Kitschy, but cheap... uncomfortable.

I bought a set of these for dirt cheap at Circuit City after a pair of Mad Catz went out on me within a month. (What happened Mad Catz? Your controllers used to be good.)

Anyway, the price was right, and as an added bonus, they light up! This was about a year ago, and they're still working.

ERGONOMICS: They're not the most comfortable controllers. They're large and hard plastic all around. The poor ergonomics leave my pinky fingers numb. Also, the buttons have lost their "snap-backedness" within weeks. They still respond.. but remain depressed... so, they're sort of like feather touch buttons now.

EASE OF USE: Another drawback is the difficult to read button displays. The start & select buttons are hard to tell apart from the turbo & macro buttons.

They glow when plugged in and flash more brightly when the controller's vibration is kicked in. There's a switch to disable the flashing, but, unfortunately, this also disables the vibe. I was only able to find them in one color... sort of an "electric blue". It'd be nice to have color options to easily discern say, player 1 controller from player 2.

OVERALL: I'd recommend it for an under 10$ controller to someone who doesn't play for long periods (see ergonomics). And maybe for someone who has trouble finding their controllers in the dark. ;)