Shake it you ugly thing!!! (Logitech Wingman Rumblepad)

Name: andycharger

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Product:	Logitech Wingman Rumblepad
Date:	17/06/02 (829 review reads)
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Advantages: Shakes

Disadvantages: Its ugly

When I put a gamepad in my mits, I dont want to be complaining about sore hands after 30 minutes of gameplay. Sadly, with this offering from Logitech, that is exactly what I keep getting. Sore hands.
Why?
Ergonomics.

Yes, that word from School that no one understood. It looks like the ones that did not understand it went to work for Logitech in their gamepad design department.

When someone wants something designed to ideally suit an enviroment, we look at the ergonomics. The constraints and conditions that are required by the item. These are the ergonomics.
For a gamepad, this must be size, weight, feel, responsiveness and performance.
While the size of gamepades is pretty uniform nowadays as is therir weight, they tend to suffer in feel and texture.
To my hands, the controller must be rounded and fit in 2 hands, much like the Playstation 2 controller. The Logitech fails here. OK, it is similar in shape but the controller is not rounded. It has defined edges that irritate your hand after continuous usage that rub in your palms.
The Buttons are recessed into the controller which make them hard to press and they are also quite small. Their size makes them even harder to press.
The 2 analogue controllers give you full 360 degree control should you wish to use them. However, I find these hard to get used to and these ones feel particularly stiff and not fluid in movement.

The Saving grace of this controller is its vibrating function. Play a game that supports this function and the controller will shake away in your hands.
This gives a true realism to your games.
One problem is the lack of games on the market that support this function. Im yeat to actually play a game to get the most out of this controller.

Installation is fine.
It is quick and easy to install. Using either a USB or a traditional Gameport connection, the Lagitech gamepad is up and running when you restart your machi
ne. It is automatically detected and asks for the drivers that are supplied on the accompanying CD. It is also XP compatible for those of you wondering. It will also work with ME and Windows 95/98.

However, make sure you meet these requirements:
You must have;
Direct 6.0 or higher.
16Mb of Ram
15Mb of Hard disk space
CD Rom Drive
Pentium Class Processor.

Responsiveness to movement is good. The directional controller is fairly smooth and does not have the uncomfortable ridges that the rest of the gamepad has. No sore thumbs for me.

My only gripe is the actual shape and the defined handle edges. These lead to aching hands and an unhappy gamer. The overall look could be improved because it looks very retro-early 90's. More at home on the Sega Megadrive than a 21st century PC.

Pricing. Expect to pay around £15 to £20 for this device.

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