First, the bad news: the Right (Look) joystick is not as tight and controlled as the Controller-S. And, the D-Pad is in a bad location. The good news: the A,B,X and Y buttons are under the middle and ring fingers of your hands, allowing for instant access. This allows you to jump, turn and melee in one fluid motion. I wish Microsoft would take a hint from this controller and model one after the dual weapons of Halo2. A refined version of this controller would be THE controller for Halo2. The speed at which one can access the A,B,X and Y buttons open up a more immediate and flowing control scheme.