I find the diamond formation of the four main buttons on SNES/PSX/Xbox to be superior to the radial formation of the gamecube controller. I also find the buttons highly raised, which makes pressing them feel like more work than other buttons.
I also find the C-stick to be the most awkward thumbstick design ever. One thing I like about both thumbsticks though is that they don't pretend to be clickable buttons like thumbsticks on other controllers. Thumbstick input is too important to be degraded by acting as a crappy button.
Despite these criticisms, it's a perfectly serviceable controller.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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