Not that I'm hurting for PS2 controllers (I have three Sony's, one of which is doodadded for use on my PC), but 2-boxing a healer with the same Black model has more than once gotten me killed fumbling for the right one. In fact, main reason I even considered an Xbox 360 for FFXI was because its is White, too, but here was the solution at a fraction of the cost… well, whether or not I choose to include the 10~15 bucks over the identical—though Black, mind you—Logitech product available here in the States. Which, incidentally, includes the 2 AA's; Japanese electronics are usually good about that, so this is a disappointment. Likewise, "compact" must be a flexible term of art, or a local marketing misnomer, that takes into account the narrowing size gap between some of our body parts. (Always looking for an excuse for that link, I am.) Ho-hum, the actual review: feels solid enough and does the job well enough, but enough of the enoughs; there's a noticeable delay in response time and no option to turn off the analog LED, which can't help battery life. That, and the unfamiliarity for OEM users from going with a contourless surface just proves that Nintendo's Wavebird was the first and so far only wireless alternative to get it right.

Splitfish has the right idea (use this story link instead of the deplorable flash-only corporate site), but of course, we know theirs is hardly unique, nor of much use, without the app(s) to back it up. Hello, Kentia Hall.