Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad
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Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad

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Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad

Date: 10/10/00, updated on 19/12/00 (19 review reads)


Advantages: A bit expensive

Disadvantages: Excellent build quality and design

The Sidewinder is a nice little gamepad made by Microsoft. I was surprised by how well it had been developed - it fits into your hand just right (assuming you aren`t abnormal) and just keeps on working. I`ve dropped mine more times than I can remember and it just keep on working away.

The only problem I have ever seen was when a very young cousin of mine wanted to use the gamepad to play a game - it was too big for his hands. Most people should be fine though - my hands are larger than normal and I have no problems using it, nor do any of my friends who range in size from tiny to huge :-) If you can use a normal mouse without it feeling the wrong size then you shoudl be fine with this gamepad.

As for the gamepad itself it has buttons galore. The buttons are all in easily accessible places so you won`t miss them in the heat of the moment, and they are very reliable - they aren`t going to break after a week or two of hard use.

If you only want a gamepad for very occasional use then this might be a bit too expensive for you. If you are planning on using it fairly regularly then you`d be well advised to give this a chance. You will certainly get your moneys worth if you do.