I have always had a great respect for Logitech
products, especially their mice. When I could no longer stand the inferior
quality of my 4-button game pad, Logitech was the first place I turned to. After
looking at their wide variety of WingMan brand controllers and reading mostly
good things, I decided to go all out and purchase the Logitech WingMan Cordless
Gamepad. This game pad is the best that Logitech has to offer, including 2.4GHz
wireless operation AND rumble functionality. As this was my first experience
with a product offering both features in the same package, I was a bit
skeptical, but non-the-less excited.
At a Glance:
This game pad is feature rich and
offers dual analog mini-sticks, an eight-way D-pad, 11 programmable buttons (7
front, 4 top), a nifty throttle, and a rumble feature powered by dual motors.
The wireless operation is achieved by a small 2.4GHz receiver which connects to
your computer via USB port. It contains an active connection LED and a
synchronization button used to re-synchronize the game pad with the receiver.
Out of the box, the gray and translucent-blue game pad is noticeably large and
quite heavy. I enjoyed the spacious feeling and layout of the buttons, but I may
be biased with my giant man claws of hands. I could imagine that this game pad
may be too large for smaller handed users, mainly when reaching from the front
to top buttons. The weight of the controller may also be an issue. Personally, I
felt that the weight added to the solidarity of the controller. It did not feel
flimsy, and I certainly wouldn't want to throw it to the ground when I lost, as
I would commonly do with my old controller. The weight is not so burdensome as
to be debilitating to game play, but it maybe a consideration for some users.
Controls:
- 2 analog mini-sticks - 1 8-way Directional-pad - 6 standard front
buttons - 4 top Left/Right buttons - 1 start button - 1 throttle
Specifications:
- 2.4GHz frequency - Dual rumble feature - 20ft range - 50-hour
battery life - USB transmitter connection - Uses four (4) AA batteries
Requirements:
- 166MHz CPU - Windows 98/2000/Me/XP - 32MB of RAM - 20MB hard drive
space - CD-ROM Drive - USB Port - DirectX 7 or later
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