad EX 2 with Turbo - Black

The original Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepad is a solid piece of gaming equipment with one vital flaw: a terrible D-pad. This flaw is well-known and well-documented on the web. As a gamer who loves 2D fighters, puzzle games, and various Xbox Live Arcade titles, I rely on the D-pad a lot, and the stock controller's D-pad is simply too finicky and unpredictable.

In my search for a better gamepad, I've been using a Mad Catz Xbox 360 gamepad for games where a more precise and reliable D-pad is required. Unfortunately, the Mad Catz gamepad's engineering is nowhere near the quality of the original Microsoft hardware, leaving me to wonder if there would ever be a third-party gamepad that matched the build quality of the stock hardware, but with a responsive D-pad.

I'm happy to say that the answer is yes: the Hori Pad EX2 Turbo is a worthy replacement for the stock Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepad, with a crisp, responsive D-pad that will remind you of classic console...Read more

I have owned the MadCatz Street Fighter 4 Fightpad, the Logitech Dual Action, and a Sega Saturn USB (Chinese clone) and I have to say that none of these pads have a D-Pad that can compare to the Hori Ex2 turbo for playing Street Fighter. I waited 5 months for this pad to come in through the mail and when I got it I was astonished at the accuracy of of its D-pad. Diagonals register well, and spinning pile drivers are surprisingly easy to pull off.

The fact that this gamepad comes with analog sticks, turbo, and a rumble feature are practically added bonuses. I only use this on my PC, but I have tried playing LEFT 4 DEAD, and the pad works exquisitely for first person shooting. The analog stick is superior to the one on logitech offerings, but may feel a bit looser than the stock XBOX 360 stick (in my opinion this is a good thing). Luckily there are sensitivity settings built into the pad.

This is literally the perfect gamepad. I have so far found no flaws with...Read more

When I first received this controller I was extremely happy. It worked like a charm! After about 2 weeks of controller bliss however, things started to go down hill. The right and left analog thumbsticks started to work on their own. I tried unplugging and resetting, but nothing. I've tried to mess with the sensitivity switch... nothing. After trying everything I could think of, I decided to shelve it. So far I haven't found anything that will work.

It's a shame this has ghosting issues. This would've been THE #1 controller to purchase for the 360.