Customer Reviews

Gamester USA Pro Racer Wheel

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

(Instead), You can get an S-Type controller!
I bought this one cause I was curious. The vibration function isn't the best in the world to say the least. It has only one vibrate mode. Either its vibrating or it isn't. Even subtle bumps have huge vibrations.

Also, while its vibrating the buttons clatter. This is VERY annoying!

The steering mechanism in itself is quite responsive. The analog feel is definitely there.

comfort is okay

There are clearly better wheels available if you want to spend the money, but for the price, this one is okay.

It is a little difficult to get used to, but once you do it drives okay. It has better sensitivty then a normal analog thumb-stick, but not as much as a higher-end wheel.

As soon as you hold it you can tell it doesn't have the construction quality of other controllers. One faulty bit of design, the springs that re-center the wheel depend on small plastic knobs (with a screw through the middle) inside the controller. If you turn the wheel too hard you can break the plastic knobs and lose the spring back to center.

Don't buy this controller! I bought this to try to see
if it is as good as the company that made it claim it to be.
The innovative design and concept will attract you but
at the end of the day you want a controller that let you
drive your car properly.
I realise this is a very bad controller, first of all using the
microsoft normal controller is much better than this so
called "pro racer" controller. The degree you can turn the
steering wheel is so small, such that by just turning a bit
you car will turn wide and skid.
You will not be able to make fine driving adjustments,
which is what you need if you want to enjoy a driving game.
Well, I have really wasted by money buying this and feel
like throwing it away. "sign", but I did not know at first.
And I have no opportunity to try it out at the shop.

This controller is BAD! I don't mean cool bad, I mean bad-bad!
I try playing rallisport challenge with this controller and lose every race! On rallisport there are lots of long straights and I veere off-course on a straight! The regular microsoft controller handles way well. So that's 30 bucks down the drain for you. So stick to the regular controller to stay on the track.

This wheel is great. It's compact and solid. I was looking for a wheel, but I didn't want a huge setup. Sure gas and brake pedals are nice to have, but not nice if your xbox is hooked up in the living room they tend to be an eyesore on your entertainment center. The pro racer wheel was just what I was looking for, it gives me an edge when it comes to racing with friends and they get stuck with the old controllers.

I just purchased another one to keep as a backup in case my old one quits. I've had the old one 3 yrs now and it still works flawlessly, I just wanted to have another new one in stock. This controller takes a little getting used to and it works as well as a separate wheel and pedal set which I also have (Thrustmaster Nascar wheel and pedal set).

I bought one of these wheels and although it does have acceptional steering-responsive-sensitivity, less than an hour after getting it home and for whatever reason the back and the start buttons began sticking. As soon as you start a game with it plugged in it just flips back and fourth between screens!!
I decided to make sure that there was nothing physically stuck inside of the contoller and removed the back of it. NOTHING! It just sticks and refuses to function properly!

Got the Xbox for Christmas along with the two racing controllers, however both racing controllers started malfunctioning withing 20 days. Am sending them back but who knows how long until I get them back and how long they will last.
And no I am not a hard core gamer.

The Gamester Pro Racer Wheel is an old style wheel controller that bases your turns on how one wheel half moves in relationship to the other half. This is a system that will really annoy most gamers but work well for the few who dedicate time to practicing and honing the technique.

In modern times with Wii wheels working in full movement with wonderful hand-movement-sensing technology, it's almost hard to remember back when this Gamester type of wheel was actually a good option. Here is how it works.

The wheel has two halves - a left half and a right half. Both have a TINY range of movement to go clockwise and counterclockwise. The movement is maybe an inch total. If you hold your right hand perfectly still and "turn" / "rotate" your left hand counter-clockwise, as if you were making a left hand turn, this turns the car left. In the same manner, if you hold your left hand perfectly still and turn / rotate your right hand clockwise, as if you were making a right hand turn, this turns the car right.

The problem is trying to play an action game and keeping one hand still. It's not natural at all. Also, with only an inch range of motion, it's extremely hard to make sharp turns vs gradual turns and so on. It's just not good for that.

Also, all the buttons are in the top right of the controller so now you're trying to reach for them with your fingers while you're holding one hand stiff and trying to gently rotate the other hand.

As you might imagine, if you played with this all day every day you could actually get the knack of it down and do well with it. Back when it was the only option, it might be worth it, too. However, in modern times when they have *awesome* wheels out there - either the stick to the table kind or the motion sensing kind - there's really no reason to spend the weeks necessary to get really good with this thing. It's gone the way of those old style giant joysticks from Atari with the one big red button.

The Gamester Pro Racer Wheel is poorly designed. To turn left one must pull the left side of the wheel counterclockwise so the black bottom of the left side touches the black bottom of the right side of the wheel. To turn right one pushes the left side of the wheel clockwise. When using the Pro Racer Wheel my hands and wrists quickly became sore. The directional pad in the middle of the wheel is cheap. Stay away! Either revert back to your Microsoft controller or buy a real steering wheel.