Customer Reviews

FPS Freek by KontrolFreek (Classic)

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Initially when I saw these, I was skeptical that they would stay on the controller. They snap on very tightly and haven't fallen off in the 2 months they've been on. I got them for my birthday in July and they haven't been off my controller since, other than to see how much they change the way I play. They are awesome. Within one week of having them, my accuracy on COD4 went up .5%. I know that doesn't sound like much, but considering that it has never improved in the 30 days playing time I have amassed, I think speaks for itself. On their site, Kontrol Freek recommends taking them off to see just how much they change the gaming experience. I took them off for a total of 45 seconds while playing COD4 and discovered just how much they change the way you play. I couldn't hit a thing.

I'm 35 and I consider these to be one of the best birthday presents I've ever received. I've changed my 360 profile to be a billboard for Kontrol Freek in my bio. Totally worth the money. 5 stars isn't enough to completely describe how I feel about these.

These have exceeded all expectations for such a small, inexpensive item. I bought these specifically to gain an advantage in COD MW2. My accuracy has increased dramatically; fewer wasted bullets and faster kills. I actually sped up the control speed, because these enable me to move slowly and accurately. I'm able to consistently nail headshots on running targets using assault rifles from a distance. Awesome! Definitely worth it... I just don't want to tell too many people!

I hate to sound like a broken record reviewer, but like many others before me, I was REALLY skeptical when I discovered these here on Amazon. And like a smart buyer that I am I did my research before taking the plunge. I discovered that a majority of the reviews online were mostly all positive - the build is good quality and for the most part, it improved accuracy across the board for a majority of the buyers. Reading that, I pulled the trigger... (YES, that was a pun)

So like many millions of gamers out there, my latest FPS addiction is Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) for the Xbox 360, and the FPS Freeks promise to deliver on higher/better control and accuracy when you put these on. You get TWO per package so I just used one for the right thumb stick only. As promised, the build was solid and snapped on to my controller nicely. **NOTE However, if you have a controller with a WORN thumb stick (yes, you know who you are and what it looks like) then you might have to buy a new controller to take full advantage of these, as THEY WILL slip on worn sticks.**

Now that the build promise is pretty solid, what about the control/precision promise....?

Let me explain my gaming with MW2 for a bit. I'm not MLG pro material, at all, mind you. But I LOVE to play MW2. I have my hot and cold days and I'm certainly not a dominating "beast" when I play. What I can tell you is that my strength lies in my SMG and Close Quarters Battle (CQB) combat. When it comes to Sniping I rate myself as OK. But when you put a Assault Rifle in my hands, I downright SUCK!! I'm not afraid to admit it too. The most powerful arrangement of guns MW2 has to offer, and I have no skills to play them. Somehow everyone else can get a "bead" on me and kill with a single burst or head shot (maybe they're using FPS Freeks!) with little effort. I, on the other hand, seem to ALWAYS overcompensate, even when I'm LDS (Looking Down Sights) I seem to always miss my target. I've even experimented with multiple sensitivities to no success...

Fast forward to my new experience with the FPS Freeks:

Assault Rifles ---> HOLY CRAP YES, with assault rifles I can honestly say I've gotten better with it on. I'm still in the process of finding my new "sweet spot" with the sensitivity but what I like the MOST about having them is the sheer precision that you get by having your sticks extended with these. Now when I gently/slowly move (or flick) the sticks, the targeting overcompensates WAY LESS than before, which usually overshoots the target. I ALWAYS fought with the sticks on being subtle, now its so much less effort. Pick your poison gun at this point!! Hmmm Scar-H or ACR?? It didn't matter, my Kill-Death ratio (with assault rifles) dramatically improved. Again, not pro status, just better. ALREADY worth it at this point.

SMG/CQB (Close Quarters Battle) ---> Already my bread-and-butter setup, I noticed I had to up the sensitivity by a couple notches...and this was a good thing! I'm pretty good at the snap-shoot hipfire kills that CQB brings, but WOW, I can whip 180's in a sec and get my knife or SMG kill on with so much more precision and accuracy it seems illegal! Loving my FPS Freeks even more!!

