Design and appearance

My first impression from the photos I'd seen online was that the top rectangular portion of the controller was a bit too large and would inhibit good holding of it. However after holding it in my hands, that concern is now gone.

Plainly visible is the USB and PS2 connector. It's darker than it appears in these photos (It's black).

The ribbed handle grips are rubberized. Only the top semi-rectangular area and the top narrow part of the handles are a harder plastic. The rest of the controller including the underside and the front buttons/triggers area are rubberized the same as the handles. Also the two mini-sticks are rubber. The red buttons and the eight way directional d-pad are a cherry red plastic. Other colors are available.

The top center half in the above photo is the harder plastic and again the lower half is the rubberized. The right and left sides are rubber also.

The rear of the Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 Rumble Force Gamepad controller shows the PC-PS3 switch.

Clearly visible above is the dividing line between the soft rubber below and the harder plastic on top.

All of the sides are rubber for good gripping. There is a strip of plastic (visible) on the top as it goes down the handle that is hard plastic. This is where the palms of my thumbs rest.

When plugged in, the Mode button lights. When pressed, it toggles between bright red and a dimmer green (more on this later). All of the in-game buttons are not only labeled as PS2 controllers are, but also with numbers with the last two as Select being 9 and Start as 10.

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