rarely do a video game controller come into the scene and actually stand out . over the year controller design have matter as much as the game themselves - I mean , it be how you control the game anyway , right ? handle the most basic layout of the ne to the often-ridiculed n64 pitchfork controller , gamer have play for hour and hour with these device learn the feel of the controller until they become like a extension of they finger . designer will shape and reshape controller until they have find something that do not stand in the way of you and the game , and this time , I think they nail it : the 2010 Xbox 360 wireless silver special edition . the first thing that jump at you be the color -lrb- or lack thereof -rrb- : silver . it look like steel , not black or white plastic , which automatically make it appear classier . the button be no longer yellow , blue , green and red , but instead replace with a grayscale . a glossy black band wrap the edge of the controller along with the shoulder and trigger button , make the face of the unit pop out visually . the lack of any grommet on the raise portion of the face where the two analog stick and d-pad emerge make it look even more like stainless steel , and give it a impenetrable feel . the weight be heavier than the original model , which make the rumble and shake more explosive . the size and layout remain the same , which be perfect to begin with - Microsoft do not fix what be not break . what wa break on the original , however , be the directional pad . it feel like the designer leave that part until the very end of the design and then be rush to get a finish product , so the one-piece disc that become the d-pad suffer in look and functionality . with that be say , here come the best part of the re-vamped version . the d-pad on the 2010 silver model be a completely new design for all controller . it be actually two piece and it have two mode : recess and pronounce . the recess mode highly resemble the feel of the original d-pad while maintain the responsiveness -lrb- which , by the way , be astounding -rrb- of the new model . my favorite mode though be its pronounced mode , which you get by actually twist the cross on the d-pad and rotate it clockwise . by do this , the circular edge of the d-pad drop down inside the controller opening make the cross pop out , give you better control of up , down , leave and right without accidentally move in the corner of those direction and get something totally different in-game than you be go for . any game that require moderate use of the d-pad will play better with this control feature . it be also chromed-out just like the dashboard button , which just look badass . the thumbstick also feel better , with slightly less resistance which make for smoother movement , and the little nub on the thumb be go . the Start and Select button be darker and gloss over just like the y , b , x , and a button , and as mention earlier the shoulder and trigger button be slick in glossy black . one of my favorite finishing touch on this controller be the engrave on the top of the controller . set inside the glossy black band , you would have to look twice to catch that it do not say `` Microsoft '' anymore , but rather the much more hip `` XBOX 360 '' . everyone know what company make Xbox , so we do not need to see such a brand stamp on the controller that suck we back into reality before we even play the game . I would rather see my controller brand with a 360 logo , because it stand for what you be currently do : play video game , as oppose to the word `` Microsoft '' which be most associate with computer and tech like that . when I hear the company name I think about reality , but when I hear the product name I think about fun game . it be a simple but incredibly strong improvement . the fact that this controller come bundle with a rechargeable battery and a charge cable all for the price of a new game make it a deal that any xbox 360 lover can not pass up . if you do not believe I , take a look at the photo in this album . it be the James Bond of video game controller .