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Summary: Works kind of, for a little while
Review: I usually like Logitech products, which is why I'm amazed they would actually put their name on this garbage. To start with, 2 out of the 7 push buttons have intermittent faults while pressing down continuously. The 8 way directional hat, has a hard time detecting presses to the right. The left Joystick looses it's calibration after about twenty to forty five minutes of game play. After that, it simply will not go to the right. Since it was decided that this stick was above mere calibration, none was included. The only way to resolve the problem is to reboot the computer when this happens. A real mood killer while playing any game. I'm a avid gamer and have other game pads, wheels and sticks, so no it's not the computer or USB port. They all work fine, I just thought this one would be better. Next time I'll think a little harder if it say's Logitech on it.
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Summary: Extremely happy
Review: I was given this gamepad by a friend along with a flight sim called Fly 2K. I found the flight sim amazingly realistic and my othe gamepad didnt stand a chance. Essensially the wingman is just a modified Playstation controller. the differences are the location of the would be R1 and L1 buttons (now next to the analog controlls), two extra buttons where the circle, X, triangle and square are, and the addition of a throttle controll (a little slider above the right, rear button. while these differences may seem small, they (especially the throttle controll) make a big difference in flight sims.
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Summary: A great analog gamepad
Review: I was looking for an analog gamepad with two analog sticks. This fits the bill perfectly. The included 'rumble' feature just adds icing to the cake. It is like limited force feedback. It fits my hands (somewhat large) quite well and the response in games is good.
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Summary: Good pad, Shoddy construction
Review: I'll get the bad stuff out of the way first:
This pad is a very poorly contructed device. Both sticks have come right off several times, the first two buttons have taken to making an annoying clicking sound, and that throttle slider falls off ALL THE TIME. The last time it came off, it was trampled and nearly broken. If it wasn't for Microsoft's idiotic swapping of the left thumbstick and D-pad on the X-Box controller, I'd be using that controller instead (the X-Box controller uses a USB interface).On the good side, the Wingman Pad is a great staple for the PC gamepad market, setting the standard with its basic features and design. The throttle makes me think Logitech was aiming to compete against joysticks with this pad. It ain't gonna happen. That space isn't large enough for a quality throttle slider, and it poses problems that I've already mentioned. The mode switching is pretty cool (as I use the pad mainly for emulators, I need the D-pad to function as such when playing, say, Super Nintendo, but I use mode switch to use the left stick when playing Nintendo 64).
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Summary: Overall great gamepad
Review: I've always had good luck with Logitech gamepads. Having used the excellent wingman extreme for awhile, I wanted a controler with analog controls. The wingman rumble pad had what I was looking for, along with an excellent rumble feature. Used over a variety of games from flight sims, racers, and first person shooters I can say this gamepad will send my previous favorite wingman extreme to the closet. I have large hands, and the controller fits perfectly. I had no trouble getting used to the control layout, the joysticks are well placed and are easy to use for long periods. The analog sticks have a diffrent feel from the ps dualshock controlers, but it didn't take long for me to adjust. The digital joypad is easy to use as well, and in some games where you can swich between the two either feels equally comfortable. The one problem I had was the feel of the buttons. Compared to the Wingman extreme, the trigger buttons feel stiff (almost like mouse buttons). The buttons on the front of the controler have very little tactile feedback. When you press them you know you pressed them, but if they were raised a little higher maybe they would "feel" better. The throttle slide control is a great feature for flight sims, but it slides so easy you need to pay attention to how far you move it. Not distracting, but this keeps the gamepad from being perfect. Compared to console game controllers this gamepad pales to the N64 layout, and tries hard to mimic the playstation.
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Summary: This is a PS2 Clone
Review: I've had this pad for 2 years and have to say its my favorite. Other controllers I've used like the Interact Hammerhead and Radioshack analog multipad had really poor pots in thier analog sticks and never held calibration for more than a minute. Im now on my second rumble pad (the force feedback motors and the analog sticks broke off on th old one).
If you were to take this controller and a PS2 controller apart and compare their analog components, you would see that thier identical, which is good because PS2's have the best analog sticks i've used. The major difference between this controller and a PS2 is the throttle slider on the right top corner of the pad, IHMO the space would have been better used to put 2 extra sholder buttons Left and right. I have yet to find any use for the throttle slider, it seems like more of a gimmick than a usable feature.
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Summary: This is a great pad!
Review: I've tried a lot of gamepads and this one is the best. The analog sticks are really nice and responsive, the best I've seen. Better than any other PC game pad I've tried and better than the PSX controller. The rumble is really cool, too. It has many different types of force feedback, and it can get really strong.It also has a throttle thingy, which I broke when I stepped on it. Oh well, it was completely my fault. I like the buttons and shape, but they were a bit weird at first. As soon as I'm done writing this review, I'm going to buy another one. A great controller. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a quality USB force feedback controller. Attractive price, too. Bravo, Logitech. P.S. I currently use the pad with High Heat Baseball 2002, NHL 2001, Madden 2001, NBA Live 2001, NBA Live 2000, Descent 3 (once, not a very good game), and any other games where I can use a game controller.
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Summary: Keeps losing its callibration settings
Review: It's a good-sized pad, with good force feedback. Unfortunately, the left analog stick keeps losing its callibration settings every 30 minutes and refused to go right after a while. The only way to re-callibrate it: plug it out of the USB port and re-connect it. Then you have to switch our of the game to the profiler application to tell it to apply your profile setting again. A serious annoyance.
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Summary: Works Well
Review: Just thought I'd point out that even though the software isn't for the Mac, it can still be used for it, I use it mostly to play tony hawk 2 and it works really well, the directional pad can be a pain sometimes, but other than that it is fine
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Summary: PS2 controller on a computer?
Review: Logitech is well known for its Mice, Keyboards, speakers, and now game controllers. its Wingman series is pretty good with joysticks and gamepads. while you can play FPS with this controller (dual analog, one stick for movement and the other for view), it really isn't recommended. if you play sports games, then a gamepad is really needed, but for most games, just save money and keep that keyboard and mouse. Egronomics of a gamepad is pretty important, and the Wingman RumblePad is pretty good with this. your middle fingers have a groove that they can rest inside and your index fingers go onto the shoulder buttons (aka triggers). buttons are pretty easy to press, but the analog sticks do not have any rubber grips on them or anything. all there is present is a slight groove. the force feedback feature is pretty accurate. i cannot wait until Halo comes to the computer. then it'll have an authentic "xbox" feeling. (not really cause the analog sticks are positioned like the PS2 controller) overall, stay with your keyboard and mouse. if you want a gamepad though, this is a pretty good one that you should consider.
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