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This is it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I busted two black controllers with very little effort, but my green controller has been dropped - on my ceramic tile floor - many, many times and is still going strong after 3 1/2 years. If you still need a controller for your legacy Xbox this is it.

Best X Box Controller Your Money Can Buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the same controller as the standard microsoft "S" controller that comes with an Xbox if you buy it new today, except it is green.

It is the smaller size Xbox controller not the oversized one that shipped with the xbox during the launch.

Don't settle for MadCatz or any other 3rd party Xbox controller. Stick with the authentic Microsoft made ones and get this controller.

It is nice because it is green and so you can tell it apart from the other black controllers that come standard.

Other than color it is identical.

A word of advice though make sure you are sure the controller is in mint condition if you buy it used, I bought one from amazon that didn't work properly. If possible it's actually better to buy a controller like this at EB games or something that way you can test it at home and return it easily if something isn't working. Because the problem is it is very difficult to find a sealed xbox controller these days so shop around before you spend your hard earned cash.

A great controller

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought the green xbox controller for my nephew who tells me that it's everything he wanted it to be. It must be great because we can't peel him away from the xbox and he is thrilled with it. It was well packaged and was delivered within a few days of ordering it. I'm told that the contoller is better in person than the way it looked on the web site. Great service and I'd definitely use this vendor again.

best controller

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Better than all wired/wireless controllers for the xbox. Very sturdy and reliable and the green color looks very cool.

Takes a licking and keeps on working

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After buying the cheaper no brand controllers and having them last less than a month i finally invested in the real controller. I was not disappointed because my 4 year old is very tempermental so whenever he loses which is very often he slams the controller to the floor. I am happy to say that after a month of this abuse the controller is still hanging in tough and working 100%.

Better Than PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played every type of system on the market with exception of the PSP, and have found that the XBOX Controller S is the most comfortable of the curent controls. The White, and Black buttons are rather dificult to use (especialy in a first person shooter like Doom 3). The start and back buttons are almost as difficult but most games don't use them as major buttons in game play.

The grips are the perfect size and the plastic is of a high enough quality that it wont break under normal use (excesive pressure will break it). There is room for two more buttons above the left and right trigers posably a place that would be better suited for the White and Black buttons. The PS2 has the Left and Right Buttons/Trigers (aka: L1, L2, R1, and R2) it would be more comfortable if they were tiered.

The XBOX Control also has two expansion slots. These slots alow for the headset and a memmory card to be used and there isn't another courd strung across the room that you (or your dog) could get tangled and ruin the system. another great feture is the quick/easy disconect built into the cord that prevents the system frome geting pulled off the shelf when the "dog" tramples between the system and control. this is a feture that tells you that the system was designed by gamers and not white collar nitwits with a degree in accounting.

All-in-all, the XBOX control puts everything at hands reach so you don't have to get up and change memory cards just to find you have to do it again because it is the wrong card or unplug the headset. I like the Controller S and think it IS the bluprint to be emulated.

Alot better than I expected

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I would recomend purchasing this controller. Smallest controller I have ever seen for an x-box, I didn't have any problems with it though. Don't buy those 3rd party controllers, because guess what? They don't work right.

Perfect color for the XBox

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: November 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Those who bought an XBox when it first came out remember the monstrously oversized controller that came with it. Fans complained, and Microsoft created the Controller S ("S" for "small") to alleviate the cramped hands and aggravation the original controller caused. The control layout may take some getting used to, as many games require the use of all of the buttons, and reaching the small black and white buttons near the bottom of the controller can be risky in heavy combat (such as switching grenade types while battling an Elite in Halo). Otherwise, this controller is great. It's just the right size for most people, although if you're buying a controller for someone with small hands (like a child, for example) then I suggest the Mad Catz MicroCon, perfectly suited for smaller hands. This semi-tranparent green controller goes well with the black and green Xbox. The Controller S is also available in black and blue.

I hope this review was helpful

--Christian Wheeler

Best Controller Out There

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I received this controller when I purchased the special edition Halo Xbox system. Unless you have huge hands this is the best controller out there. It fits perfectly into my hands making it so that you don't have to move your hands around too much when you play. Lots of other third party companies try to duplicate the S controller with both wired and unwired versions but don't buy them. All of the third party ones slightly mess up the details. I personally don't like them even though I own 2 third party wireless controllers simply for having the convenience of wireless. However if you don't need to have wireless controllers buy the Microsoft S controller because it feels better and is well worth the extra 5 bucks when compared to a third party controller

The coolest looking controller out there.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: August 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Since this is the same as the blue S controller, I'll just copy/paste my review for that for the most part.

I'm not going to compare this to the other system controllers out there, as they're all good in their own right. But this Controller S is very comfortable. I got my Xbox yesterday a few months ago I just don't get what everyone's problem is with holding this. All the buttons are where they sould be. The 'start' and 'back' buttons are easily accessable, as are the white and black ones. Not to diss on the original controller, but I like this model better, as the Xbox logo doesn't take up so much space.

Unlike previous system controllers (ie- the N64), my hands weren't sore or cramped after playing. You shouldn't have any problem when using this model, or the original one. A nice addition is that the cord is seperated into two parts. The first part connects to the controller port in the Xbox console, which connects to the rest of the cord leading to the actual controller. This makes it so that if you trip over the cord at all, it'll seperate and not screw up the game at all (a menu will pop up, pausing the game, stating that the controller isn't plugged in properly). More companies need to start using this system, it'd save a lot of stress on gamers.

So get an extra one of these, or one if all you have is the first version of the Xbox controller. But, because this is green, it's the best one. Because green, is faster. I mean, lookit that picture of it. It's orgasmatastic.

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