# Is the most poorly written review of anything EVER? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206 "2002-06-10T06:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/1 "2002-06-10T06:54:02Z")
[http://gear.ign.com/articles/361/361369p1.html](http://gear.ign.com/articles/361/361369p1.html) I clicked on this link on IGN to read thier reveiw of this new Interact Gamecube controller. The title of the review makes you think that the guy really liked the controller, so do the final numbers. But if you read the (lengthy) review it sounds like he is bitching about it more than he is praising it! I am not a literary guru, but am I imagining things here? If you didnt get the numbers at the end of the review would you think he actually liked the controller as much as he did? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/2 "2002-06-10T16:53:14Z")
> [@](#): > > I have concluded that the model is not only an excellent choice for you Cubists, but also probably the best third-party controller I have ever used. > [@](#): > > The handles are wider and the body is thicker, but the buttons are actually closer together. It’s true - the distance from the left edge of the analog stick to the right edge of the X button is a few millimeters shorter on the SuperPad Pro. You don’t really notice this when using the main buttons; it simply feels comfortable. However, since your hands are further from one another your fingers rest more naturally on the triggers with the SuperPad Pro. On the GCN controller the triggers seem somewhat awkwardly placed and in this regard I think InterAct outdid Nintendo. > [@](#): > > You can get to the Z button much faster from InterAct’s triggers. I’m still playing loads of Burnout, and the rearview mirror is much more accessible with the SuperPad Pro.You can get to the Z button much faster from InterAct’s triggers. I’m still playing loads of Burnout, and the rearview mirror is much more accessible with the SuperPad Pro. > [@](#): > > I might as well just say that I really like InterAct’s D-pad. I should also say that I really don’t like Nintendo’s. > [@](#): > > As for the action of the analog sticks, it is extremely close to that of the GCN controller. Nintendo’s sticks have a finesse and smoothness that InterAct can’t match, but they get damn close. > [@](#): > > The only reason I don’t suggest that you run out and buy one of these immediately is that official controllers are now only five bucks more. That’s a hard sell for InterAct. In terms of design and performance, however, the SuperPad Pro is an excellent specimen, and one any third-party manufacturer could learn a thing or two from. The analog sticks are terrific, it is comfortable, and it doesn’t have that horrible, empty feeling that most third-party models have. All told, I recommend that you consider the SuperPad Pro even before you invest in a genuine Nintendo controller. I like it that much. My verdict: M. Wiley believes this is better in some categories than Nintendo’s, and worse in some categories in Nintendo’s. Overall, he likes it! Hey Mikey! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/3 "2002-06-10T17:56:44Z")
“Shit Sandwich” * * * Smell the Glove ---
**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/4 "2002-06-10T19:02:23Z")
LOL… If I were writing to criticize a poorly written article, I would make DAMNED SURE there were no mistakes in my post’s subject line. What’s it called when this happens? ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/5 "2002-06-10T21:16:34Z")
Gaudere’s Law, unwashed brain ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/6 "2002-06-10T22:32:50Z")
Jesus, thats a long ass review. ---
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-most-poorly-written-review-of-anything-ever/113206/7 "2002-06-11T07:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unwashed brain \* > \*\*LOL… > > If I were writing to criticize a poorly written article, I would make DAMNED SURE there were no mistakes in my post’s subject line. > > What’s it called when this happens? \*\* Now dammit, I am not paid to write reviews of game controllers like this guy. I dont have to write so good. I am colllage edumacated.