Alternative X-Box controllers (Mad Catz)

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:04 am

With Halo 2 coming out and the desire to have a few extra controllers so other people can join games on my X-Box, I've been looking at the various game pads that are available. I saw that Mad Catz has one that is 20 bucks, 10 cheaper than the official pad. Has anyone had any experience with the Mad Catz version?

dangerballs · Post by **dangerballs** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:36 am

The Mad Catz controllers suck. The triggers break way too easily. You should try the Logitech controllers. They're usually about $5 cheaper than Microsoft, but at least they last as long.

WolfSix · Post by **WolfSix** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:10 am

I'll second that -- stay away from Mad Catz. I made the mistake of buying one of their controllers...I won't do that again. It didn't even last two months.

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:32 am

Thanks for the tips. Looks like I'll just go with the Microsoft controllers.

tiktokman · Post by **tiktokman** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:20 pm

I just bought the wireless controller w/ rumble from Logitech and I don't think I'll ever look back It rocks my world.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:18 pm

Yeah, the Logitech Wireless Precison controler for xbox is awesome. It takes a little while for you to get used to the triggers being positioned more forward than on the Controller S, but it's awsome. Only used 2 AA batteries!

Turtle · Post by **Turtle** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:49 pm

Be careful with the logitech x-box controllers. I bought one from Best Buy and the dpad was entirely inaccurate. I couldn't even navigate simple menus with it.

They may have fixed the problem, but keep your receipt to be sure.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:11 pm

I noticed that the Logitech Cordless Precision controller is on sale at Walmart.com for only $39.74 (it's normaly $50):
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=2679377