Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
by Microsoft Software
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Video Game Reviews of Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
Customer Review: Well built, just not fun in most games
Summary: 4 Stars
If you want a good wheel, this is simply one of the best. Look no further for quality. The problem is just that in-game, it's much harder to use than a regular controller. It's one of those things that's just kind of a cool novelty to simulate "realism," but the fact is that not many games control well with this.
GRID:
It works very badly with GRID. Worst of any game I tried. The controls are too sensitive in GRID and it ends up being really frustrating. With a ton of tweaking, it can be possible to make it around the track, but not with near the finesse or precision you can achieve with the controller. This game is just made with a controller in mind.
Burnout Paradise:
This game works OK with the wheel. It doesn't feel quite right, and there are no settings you can adjust in this game to tweak anything, but what they have is alright. Controller still lets you move quicker though and is generally more fun and less frustrating.
Project Gotham Racing 3:
It works well with this game, though once again a controller should be used if you actually want to win instead of having fun simulating "realism." If you're playing with winning in mind you will be frustrated, but it is still pretty cool with this game. The force feedback works especially well in this game.
Midnight Club LA:
The wheel was obviously heavily factored into the making of this game. It just works great. This is the only game where I'm not sure if it actually could be better to use the wheel instead of the controller. With a little tweaking, you can achieve a level of smoothness and accuracy with the wheel that simply isn't possible with a controller. The force feedback is also well done here. It is actually fun to use the wheel with this game.
That covers all the racing games I have, so there you have it. If you like Midnight Club LA or you want to simulate in PGR3, then this wheel might be for you, but if you are just thinking it might be "cool" to have the wheel like I was and that it would make racing games SO much cooler, it doesn't so don't buy it in that case. For me it's kinda a novelty, and now it collects dust because it's too big to merit dragging out of the attic just to play a quick game. Which brings up another thing: it is really bulky. You can't hide it or fold it up nicely. It's just BIG and that's the way it is. So all in all, please, casual players please do not buy this, you'll be wasting your money. If you know you want a huge wheel as a permanent fixture in your living room or gaming room, then maybe this will work for you.
Customer Review: Faulty product
Summary: 1 Stars
There is always a delay between you turning the wheel and the car in the game responding. This fact makes any serious gaming virtually impossible. With the standard controller there is no delay. I have tested the same game on the same console with the standard controller and the wheel and the difference in response time is huge: practically instantaneous with the controller and about half a second later with the wheel. I tried this Burnout Revenge as the car can be controlled with the left joystick on the wheel or the wheel itself and is much better to control the car with the joystick. I guess with time and practice you kind of compensate for this delay and play becomes possible again but this should not be the idea. I wonder if other wheels suffer from this problem as well.Customer Review: Solid Product, but leaves a lot to be desired
Summary: 3 Stars
I am an avid motorsport enthusiest, and a occasional video gamer. I am by no means an expert.
I have been playing Forza Motorsport games since they were released and love the realistic physics engine, however driving with a controler leaves much to be desired. I was hoping that at the very least, this wheel would help me improve lap times, as many of the reviews state.
Unfortunately, not only does the wheel take FOREVER to get used to, but I still can't even come close to my old lap times even after adjusting all the force feedback settings on the wheel; The wheel has a very wierd, gummy delayed feel, and there aren't enough adjustments to fix it. I don't have much else to compare this product to, but I have heard others speak highly of the realistic feel of other racing simulations.
While the force feedback is plenty strong, and at first feels very cool when running over rumble strips, you will quickly realize that it in no way provides any "feel" that will help control the car. The resistance is completely flat, which doesn't give you any feeling of speed like a normal car would, and the slow delay makes it way too easy to spin out. I have found that it is much faster to turn OFF the force feedback and to just rely on the screen.
While this is a good, reliable, sturdy product, I would NOT recomend this for use with Forza Motorsport. Instead, I would think this would add a fun demension to some of the more arcade like racing games like need for speed... etc...
Customer Review: False Advertising
Summary: 2 Stars
I think this product is a total rip off. The description of it says that it is a wireless racing wheel, but when I opened the box I found cables. The only way to get force feedback and to use the pedals is to use the stupid cables. I was very mad about this. You'd think that Microsoft would at least make an $100 product wireless. Also with the installation disk: where is it? All I recieved was a stupid game demo for forza motorsport 2 which I already have and no installation whatsoever. I am going to call Microsoft support and ask how you install the wheel. If anyone else has this problem please tell me how to fix it.Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
After the reasonably quick learning curve, racing games will never be the same again. This wheel works wonderfully with Forza 2, GRID, DIRT and others. Highly recommended.