Gravis Eliminator AfterShock Rumble Game Pad USB (G48031)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000052WM2
• Item model number: G48031F
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  #5 in	Video Games > Mac Games > Hardware > Controllers > Gamepads
  #47 in	Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Game Hardware > Controllers > Gamepads

• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 28, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Featuring a vibrating, "Rumble Feedback", which reacts with on-screen hits, turns and impacts, the Eliminator AfterShock also provides two independent analog controls for precise movements within the games themselves. It boasts an ergonomic format for extra-easy reach of all buttons and flippers, including a digital 8-way directional pad. The AfterShock provides easy, plug-and-play USB installation, so you can spend time blowing up stuff and not going through software wizards. For PC users, system requirements include a PC , Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP, USB support, Direct-X 8.0 or higher, and a hard drive with 15MB available, and Xperience software. Mac users will need a Macintosh computer running OS X or higher, and Xperience software. The manufacturer notes that "A force feedback device will operate as a non-force feedback device." The AfterShock comes with a 3-Year warranty and free technical support.

Product Description

Eliminator AfterShock gives you an added advantage when you want to take you game to the next level.With dual analog controls and Rumble Feedback, Eliminator AfterShock gives you two independent analog controls that let you turn side-to-side as you run or hit the accelerator as you steer - while you experience every hit, explosion, and collision right in your hands. You'll feel the difference.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good pad, could use better software., December 3, 2003

By	"boogada3" (Bloomsburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews

I've had this pad for about 2 weeks now. I ignored the bad reviews below because I've used gravis products before. The manual for this is somewhat lacking, which I think is the reason for the bad reviews. The pad didn't ship with windows xp software, so I had to download it from the gravis website...which made me a bit aprehensive. But after downloading the new software (the pad WILL NOT work without it) it's working just fine. The program can be a little confusing at first, but it's actually pretty simple.

The pad itself is top notch, the software should be of the same calibre.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It is a VERY good pad!, February 13, 2001

By	"scycs" (Westfield, NY USA) - See all my reviews

I cannot really understand why one of the previous reviewers had those problems. With the Gamepad comes an installation program (Version 4.3a) and after installing you have a whole bunch of options to choose from to setup your controller. Once you figured out how to set it up right (very good manual), the controller works flawlessly in all my games without any problems. Both analog and digital controls are usable. The buttons are good to reach and the handling is better than every other controller i had before. I changed from a MS Sidewinder Pro Gamepad to this one because my thumbs hurt after only a couple of minutes playing with the MS Product. This is much better. Very ergonomic! I cannot give 5 stars though, because the "Aftershock" feature is not impressive, but i really couldn't care less about this.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete Garbage..., November 4, 2004

By	Karen L. Mcginty "mcdisney2001" (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this before reading the reviews, which is unlike me. Once I saw the experiences the other buyers had had, I was nervous, but convinced myself that it would be fine. I run XP, so I downloaded the software from the Gravis site, installed everything, and tried a game. The D pad wouldn't work, despite the fact that I had downloaded the XP software. If this had been the only problem, I would have figured that I had just done something wrong, but the joysticks were awful! Half the time, I would move the joystick up, to move forward, and when I released it my character kept going forward. Not great when you're standing on the edge of a cliff. I found it impossible to get any kind of control over my game characters, not nearly enough to even consider being able to use the gamepad for games.

Another thing about the gamepad is that, although I tried it in the store, to get a feel for it, I decided rather quickly that, regardless of how it worked, it just wasn't right for my small hands (I'm female, and have exceptionally small hands). I can't call this a complaint, just a matter of personal preference.

When I viewed the "Read Me" file on this thing, and came to the section about "Known Bugs", I about had a heart attack at all of the problems this thing is "known" to have! After every single bug listed, they gave a completely lame, unsatisfactory "solution". For instance, one bug said that games often take a moment to respond to input from the controller. Their solution? "Please wait a moment after each button click, to give the game time to respond". Erm, sure; I'll just politely ask 200 Orcs to stop attacking me while Aragorn takes a moment to respond, no problem.

I'm not by any means an extremely serious gamer with unrealistically high expectations for my equipment; I just like to play sometimes, and want moderately sufficient results. This controller came nowhere near that, and I'll be returning it tomorrow morning, after only owning it for about 18 hours.