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The Xbox 360 wireless controller in full

Advantages: freedom to move around without the worry of knocking things over or pulling the Xbox on the floor
Disadvantages: turnes off when out of range but comes on agian at the toch of a button

I first got an Xbox 3 years ago and first started with wired controllers, although the controllers where good, i always managed to knock things off my coffee table with the wire, and i would always go to walk away and end up pulling the Xbox on the floor, and being a pet owner had to constatly lift up the wire so that my dog did not walk into the wire, then one day my dog went to jump over the wire and pulled the Xbox on the floor damaging it beond ...
...i saw wireless pads and thought it woz in my intrests to buy two, since then my Xbox has stayed in the same place, all my things stayed on the table and my dog walk's around freely, If i need to answer the door or go to the kitchen my controller simpley comes with me and just turnes off wen out of range, coming on again at the touch of a button it has the same look and feel as a wired controller for a bit more of a price but alot less hassle. if ...

jasonallen1988 27.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - game pad

Why am I the only one Wii-ally disappointed?

Advantages: Looks and the multiple ways to use it
Disadvantages: Fails in it's primary use as the reponsiveness seems haphazard and the games don't help, Price

...it's a great idea, just Nintendo didn't quite pull it off to the level that was expected and as a result it's a controller with a pointer on the end as opposed to the next step in gaming. As a “normal” controller it does the job though does seem a bit backwards in the world of the 360 control and the Six-Axis, as a wand control it's yet to really find any games that make the best use of what could well be best served as the job for a mouse (point ...
...that Nintendo have so far put out (Mario and Zelda excepted) have done little to show off how great the control can be. Overall doesn't meet up to what was expected and instead it looks like it's space aged but as a controller is more 1990's than 21st century. ...

iamasadlittleboy 04.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of NINTENDO Wii Remote - game pad

An excellent product

Advantages: It's one of best game controllers I've found
Disadvantages: Not for people who hop from one game to another

...been previous versions of this Belkin pad, it only has one competitor that I'm aware of: the Saitek Pro-Gamer Command Unit. I bought the Belkin product first, and loved it. Lured by the fancy lights, and my good experience with Saitek in the past, I bought the Saitek product to replace this, and I only half regret doing so. I've never liked using the keyboard to play a game, and this is an excellent solution. The software that comes with it does ...
...with the joystick, whereas the Belkin unit is laid out in a way which makes this more difficult. However, although the Saitek software makes for much, much better programming - it does everything the Belkin software does, and much more - I've had a problem which I suspect is a conflict with my Saitek joystick (x52), resulting in frequent system crashes. Even with the joystick disabled, the profile manager locks up or fails to load. There's nothing ...

duracellbunny 24.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Belkin Nostromo n52 SpeedPad - game pad

Decent Controller has Issues

Advantages: Cheap, Comfortable to Hold
Disadvantages: Game pad works poorly, unresponsive

The logitech dual action controller is the first game controller that I have ever purchased for my pc and unfortunately I consider it to be mediocre at best. First, the good points. The controller was fairly inexpensive as well as being a nice shape and size, very similar to the PS controller. The joysticks, game pad and buttons are all easy to reach and identical in location to the PS controller. In addition, the controller was extremely easy to ...
...to do so. Finally, the joysticks were very responsive. That is, unfortunately, where the good points end. First, the game pad never did work properly because it was very unresponsive and difficult to use. The buttons, as well, were not the most responsive. Although they were certainly usable, when compared to a console controller they fared poorly. The buttons themselves seemed just a little to far apart to be comfortable. Finally, I have used this ...

vampyremage 19.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Logitech Dual Action Gamepad game pad

Great PC PS2 style Gaming Pad

Advantages: Superb build quality and design
Disadvantages: none

I bought one of these originally to play Pro Evolution Soccer with, and it was so good that i was harranged into buying another one by all the people who wanted to play. The build quality is stunning and i have yet to have any sort of problem with the pads. The buttons are responsive, and the analogue works well. The vibration worked well when i tried it in Combat Flight Sim. The pads are great value for money if you look around, i found them for ...
...they retail for about 25 quid on logitechs website. The pads are strong enough to survive my use, which involves falling off desk, getting stood on etc, so they are pretty sturdy,. There are 10 buttons if you include the two middle buttons, then 2 more buttons which are used to swap the d and analogue mappings around and then to test the vibrate and to switch it on / off. Overall, Superb pad ...

Gapiro 04.04.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Logitech RumblePad 2 Vibration Feedback Gamepad - game pad