Let go of your keyboard, joystick, or gamepad and experience racing like the pros with this entry-level, precision-crafted steering wheel.Race like the pros! There's nothing like getting behind the wheel and stepping on the gas pedal to make you feel like you're part of the action. So let go of your keyboard, joystick, or gamepad and get a grip on this easy-to-install racing wheel.
1 The perfect add-on to a driving/racing game
Ok, everybody, this is not the force feed back wheel. They're more expensive. This is your down to earth 10" racing wheel with gas/brake pedals that out does any keyboard control I have ever tried to use. It's a great computer steering wheel that works as it should. It's accurate, simple to set up, and FUN to use. The price is perfect, too. I gave it 5 stars because it has worked flawlessly for well over a year for me and is still working perfectally. I truely don't believe you could find a better wheel for the price. (Gosh, it's made by Logitech! What more could you want?) I never installed the software, I just plugged it in and started driving with no problems. I am also using Windows Home and Professional on two seperate PC's. If you're looking for a wheel and on a budget, bingo, you found one here. Buy it, you won't go wrong.
2 It take a little getting used to.....
Okay, so the pedals don't feel like real automobile pedals. It's a gaming device, people! I'm looking for realism plus fun, and that's what I got. True, it does take a considerable amount of practice to get used to it. Especially if, like me, you've spent years mashing keyboard buttons to play driving games. I'ts a LOT harder using the wheel and pedals, but a heck of a lot more fun! To answer Pedro Couto e Santo's question in his earlier review: 'So... what's the point to buying a steering wheel and pedals if you can actually play driving games better on your keyboard?'. The answer is you can't play driving games with the wheel and pedals the same way you play with the keyboard. You have to re-learn everything. Have fun with your re-education!
3 I must be doing something wrong
I can't help but rate this item very low. I've been going through the other reviews and I don't understand how people are having so much fun with this.
I've tested this mainly on Colin McRae Rally 2, and CMR 3. The games are really great driving games, and CMR3 even detected the Wingman Formula GP before I installed the logitech software. But driving in these games using this wheel is a series of zig-zags through the rally tracks!
It's terribly annoying, you spend more time trying desperatly to aim the car at the road, steering left and right furiously, than actually concentrating on the race, the curves and your timing.
I've played some tracks dozens of times and up to now, using the wheel, I simply cannot beat the time I did with the keyboard on my first try!
So... what's the point to buying a steering wheel and pedals if you can actually play driving games better on your keyboard?
4 Steering Wheel for PS2
Great and fun no matter what age.
5 Great for the money!
This product is awsome! You get the most for your hard-earned money! If your getting a racing wheel and pedals, this one beets them all. It is also better to get a used because it's ...cheaper, and the used are still in working condition or better. I recomend games like: driver, nascar 2000,or Need for Speed:3 hot pursuit.
6 Economical wheel to make driving games more fun
For the price, this wheel is an easy way to make driving games more fun. It has fairly good response but don't expect it to operate like a real automobile. Neither the wheel or peddles (gas/break) are as remotely sensitive as a real car but this is after all, just a gaming device and it gets the job done. The software loads easily and works on Windows XP right off the CD. It is also recognized by older software versions like Need For Speed II.
The one caveat is that you should have a flat, fairly smooth surface on which to mount the wheel and you should fasten it on tightly because if you don't, the wheel easily dislodges during the middle of the game and ruins your run.
7 Budget goodness.
Smooth, fairly well designed, it's definitely better than a joystick for driving games.
