I got myself the pad to play Monster Hunter ... the pad holds good, the workmanship is also good, however, it is so that I have played over 1000 hours of play only with an analog stick ... so it is very unusual for me and it hindered me more than it does not help me a bit ... Conclusion: if you are considering to purchase the pad only for Monster Hunter, I would not suggest to play ... but other games on the DS such as Shooter (which I do not ) then the purchase is worthwhile since the pad also does not cost much ... that's one reason why I do not send back the pad even though I do not actually use it;) ... the 3 stars are exclusively linked to MH for others Games can add yet determined 1 star ...