Abstract: An improved controller (10) for a games console that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller (1). Additionally, the controller (10) may include the same controls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) as a conventional controller (1). The controller (10) is advantageous as it additionally comprises additional controls (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D) located on the rear of the controller (10) in a position to be operated by the middle fingers of a user (12). The additional controllers (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D) may be paddle levers and may replicate the functions of one or more of the controls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) located on the front or top of the controller (10).