Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick
by Microsoft
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Customer Review: Expensive joystick, decent force feedback
Summary: 4 Stars
Wanting a controller for racing and flight sim games, I purchased the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick. The first thing I noticed is that it seems to be well made. It is quite heavy, but not too heavy to hold. The force feedback is the #1 reason anyone would buy this, and this feature varies from game to game. On some games, it felt totally unnecessary and didn't add anything to the game. On others, it complimented it nicely. The feedback response seems to be strong on this controller. I would recommend this controller to anyone that is *really* into gaming. Otherwise, forgo the feedback and just get a regular joystick. If you play console type games or shooters, get a gamepad!
One thing to note - whatever you do - do NOT lose the CD that comes with this. It contains the drivers needed to install this joystick. Microsoft does NOT have them on its website. Windows XP will not auto-detect and install the joystick.
Customer Review: Great, with the right games
Summary: 4 Stars
It's on the pricey side (I was lucky enough to get it from the MS company store), but this is a really fun chunk of hardware. Force feedback is just plain fun. It only works with certain types of games, though -- if you're a strategy game player, don't bother! It would be nice if it had more buttons and were easier to program. Also, some of the buttons are clustered all in one spot making it hard to do certain buttom combinations. They changed the location of the buttons from the FF1, so some games (like Mechwarrior 4) expect you to do button combinations that would be fine on the FF1 but can't be done easily or at all on this one.Customer Review: Great Joystick
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this joystick for a number of years and it has performed well. From time to time I have had issues with installing this on other operating systems but because it is so old the chance for it being recognized is fairly high.
Installation (+)
Just install the software and then plug it in. Most games recognize it right away.
Force Feedback (+)
This is a very strong force feedback joystick. It can feel like arm wrestling when you are flying a plane and are pulling off high G maneuvers
Overall (+)
Great joystick.
Thanks for reading my review.
Customer Review: A Great Joystick
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this Joystick so I could play Battlefield 1942 with a joystick. Battlefield 1942 doesn't support force feedback but it's still a good joystick for Battlefield 1942 and other games, especially with games that support force feedback. The Joysticks bottons are placed well and it is easy to setup and use. A great joystick if you ask me.Customer Review: Sorry it works with XP
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this joystick for as long as it has been on the market, it has migrated for a 98 comp to ME, to XP with out a hint of problems. If you had problems with this Stick the problem must have been your comp. or you! It is to bad that Microsoft hit in some of the final nails in the flight sim coffin with it withdraw from this market.