360 D-Pad, just why did they design it like that?

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NinjaguyDan said:
Try playing Dance Dance Revelation on The Simpsons Game and you will discover how bad the 360 D-Pad really is.

BTW, is there a 3rd party controller with a decent D-Pad?

I've never tried them, but the Mad Catz controllers look like they have a SNES style d-pad.