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58 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sturdy, Agile, Cordless - it's simply the best!, January 23, 2003
I purchased the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 joystick, and it is not as great as it seems. I was very interested in purchasing the Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick because of the way it looked, and the fact that it is cordless!There were no reviews on Amazon.com, so I was a bit uncertain about this joystick, and went with Microsofts joystick. I came across a review on the Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick in Maximum PC magazine. The only drawback for this joystick was the fact that it relied on AA batteries (because it is cordless), which do not provide enough juice for the force feedback effects. So if youre not into that much force feedback, then this is the joystick for you. I thought that Id post a review for this joystick for people to decide whether or not to get this joystick over some of the other ones. Here is the review from the magazine: Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick: Sturdy, agile, cordless its simply the best. Odds are that every Maximum PC reader has the same problem: thanks to all the gamepads, mice, keyboards, digital cameras, speakers, MP3 players, and networking equipment youve got hooked up, theres a rats nest of wires behind your PC. Wireless peripherals are the obvious solution, but no hardcore gamer would trust his online reputation to a flaky wireless joystick, would he? But what if the stick wasnt flaky? Weve been using the Logitech Freedom 2.4 Cordless Joystick for about a month now, and from a reliability standpoint, its virtually indistinguishable from a weird joystick. Its 2.4GHz wireless connection to your PC is every bit as responsive and sensitive as the cable that gets wrapped around your chair and trips you when you stand up. Because its wireless, the Freedom 2.4 relies on three AA batteries for power and they dont provide enough juice for force feedback effects, so you can cross that feature off your list (a non-issue for the many people who just dont care for force feedback). The good news is that the batteries provide a sturdy ballast for the base and prevent it from sliding around on most desks. We were especially impressed with the three-axis stick itself. It sports six buttons, including the trigger and an eight-way hat switch. All the buttons are easily accessible, even for a gamer with unusual hands (large, small, it doesnt matter). Along with an analog throttle, there are four more buttons on the sticks base. This is the perfect stick for the casual joystick gamer. Anyone who likes to hop into a Spitfire in Battlefield 1942, play an occasional round of Crimson Skies, or enjoy space-based slaughter in Independence War will find this stick to be perfectly suitable. That said, Flight-Sim fanatics will be better served by picking up a more realistic controller with more buttons and hat switches. Pros: A great wireless joystick with more than enough options for any arcade-style flyer. Cons: Wireless design precludes force feedback. Not optimal for hardcore flight sims.
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