I agree with you on the d-pad issue. It is alot more complicating now, but rockstar would have probly dissapointed a larger group of people with the same stuff. I still love this new game and I am even staying up till' 2:00 when my bro gets off so I can play it. One thing I noticed on the box right away was that it was 2 players. I still can't figure out, but it must be awesome when I do.