D-Pad or Left Thumb Stick?

[AmericanBaller]

Analog all the way for all standard game play. occasional switch to D-Pad for "quick-hit" dribbling tricks such as the sidestep, but anyone who says you get "more control" because the D-Pad has 8 directions and analog has 32 is out of their minds. You are limiting your movements, both with dribbling and shooting! I think it is the old playstation mentality before analog sticks that keep people from evolving. It is okay to be old-school, but why hinder your options? Especially defensively, you need a precise run sometimes to get the angle on somebody, and I can only get that precise with the analog stick.

I think everyone should make a concerted effort to go analog in every PS2 game, but I respect the other side of the fence as well. No need to say that analog is not precise or reliable, I think that is just a matter of practice. When I see someone playing D-Pad exclusively, I write them off as an inexperienced gamer, bottom line. It is up to them to then prove to me they know what's going on, because that D-Pad is Nintendo technology.

Liverpool is screwed this week, by the way. Why can't Kewell play like he does in WE7??

 

[Shevadinho]

I use the analogue stick cause I feel you have more control over the player but everytime I go against my friend he wins, he uses the D-Pad, I guess i'll try the D-Pad and see how I get along with it but ever since ive had the game ive used the analogue and find it more freestyling.

 

[fabiocarpene]

i use the analogue wen i am defending and the d-pad wen i have the ball. try it

 

[The King of Ireland]

I prefer the analogue stick so much, that I had to go out and but a new controller because the analogue stick on my 4 controllers is knackered. I hate using the d-pad!
The main reason is that you cannot jump if you don't use the analogue stick, by pressing down L3.

 

[cosmicbutthairs]

Free Kicks

Guys,
I stumbled on something WE8 freekicks. Trying taking a free kick with the analog pointing up or down (strong and weak) and compare it to the d-pad.
wtf

Also the instructions says that to curl the ball you have to use the right analog!

 

[Kewell[AUS]]

D-pad - less mistakes or at least no excuse for them

 

[vee]

i prefer to use d-pad, since it's still easier to me, but some time i used the analog to defending and use d-pad to attacking, cause analog give me easier control, especially when facing good player, but it's hard to attacking with analog (i'm too lazy to practicing with analog)

 

[Jordan74]

I use thumb stick. It gives me the feeling i control my play.

 

[carlos nino]

it has to be d-pad for me on x-box and ps2

 

[Up4agame]

I personally prefer the hybrid..I use both D-pad and thumb stick depending on what i wanna do..gives u the best of both worlds and more versatility.

 

[Cookie]

wow, you just bumped a three year old thread

 

[AgentZero]

thumb stick pwns