Customer Reviews

Logitech Speed Force Wheel for Nintendo GameCube

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This wheel is an unbelievable product and value, not just for the price but at any price. Thats the bottom line.

If you have Nascar Thunder '03 or any other racing game for the cube, you must get this wheel! I was skeptical at first because every console wheel I have ever owned was useless. This wheel does not just rumble it actually has force feedback, meaning the wheel pulls back to center and against you just as if you were in a real car. In Nascar Thinder '03, if you set the car up loose the wheel will be loose. If you change the wedge to tighten up the car during a pit stop, the wheel will tighten up as well. If you are in career mode and your chasis is in bad condition, the wheel center position will shift and will make it harder to steer properly.

It has all of the buttons on the wheel that the standard controller has minus the C-stick and analog stick (you dont need them). While the pedals are not necessary, I reccomend them because they provide a better overall experience. The wheel improved my performance on the track vs. a controller by 3 or 4 seconds on each lap.

The wheel is well constructed and surpassed all my expectations. Same for the pedals. Logitech has a great quality product that is OFFICIALLY licensed by Nintendo (the only wheel to be so) and works great.

I purchased 2 for my son and husband. Both rumble and work perfectly with the racing games such as Need for Speed Underground 2, Nascar 2003 and 2004. Some of the early games cannot be used, but they still love it. The wheels actually feel like you are in a race car with realistic resistance. I recommend this item.

Over the past 25 years of gaming, I have used many different steering wheels for lots of different systems. I always buy a new wheel when it comes out, and most of the time it is only used a few times. But, when I bought THIS wheel, it was different. THIS WHEEL IS GREAT! It doesn't emulate the controller like some wheels do. The GAMES are MADE to work with this controller! I've tried most of the supported games, and they are great! Except Super Mario Kart DD is easier with the standard controller, but it is still MORE FUN with the wheel. I would also get the Gas & brake pedal kit. It adds an unbelievable amount of fun to the game! You will have a great time with this product!

These are some of the games that are made for this wheel.
4x4 Evolution(tm) 2 by Universal Interactive, Inc.
NASCAR® Thunder(tm) 2003 by Electronic Arts
Need For Speed(tm): Hot Pursuit 2 by Electronic Arts
Hot Wheels(tm): Velocity X by THQ
PRO RALLY® 2002 by Ubi Soft Entertainment
Burnout 2: Point of Impact (tm) by Acclaim
Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally By Acclaim
F-Zero® GX by Nintendo
Mario Kart® Double Dash(tm) by Nintendo
NASCAR HEAT 2: Dirt to Daytona by Atari
NASCAR® Thunder(tm) by Electronic Arts
Need For Speed(tm) Underground by Electronic Arts
Need For Speed(tm) Underground 2 by Electronic Arts
R: Racing Evolution by Namco
Rally Championship by SCi Games Ltd.
Street Racing Syndicate by Namco
The Simpsons(tm) Hit & Run by Vivendi Universal
V-Rally(tm) 3 by Atari

When playing driving games the regular controller falls way short. This wheel is a big improvement, though I need to figure out how to dial it in, it does a pretty good job out of the box. Recommended for anyone who has driving games.

My son and I have been using it for a couple weeks. We really like it. We are using it to play "Need for Speed - Underground 2" and use it with a Wii. Both the wheel and the game are great!

We have this wheel and the accessory pack that comes with a set of paddels and a knee-mount (to mount the wheel on our knees).

The game automatically recognizes this wheel and self-adjust the wheel for us. We don't need to do a thing. Otherwise, my 7-year-old son may have a problem adjusting the wheel.

Although using a wheel is easier than using a controller and can improve your score in a racing contest, this doesn't mean we can always win over a player that uses a controller. For example, I used the wheel and I forced my 7-year-old son to use the controller, and he won every single race. Oh well...

I cannot give it a perfect score because of the following reasons:

1. It is not wireless. Having all those wires running down my legs just is not very comfortable. And the tangled wires is a mess.

2. It uses left and right levers. I believe it is the style for manual shift in formula-one racing. But it is not the manual stick shift that I would prefer.

Please note that this wheel is hard to find because I believe all the GameCube stuffs are no longer in production.

Now, all I want to know is whether I can use this wheel with the Wii version of "Need for Speed - Pro Street" and the soon-to-be-available "Mario Kart" for Wii.

Jay Chan

the wheel is ok, but the steering and gas and brake peals are unproportional. this wheel is the best one for gamecube though and is good. just don't use it to practice driving in real life or u'll be screwed.

I bought 2 for 2 to race, but only one 'rumbles". I have called Logitech tech support and they said, "oh,well,that's the way it was designed". Nowhere on the box or the instructions does it say that and it is very illogical. I will not buy Logitech gaming products again.