SideWinder is a
collection of
gaming devices from
Microsoft that include a
steering wheel, numerous
standard joypads, many
strange, oddly shaped specialized
gamepads,
driving wheels,
joysticks, and even a
voice module. These
items are of high manufacturing
quality, and really great
usability, with
drivers available for
PC and
Mac. These
pads, which are practically
gaurenteed to
work without a hitch on
Windows, are
great on the
DirectX platform, as they can
assure game publishers every
device will automatically work with their
software.
Many of these devices take
advantage of a "
force feedback"
feature to make them more "
interactive" with the
games. These
models are quite
expensive, and are not worth the
distraction,
IMO. One of the
notable problems with the joystick is that it does not cater well to
left-handed individuals, as a
friend of mine always complained about such.