I remember when these Gear Monkey controllers released back in the day. I bought a couple at my local Toys "R" Us, and guess what? The build quality is outstanding. It's not much smaller than the stock PS2 pad, and, most important of all, this D-Pad is outstanding. Way better than the one on the real Sony PS2 pad. I'd even be willing to say the Analog sticks are nicer too. The tips aren't all sticky like the Sony ones are. Don't be fooled by the one star on here. These controllers are great and if you can find one or two, I'd grab them if I were you. Trust me, it's a shame this company went belly up due to all the typical Wii peripherals they were releasing. Way better and more quality than you'd expect.