Sniping/Long-Ranger ---> The MOST noticeable improvement thus far. Key word - noticeable -. I'm a tried and true "hard-scoper" (not a cheap quick-scoper) and is ALL ABOUT subtle precision. Holding my breath, leading my target, and taking that headshot has NEVER felt SO EASY!! I'm dead serious!! (pun again) Sure anyone can kill some dummy standing still, but killing a flagrunner from across the map multiple times in a match is sheer brilliance! Again, you may brag on your skills being godlike, but for us "common" gamers, this is an experience that cannot be described. Man oh man, the FPS Freeks have made things crazy!

CONCLUSION: So let it be said. I wanted to buy these to enjoy MW2 more than I'm already doing now. I honestly don't care about KD Ratios and Win-Loss ratios and I don't obsess over it like a lot of my friends do. NOW, I can say I am a more flexible MW2 player and having a boat load of fun doing it even more. FPS Freeks has passed with FLYING COLORS. If you're expecting to be "FPS God", NOTHING can guarantee that. Just like anything else, a tool is only as good as its handler. If YOU want to become better, by buying these, I believe you will. But if you need help getting there (or at least have some fun doing it), then I'm 100% confident that these FPS Freeks are the way to go!

Great job Kontrol Freeks!! Keep up the good work!!

I was skeptical about these at first. They take some getting used to, and I only use the one on the right analog stick. But once you get used to them you will wonder how you ever played without them. I play COD MW2. You must also remember to crank up your sensitivity a couple of notches when you use them.

BEFORE:
While playing Call of Duty, Halo 2 and 3, and any other competitive first person shooter I would always struggle with the balance of the look sensitivity. For exmaple since Modern Warfare 1, I played with a look sensitivity of 4. This setting was great for me and I excelled at it. I could aim accurately but was not able to scan an entire room or quickly glance behind me an then snap back to the front again. To remedy this problem I did experiment with higher look sensitivity settings, like 6 or 7, I loved the ability to snap look around, but alas I lost my precision accuray, finding myself looking way to far past my target and then trying to correct it swinging past the target again, and then I was dead! So frustrating.

TESTING THEM OUT:
So now I tried the FPS thingees, and I have to say look sensitivity level 4 is way to slow, in fact I tried 6 and was pinpoint accurate and able to snap look around, again still under complete control of my character movements and aiming. So I was blown away by these, I had to put them to the test. I joined a Free For All game on Modern Warfare 2, and put my look sensitivity up to the "level 10 Insane" setting. Man, I was striking down foes with ease and spinning on a dime accurate. In fact I won the game! While 10 was sllightly a little too fast, I turned it down to 7 and found my sweet spot.

Testing My Skills without them after a week of using them:
Ok, so I take these FPS thingees off, to tet out my old skills.
Guess, what? I could still play on look sensitivity 7! I was like wow, these have trained me to be able to use this high look setting of 7. The only thing is that the nubby joysticks are actually ncomfortable on my fingers, yea that's right they feel "blocky" like a plastic lego. Another thing is that I actually went back to a level 4 after a week, because it was a hassle to try to aim long distance with pinpoint accuracy without the lower setting of 4 and without the FPS thingees.
One thing I liked about them not being on is that I can more easily hit the "back" button to view the score, which really isn't a big deal.
So I kept the FPS thingees off for a week, and I just had to try them again.
Guess what back to level 7 accuracy.

PS> You can still knife just fine with these on.

OVERALL:
Cheap.
Worth the money.
Improved my gameplay. i.e. accuracy, mobility, and scanning a room quickness.
Was not disappointed.
Still use em, still prefer em.
Highly recommend them!

Craftsmanship: The FPS Freek models look better advertised than in person, but with that said they are soundly made and are able to grip the analog sticks tightly.

Comfort Level: At first they feel awkwardly high for your thumbs, but you'll eventually get used to the elevated position. The grips aren't made of the same material as the controller analogs, but they aren't anything to complain about.

