Microsoft Sidewinder Dual Strike - 12/10/99
by: Johan Bengtsson

Conclusion:

So how did this gamepad perform then? Well as you have probably understood I did really like this gamepad. I don’t think that I will change it for the keyboard/mouse combination in FPS games as I have played like that for a couple of years. But if you haven’t played with the keyboard/mouse combination that long you should try this gamepad to see if it’s better for you. Another user that should test this gamepad is the one that don’t like the keyboard/mouse combination as this gamepad will probably help you get those wanted frags.

The price of this gamepad ends up around 45$ and that is a really great price for it. So if you are looking for a new gamepad and you play alot of FPS games or Fighting games then you should take a look at the Microsoft Sidewinder Dual Strike as it’s the best FPS gamepad that I have tested.

There was just one thing with the gamepad that annoyed me and it was the fact that you can also controll the mouse movement in windows with it. If you put down the gamepad so that the rotating right pod lies in the wrong direction it will move the cursor and that gets annoying. This is something that you should turn off right after you have played a game. If you do so then everything should be fine.

Score: 88%