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d21lewis said:
naznatips said:

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One gripe among many is the lack of a second analog stick.  This has been remedied somewhat by the addition of the Circle Pad Pro peripheral.  The device is bulky and ugly, but after the initial shock wears off, it's actually very comfortable.  Problems arise when you consider that it has a short battery life (I've use rechargeable batteries and I've had to recharge it twice already) and that it doesn't work with anything other than a handful of 3DS titles.  Try using a feature like Swapnote on your 3DS.  You'll have to remove the CPP to use your stylus (an absolute must for writing messages).  The trigger (Rz) and the R button that comes with the CPP won't even work.  You're better off not even using the device unless you're playing Resident Evil or Metal Gear.  With those games, it works like a dream.
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It has hundreds of hours of battery life. Your rechargeables are busted, bud. Put in the normal AAA battery it came with and you'll not have to recharge it for a year.


I'd like to believe that but we've been hoodwinked on this one.  I think they meant 480 without use and maybe 30 hours in use.  The battery that came with the CPP died after I finished the campaign in RE:R and was playing a lot of raid mode.  That's when I went and purchased the rechargeable Duracell AAA batteries.  The fully charged Duracell died one day last week during a marathon session of MGS 3.  31.5 hours of Resident Evil and 24 hours of Metal Gear is what my 3DS Activity Log says.  http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4435991


Really? Super wierd. I've put in at least 25 hours into RE:R and another 10 in Metal Gear and mine is still going strong. 

 

PS: Is your final verdict going to be just whatever wins the most categories or are you going to weight categories? For example, I care more about games and controls than everything else combined... squared.