Madcatz Xbox 360 MC2 Racing Wheel & Pedals

Advantages: Very robust and firm wheel. wireless
Disadvantages: MAY STRIKE SOME AS "CHEAP" LOOKING

...This wheel comes extremely well packaged and may take you a few mintues to actually get into it but atleast this lends assurance that it will transport well when it was shipped. The packages comes in 3 separate parts: >Wheel >Pedals >Table attachement WHEEL: The wheel itself is covered in a highly durable rubber covering making it very easy to keep a grip on it, which is an important feature if like me yours hands can sweat in the middle of an intense race. The wheel also has all the buttons you would find on a normal controller and they are all intuitively placed. The X,Y, A,B buttons are placed in easy reach of the thumb so when driving they are easy reachablt. The trigger buttons are also present as large levers placed directly behind the wheel so as you can easily use them but with enough room between them and the wheel... Read review

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Advantages: Heavy, and well made. Look out for them in the sales, pay up to £25 and you'll get your money's worth. Nice box!
Disadvantages: No pedals, no force feedback, not as good as the Thrustmaster wheel!

...indeed say paddles and not pedals. As if this control would simulate an actual steering wheel? I thought 'that's it, I'm waiting for a better wheel', and yet I still bought the darn thing at Tempo in Milton Keynes after failing to resist a 25% off price tag! I got the wheel for £29.84 I think, but I haven't made full use of it, simply because the standard control pad is a much more precise and easier method of control. I've got some of the better Dreamcast racing games in MSR, F355 and Sega Rally 2, but I just don't feel that the wheel is good enough! It is built well, and there is room to hold a VMU, and the heavy feel is certainly different to the tacky rumble wheels, but it doesn't really help its case at all. I have since purchased the Thrustmaster (Officially licensed by Ferrari) wheel, which only cost £44.99 along with the awesome... Read review

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Advantages: nice characters, easy to pick up and play
Disadvantages: lack of choice and depth

...is it is very effective to drive when using a madcatz steering wheel and pedal set, but again after a few goes you will tire of it slightly. Overall, a game for a beginner in driving games, easy to get into and control, but will turn out to be a game you pick up and play once every few months, and only then to fill in a few minutes before you have to rush off somewhere, so if you want that elusive afternoon filled......then it aint this game.... Read review

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