Not everyone wants a dogbone-shaped controller or likes the way the buttons are laid out — personally I've never much liked the Dual Shock setup. I'm not saying the Splitfish is the thing for me ...

The tiny keyboard snaps onto recent PS3 controllers, and has a curved QWERTY layout and feels similar to those used in many smartphones.

No matter how long you've been a console gamer, you've been fortunate enough to enjoy a decent controller setup. Since the original NES layout, most of the mainstream controllers haven't undergone ...

The d-pad and left analog stick have swapped positions for an Xbox 360-style layout. Like a lot of third-party controllers, the AP.1 does not have a tilt sensor.

It's not just the layout that's been copied, either. The controller is called the XEOX (it's out in October), and in place of the PlayStation button in the centre of the pad there's a green ring ...

Resistance 2, on the other hand, was a breeze to play with the Rocketfish, and ironically, third party games with a layout more comfortable for 360 owners (such as GTA IV) became a more ...