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Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro

Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great for the right game
Review: I have had this controller for over 2 years and it still works perfectly. This is by far the best controller I have ever used for action games that require flying. Try playing a game like Descent with this controller and you will see what I mean.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good product
Review: I've used this gamepad for about three years now. It works great, but with one problem: the tilt is off-center. I have to hold it slightly to the left to tilt at all with it. This may not seem like a big problem... just calibrate it, right?

Wrong... if I calibrate it for tilt, at the same time it's calibrated for having tilt off, which means any time I want to simply use the pad, I strafe to the left without pressing any buttons. Very anoying.

However, even though I have to hold it slightly tilted, it's still a good pad and fun to use. Even with this problem, I recommend it to other buyers, it's solidly built. I do suggest getting it replaced before the warrenty if it comes off-center. =)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Crappy!
Review: It worked under Windows 98 the first couple of months that I had it flawlessly. One day,it decided to act like the up arrow was the right arrow,etc. I thought it was just some sort of driver error so I reinstalled it. No such luck. I forgot about it until I upgraded to Windows XP,then it wouldn't work at all.
I paid $70 for this peice of crap. $70 DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!
Avoid!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 or XP
Review: TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE> DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 OR XP

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not very good anymore
Review: The good: I've had this gamepad for a couple years now and it still works like new. It's solidly built. The game that comes with it (Motocross Madness) is fun, and a good demonstration of the tilt control.

The bad: It doesn't work in the game port under Windows XP. The driver software doesn't work under Windows XP. You can still use it in the USB port, but without driver software you cannot calibrate the tilt control. Not that it matters, because the tilt control is less useful than you would think. It's too easy to go from full left to full right, making car-racing games an exercise in zig-zagging. In fact, Motocross Madness is the only game I've found in which you can reliably use the tilt mode, so I basically keep tilt mode off. Also, the direction pad feels cumbersome. It's really hard to go from left to right without putting any up or down in between. In some games, it makes you want to revert to the keyboard.

Summary: built well, but for XP there are tons of better choices.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best Game Pad!
Review: This is a must-have for true gamers! And MotorCross Madness (included) is a great game! The motion-sensors let's you move in the game by just moving the game pad, so you don't have to get your nails ruind by clicking on buttons. This is the best game controller I ever had!


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