Advantages: Good build, rubberised grip, looks good.
Disadvantages: Clamping system slightly awkward

...!!NOTE: This review is not for the force-feedback model, as the 'product details' section implies, but is for the version without force feedback!! I am also reviewing the PC model, not the model for consoles! I borrowed this wheel from a friend in order to play Toca Race Driver 2 (great game by the way!!). I have been very impressed by the wheel. The wheel is made by Thrustmaster (whose parent company is Guillemot) and is a replica of the steering wheel found in the Ferrari 360 Modena as the name suggests. The wheel has a sturdy hard black plastic design with a rubberised grip on either side which gives you added control over its movement without the wheel slipping through your hands. It is extremely well built - a vast improvement on the wheel that I previously owned - The Guillemot Race Leader Force Feedback whic felt rather... Read review

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Advantages: Sturdy design, rubberised grip, force feedback
Disadvantages: pedal problem

...II recently purchased the Logitech Momo Force Feedback racing wheel from www.scan.co.uk (previously reviewed by me on Ciao) for £65 (excluding p&p). The price has gone up slightly now though. I have found this wheel to be, in general, much better than my old wheel - the Guillemot Race Leader Force Feedback - which stopped working after I got Windows XP, and the Thrustmaster Modena wheel which I have reviewed previously on Ciao. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The wheel has the following features: Designed by MOMO - MOMO is one of the world's leading designers of steering wheels and automotive accessories, for the track and the street - look out for their name in Michael Schumacher's Ferrari Formula One car. Full rubber wheel... Read review

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Advantages: Realistic steering and speed controls
Disadvantages: No force feedback

...This is the ultimate gamers gadget. It puts you right in the drivers seat as never before, and boy does it make a difference. I will start from the top and work my way down, in my description. The feel of the steering whell is interesting. It is a very 'rubbery' rubber. This is not a problem but it does take some getting used to, and if you tend to get really into your games= sweaty hands then that could cause a problem. However it does provide excellent grip and control over the wheel. Then there is the responsiveness of the wheel itself, within the game. I have used this whell on many games, with good results; but the best have to have been in Underground 2. You turn the wheel and the car turns!! Now this may sound basic but the amount youy turn the wheel isn't always directly reflected within the game. The on-wheel buttons... Read review

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Advantages: very good steering wheel
Disadvantages: bit pricy

...that Logitech give raises to its cable-connection design crew. The power and plug-to-PC cords plug into the pedal base, with a single wire going to the wheel. This really cut back on cords flowing from your desk, to the PC, to the outlet, to the pedal base, etc., as with the other wheels. That great steering wheel is molded in a non-slip padding, reminiscent of the Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro-Racing wheel's. This stuff works really well and the wheel is sized just right so your hands don't get tired after long stretches of. The buttons are intuitively placed near your thumbs (when you grab the wheel at the usual 9 and 3 o'clock positions) and they stick out so you don't have to hunt for them. Those "European-style paddle shifters," as they are referred to, are long, flat pieces of plastic that are placed correctly (unlike the Interact V4), easily... Read review

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Advantages: Great force feedback wheel. Pedals, feedback, installation, all good.
Disadvantages: Pricey. Slightly flismy switch quality.

...Oh yeah. The Thrustmaster Force Feedback Racing Wheel sure is a stunner. I'm not sure why I spent all of £82 of my hard-earned on it in the first place, but that didn't seem to matter. I coupled it with Midtown Madness 2 (which only just came out, I pre-ordered it for £15!) and began to enjoy pleasure. My friends say "this game wouldn't be fun without the wheel" to almost every driving game with the wheel, signifying two things: that they don't like driving games much, and of course the wheel rules. Which it does. I installed it on a Windows 98 SE system, and using the provided installation CD, used my USB port to plug in. Worked flawlessly, a little playing around in the Test Forces tab later, I was ready to go. There is also a serial option on the cable, however I have not used this. A little niggle about installation is the el... Read review

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Advantages: Handling, Precison, Feedback effects
Disadvantages: Microsoft will earn more money!

...The Microsoft Force FeedBack Wheel is a wonderful product, I intially bought the Thrustmaster Force FeedBack Wheel, but this developed a fault and I returned it in exchange for the Microsoft Product, I can only say that I am very glad it did develop a fault as the Microsoft Product is far superior. The Handling is superb, the precison is excellent and the feedback effects are unsurpassed by any product on the market. The Wheel even came bundled with 2 games which made it excellent value for money. Anybody that enjoys any sort of racing game should buy this product.... Read review

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Advantages: Wide array of features - gear stick, paddles, force feedback, brake and accelerator peddles
Disadvantages: Can be time consuming to set up, compatibility problems on dated systems/games

...Steering wheels are the ultimate accessory for any racing game enthusiast. Unfortunately they can also be a real pain to set up. I got this wheel two years ago to use with some of the rally and formula 1 racing games that I own. Performance wise its the best wheel I've ever used. It has very responsive pedals and good powerful force feedback from the wheel (it has its own power supply for feedback). Also if you're into gear changing then there's the option of either the gearstick or gear-shift paddles behind the wheel. Personally I found the gearstick a bit awkward to use on games but the paddles behind the wheel are really comfortable and easy to use. The main problem I have found with this game is compatibility although these problems may only be unique to my system ( a Win 98 pII 400mhz ). I was generally able to get the wheel... Read review

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Advantages: Great feel, compatibility, sturdiness
Disadvantages: Slight effect on in a few games

...The MSFF (as I shall write it, for short) is an excellent wheel. It displays once again that, whatever you might think about their software, Microsoft make superb peripherals. The wheel is available in both gameport and USB verstions - I have had the gameport one in the past, but now have the USB. There seems to be very little difference in performance. When you open the box, you might be slightly disappointed. At first glance, the wheel looks a little "cheap", which is not what you want when you've just shelled out a hundred quid. It's only when you pick it up that you realise that it's as sturdy as you could want. Installing the wheel is very straightforward, as you would expect from Microsoft. Install some software, plug in the wheel, and away you go - no problems at all. A useful feature of this wheel is the ability... Read review

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Advantages: Bets wheel out, sturdy, good forces
Disadvantages: price, pedals a bit sticky

...This wheel can't be beaten by any other wheel for sturdiness and general construction. The clamp was a bit awkward with my desk configuration but even with it not secured as well as it should, the wheel did not slip out of it's position. I agree that the forces can sometimes be rather strong and some of the forces are just not varied but remember that this is only the first generation of force feedback product and it is brilliant for that. A major contribution to the lack of forces or the over emphasis is the game developers themselves who may not have much experience with force feedback. It's also a pain to get the sensitivity right on games but you can't really blame Microsoft for that. Once you have everything good, then most games are great, such as TOCA 2. I believe that Grand Prix 3 (soon to come out) will really show... Read review

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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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