Microsoft Sidewinder

I'VE USED THE SIDEWINDER PAD IN THE PAST TO ATTACK PEOPLE ON KILLING SPREES. IT HAS BEEN A USEFUL, IF SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT UTENSIL FOR MY MURDERING NEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT TAKES A WHILE FOR ME TO KILL A MAN WITH THE SIDEWINDER, AS OPPOSED TO A GUN WHICH WOULD PUT THEM OUT IMMEDIATELY, OR A KNIFE WHICH WOULD AT LEAST STOP THEM FROM SCREAMING IF I DID IT IN THE THROAT. THE WAY IT'S GOING NOW, I HAVE TO HELP WITH MY FIST AND FEET. I SWING THE CONTROLLER AROUND ON A CORD LIKE A MACE AND SLAM IT INTO UNSUSPECTING PEDESTRIANS. AFTERWHICH I TRY TO INCAPACITATE THEM OR AT LEAST PREVENT THEM FROM SCREAMING. I'VE TRIED CHOKING WITH THE CORD BUT ITS TOO ...  Read the complete review

Having had a Playstation for years when I finally got a new PC I was a bit stumped at which joypad to buy. So I decided that whatever Microsft make can't be bad, so I decided to buy one of their USB Plug and Play Joypads. As it said on the packet I plugged it in and, well, played! Problems emerged later, but first let me tell you about the joypad. Compared to many other PC joypads its quite simple, it has an 8-way D-pad, 6 buttons, two of which are triggers on the rear of the pad. The joypad is very well designed and sits in your hand nicely. The D-pad has been placed at an angle because your hand holding the pad is apparently at this angle. What ...  Read the complete review

I only bought this gamepad as it was on sale price. Most of my games playing is done on my trusty old Playstation, even although the graphics on my PC are far superior. I had always wanted a gamepad for the PC, but surprisingly few are up to the standards of the PSX one. As I don't do a lot of gaming on my PC, I wasn't particularly interested in all the fancy gamepads, with force feedback, analogue controls etc. All I wanted was a cheap reliable gamepad for the occasional game of Tomb Raider (1, 2, 3 and 4!). Since it is a USB device, it is extremely easy to install, basically you just plug it in and Windows (98 only for USB!) will recognise ...  Read the complete review

I love Microsoft products and this USB Gamepad Pro is yet another winner. I’ve found that with PC games the occasion doesn’t arise that often when you would need a gamepad (well for me anyway). However, if you’re thinking about getting a gamepad then look no further. This one is an absolute beauty. It is wonderfully styled, has analogue and digital options, 8 buttons (and through using a button next to the d-pad you can make this into 16 buttons!). It’s SO comfortable to use, hats off to Microsoft for that. The buttons are positioned really well (two of which are trigger buttons) and they have even realised that the D-pad is much better ...  Read the complete review