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Before I bought the Microsoft Sidewinder gamepad I had been a bit disappointed with my PC where games were concerned.
This was because the first gamepad I bought was a cheap generic pad from Argos, which was frankly a major disappointment. Yes the buttons worked but the directional pad was extremely dodgey, when playing games my character would move left when I pressed right or worse vibrate. After this experience I thought I had better splash out to get a decent pad.
I decided that Microsoft’s Sidewinder gamepad was the pad for me, and thankfully I wasn’t disappointed. The pad was extremely easy to set up, and all the software needed to get the pad up and running was provided. All of a sudden my games came to life, the buttons did what they were supposed to do… left was left and right was right.
Another advantage of this pad was that it has so many buttons, 10 in all (start, M, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, and two trigger buttons), as well as the directional pad. Although the M button can also be used as a Shift button, which means that if you hold this button down and press one of the other 9 then it can carry out another function. This means there are effectively 19 (10 + 9) buttons on this pad which is enough for all your gaming needs.
Another advantage of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it has another gameport built into the front of it. A cover hides this, however if you remove this cover you can connect another gamepad to the first. This allows up to four SideWinder gamepads to be linked together. The ability to link four pads together through only one PC gameport is essential for multiplayer games and is another feature you just wont find in a cheaper pad.
The final feature of the Sidewinder gamepad is in the software, which allows you to assign any game action to each of the buttons (e.g. any key combination), which is ideal for performing special moves. The software also allows you to create and save a different controller profile for each game should you wish.
Perhaps the real beauty of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it is so easy to set up and play, but has a load of extra features that you can play with or avoid depending on your needs. As the pad is made by Microsoft it also the best supported pad around for your PC, every game I've played supports the Sidewinder gamepad meaning this pad really is the bees knee's.
Just Plug in and Play :-)
This was because the first gamepad I bought was a cheap generic pad from Argos, which was frankly a major disappointment. Yes the buttons worked but the directional pad was extremely dodgey, when playing games my character would move left when I pressed right or worse vibrate. After this experience I thought I had better splash out to get a decent pad.
I decided that Microsoft’s Sidewinder gamepad was the pad for me, and thankfully I wasn’t disappointed. The pad was extremely easy to set up, and all the software needed to get the pad up and running was provided. All of a sudden my games came to life, the buttons did what they were supposed to do… left was left and right was right.
Another advantage of this pad was that it has so many buttons, 10 in all (start, M, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, and two trigger buttons), as well as the directional pad. Although the M button can also be used as a Shift button, which means that if you hold this button down and press one of the other 9 then it can carry out another function. This means there are effectively 19 (10 + 9) buttons on this pad which is enough for all your gaming needs.
Another advantage of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it has another gameport built into the front of it. A cover hides this, however if you remove this cover you can connect another gamepad to the first. This allows up to four SideWinder gamepads to be linked together. The ability to link four pads together through only one PC gameport is essential for multiplayer games and is another feature you just wont find in a cheaper pad.
The final feature of the Sidewinder gamepad is in the software, which allows you to assign any game action to each of the buttons (e.g. any key combination), which is ideal for performing special moves. The software also allows you to create and save a different controller profile for each game should you wish.
Perhaps the real beauty of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it is so easy to set up and play, but has a load of extra features that you can play with or avoid depending on your needs. As the pad is made by Microsoft it also the best supported pad around for your PC, every game I've played supports the Sidewinder gamepad meaning this pad really is the bees knee's.
Just Plug in and Play :-)
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Before I bought the Microsoft Sidewinder gamepad I had been a bit disappointed with my PC where games were concerned.
This was because the first gamepad I bought was a cheap generic pad from Argos, which was frankly a major disappointment. Yes the buttons worked but the directional pad was extremely dodgey, when playing games my character would move left when I pressed right or worse vibrate. After this experience I thought I had better splash out to get a decent pad.
I decided that Microsoft’s Sidewinder gamepad was the pad for me, and thankfully I wasn’t disappointed. The pad was extremely easy to set up, and all the software needed to get the pad up and running was provided. All of a sudden my games came to life, the buttons did what they were supposed to do… left was left and right was right.
Another advantage of this pad was that it has so many buttons, 10 in all (start, M, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, and two trigger buttons), as well as the directional pad. Although the M button can also be used as a Shift button, which means that if you hold this button down and press one of the other 9 then it can carry out another function. This means there are effectively 19 (10 + 9) buttons on this pad which is enough for all your gaming needs.
Another advantage of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it has another gameport built into the front of it. A cover hides this, however if you remove this cover you can connect another gamepad to the first. This allows up to four SideWinder gamepads to be linked together. The ability to link four pads together through only one PC gameport is essential for multiplayer games and is another feature you just wont find in a cheaper pad.
The final feature of the Sidewinder gamepad is in the software, which allows you to assign any game action to each of the buttons (e.g. any key combination), which is ideal for performing special moves. The software also allows you to create and save a different controller profile for each game should you wish.
Perhaps the real beauty of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it is so easy to set up and play, but has a load of extra features that you can play with or avoid depending on your needs. As the pad is made by Microsoft it also the best supported pad around for your PC, every game I've played supports the Sidewinder gamepad meaning this pad really is the bees knee's.
Just Plug in and Play :-)
This was because the first gamepad I bought was a cheap generic pad from Argos, which was frankly a major disappointment. Yes the buttons worked but the directional pad was extremely dodgey, when playing games my character would move left when I pressed right or worse vibrate. After this experience I thought I had better splash out to get a decent pad.
I decided that Microsoft’s Sidewinder gamepad was the pad for me, and thankfully I wasn’t disappointed. The pad was extremely easy to set up, and all the software needed to get the pad up and running was provided. All of a sudden my games came to life, the buttons did what they were supposed to do… left was left and right was right.
Another advantage of this pad was that it has so many buttons, 10 in all (start, M, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, and two trigger buttons), as well as the directional pad. Although the M button can also be used as a Shift button, which means that if you hold this button down and press one of the other 9 then it can carry out another function. This means there are effectively 19 (10 + 9) buttons on this pad which is enough for all your gaming needs.
Another advantage of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it has another gameport built into the front of it. A cover hides this, however if you remove this cover you can connect another gamepad to the first. This allows up to four SideWinder gamepads to be linked together. The ability to link four pads together through only one PC gameport is essential for multiplayer games and is another feature you just wont find in a cheaper pad.
The final feature of the Sidewinder gamepad is in the software, which allows you to assign any game action to each of the buttons (e.g. any key combination), which is ideal for performing special moves. The software also allows you to create and save a different controller profile for each game should you wish.
Perhaps the real beauty of the Sidewinder gamepad is that it is so easy to set up and play, but has a load of extra features that you can play with or avoid depending on your needs. As the pad is made by Microsoft it also the best supported pad around for your PC, every game I've played supports the Sidewinder gamepad meaning this pad really is the bees knee's.
Just Plug in and Play :-)