2010/02/25

Lowest Price Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel


After having gone back and forth with buying a wheel for my favorite racing games. I finally bought one used locally. Now i'm an older gamer, and an avid racing game fan so the thought of adding more realism to my games seemed like a no brainer. I got the wheel hooked it up in a matter of a few minutes, and had it fired up ready to go. By now everyone should know that the wheel is not truly wireless, and needs an external power source for the force feedback aspect of the wheel. it also needs either a rechargeable plug and play unit or 2 double A batteries. Hit connect on the console, and on the wheel, and BAM you're ready to go. I tried the enclosed Forza 2 demo but if you don't already own the full game shame on you. Wheel does take some getting used to and like a few reviews have said the pedals and my table of choice tend to slide, but i hear a yoga mat works wonders and have to get one of those before Forza 3 streets.
I like the feel of the wheel and the positive and negative feedback that it provides me over the rumble strips, gravel traps, and the occasional grassy stretch as i go shooting off the course at speed. For me it really does add a new level of realism to the game, and i really enjoy it. I am still in the learning stages so i have yet to break old lap times, but wanted to share my feelings. I love the wheel and it feels very responsive during the races (even if this one was used) I noticed moving through the turns, and uneven straights the wheel will fight you a bit. The pedals seem very sturdy under usage and appear to give me finer control over acceleration. The paddles feel like the real thing to me but i have little experience with any real world car equipped with them, but like I said. They feel good to me! I do wish that it had a little more rotation but i don't think that it is really necessary more like a personal choice than anything else.
For fine tuning things like paint, vinyls and so on in games like need for speed, or Forza i would strongly suggest going back to the standard control pad for that finer control rather then using the wheel, D-pad, and paddle shifters to move around with.
Overall I am VERY happy with my purchase, and hope that this helps others who are stuck on the fence like i was. This is the table i used for the stand, and it works really well provided you add a little book or something to really clamp it down tight.
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