Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad Pro

If I'm honest I'm not a massive PC gamer but these days if I want to play computer games its best if I play them on my PC since I can't really afford to forking out money for the latest consoles. When I do play games on my PC though I do miss the good old console controllers as certain games, particularly sports games can be hard to play using the keyboard. I'm a big football fan and love to play the latest Fifa release and usually do so on my mates consoles but I decided that if I was going to master theses games I should really get them on my PC so I have bought the games for my PC and decided to purchase a PC compatible controller. I opted for ...  Read the complete review

Here we have what must be one of the most advanced gamepads of it's generation. This is the perfect accompaniment for any game and game player enabling more advanced things to be done during a game without having to remember complicated key combinations! The Microsoft sidewinder pad is a very nice pad to use, it is of good construction and very easy to install, with Windows detecting it, you sticking the drivers in and it's ok after a restart. I have been using mine for over a year now and have no complaints whatsoever apart from the shape taking a bit of time to get used to although don't let this put you off, it doesn't take long. ...  Read the complete review

Just like me, Microsoft joysticks just keep on coming. And just like me, they’ve been coming for quite a while now. In fact the first MS Joystick and joypads came out in the summer of 1996. That’s when they were heralded as the dawning of a new age in controllers for the PC – good enough to rival those of the well-established consoles. And to Microsoft’s credit, their original black Sidewinder Gamepad pretty much delivered. It certainly took off in a bigger way than the Gravis Gamepad. So much so that reputable and famous companied such as Capcom have actually put “Sidewinder Gamepad recommended” in the ...  Read the complete review

This is one of Microsoft’s later game pads, and comes with USB connection only. It is a two handed design similar to most pads and is silver in colour. It has one D-pad, a shift button next to the D-pad and six buttons on its upper facing and left and right trigger buttons. The pad is very comfortable to hold and all of the buttons are placed well for the average hand. Each button gives a firm and precise feel when pushed. The D-pad is a combination of both digital and analogue controller allowing only one mode to be used at once. Software is supplied on cd-rom and installs easily. Set-up takes no more than a minute or two and offers full ...  Read the complete review