What's the problem with the dpad? It works fine here, using a speed link gamepad.
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Windows xp professional SP2 32 bit
AMD Athlon 64 2x2GHz
ATI Radeon x1900xt
2GB DDR
Terratec Aureon 7.1 Space
or:
Windows xp home sp2 32 bit
intel c2d 2x2GHz
nvidia geforce 7900 go
2GB DDR2