Functionality: What the FPS Freek does is allow you to move the analog sticks faster with less effort. This translates into faster moving cross-hairs;thus allowing the user to keep up subtle movements in game, however this doesn't necessarily mean higher accuracy for the user.

My Experience: In my opinion, after a of week play and taking into account that I've already obtained 50s in multiple Halo 3 playlist, I did not really see any noticeable improvement in my game. Although this doesn't necessarily discredit the merit of the product, it just means that if you are already a somewhat dominate player, do not expect a drastic improvement in your game. Again, I've only played Halo with this product and therefore cannot speak for CoD or GoW players, but I do believe if you are already a somewhat skilled player the same can be said with what I experienced.

I'm a PC gamer and I hated when I had to get on the Xbox360 and play shooters. I would always over shoot things and just look completely noob. My buddy had these on his sticks and I was able to control the aiming more to my style at a faster pace. So I got a pair of my own :D

FPS Freak definitely improves your game. The added leverage helps your control as well as keep your thumbs feeling great. I was so excited about it that I preordered two when they first came out. Since then all of my friends are using them. I gave them a test, use my controller for a day and then play without one. With the FPS Freak my accuracy in Gears of War 2 is phenomenal (for a guy who isn't the best at FPS games). I average around 90% headshots with them on (using my stats on [...]). They are great combined with the Speedfreak for some games (Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts and non-FPS games). They're sturdy, cheap priced (not cheap quality!), and work for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. Go ahead, try a pair! You won't regret it.

I was skeptical when I first saw these attachments. I thought, "This is BS, there's no way these work." But I had part of a gift card left from Christmas and thought "Why not?". WOW! These things are worth every dime. I play a lot of online FPS (Modern Warfare 2 mostly) and I can tell such a difference. I have had them for about 3 weeks and can hardly play without them. My accuracy has gone from around 15% to over 19%! I would definitely recommend to all my friends and any gamers I know.

One good thing to note, it takes a fair amount of time to get completely comftorable using these, and some more time to adjust your in game settings (I had to lower the controller sensitivity). After that, you'll be popping heads like a pro.

Ok, this is the Truth on the fps Freak! I can't speak to any other controller than ps3.
I read every review on this site and a ton of others, all giving this piece of plastic A to A+ review. I was like heck yeah, I want to be better than I am at fps games and maybe get the edge on people that seem to shoot me before I shoot them.... Yeah right!

Here is what I found after 2 full months of use COD4 and MW2 (remember PS3 only)

Pros:
1) Fast shipping, great packaging, cheap price point
2) The build quality of the fps KF is great
3) Was easy to install after you figured it out ( no instructions) I know, I know how hard is it? Well I don't live my life gaming (only half) so it took me a few. Lmao

Cons:
After about 20 minutes of use, was like "why am I so slow (while running) and man it seems so hard to turn left or right while running"

Everything felt fine except for when you try and run (push forward on L3 or R3) and don't even think about turning left or right without it hitting and feeling like you are getting stuck. After looking closely at my controller I saw that the white teeth of the fps Freak where hitting the raised part next to the select and start buttons.

I removed the fps Freak and wow, all was good again. I love the feeling of having the L3-L4 up high but I surely don't like only getting about 75% of forward swing out of the L3 and L4 buttons.
So, if you want to give up 25% of edge on L3-L4 then buy this.

To me this is a VERY poor design flaw that someone should have caught in C.T. You are marketing this for MS 360 and PS3. And I have heard great thing about this for 360 but trust me on this, this product may fit the PS3 but it does not allow full function of the controller on a PS3!
This is not about money, this is about CHEAP crap being sold and others out in the gamming community hypeing this thing as if it will make you a gamming god. Far, far from it, it will do nothing but slow you down with a PS3 controller.

Lastly, for all the people that wrote reviews and use this on a Sony Ps3 controller and have said " this thing rocks" or "wow it has added 20 kills to my gamming" all I can say is WOW..really?

Again, I am not a basher at all. This is my 3rd review I have ever left on any product. FYI, I own a PS3 and 360 and this works just fine on my 360 controllers.