Those of you playing first person shooters on the PS3 but suck at using the SIXAXIS to aim were probably looking forward to the SplitFish FragFX, the half controller, half mouse contraption. How well does it work? Pretty darn well. And it’s customizable too.
You can assign the mouse to control the camera view, the left stick, or even act as a mouse in the PS browser. Downloadable software also lets you reassign all the buttons in case games don’t have good assignment options themselves.
There’s even a “frag” button, which when pressed, slows down the mouse movement significantly so you can aim even more precisely. For $59 (wired) and $69 (wireless), you can’t go wrong with this controller. We just wish they’d make one for the 360.
jack
Friday, May 16, 2008 at 3:52 PMAt first glance through the packaging it looks like a real attempt at an improvment at the sixaxis controller. but as soon as you take it out of its packaging, you realise how poorly manufactured it really is.
to start off with; ALL the bullons are lose. ive seen 5 dollar mice from the bargin bin at computer trade fairs which are sturdier.
the mouse buttons have dead zones, if you dont hit it in the centre it wont register.
the mouse speed isnt even done right. ive put it up to the max and instead of adding DPI to the tracking it just accelerates the response time… how can i explain this a little clearer… when its at its most sensitive you get skips in its movement, making aiming imposible when you’re trying to aim at a small target and the mouse just skips over the area you’re trying to aim.
the entire thing has no weight. it feels like an empty shell.
the left dongle get sticky.
the right arrow key needs to be pressed really hard for it to register. dont know if its just my bad luck or if its a general batch problem.
the arrow keys are in a bad position. i have to re-adjust my grip to press them.
all in all, this was a good idea. which was poorly POORLY executed.
i dont recomend anyone buy this. its just too crap to be of any use. im not going to return, but rather play with it some more maybe there’s a game that it’ll be useful for. on the other hand i might just throw it at the wall and watch it shatter into cheap plastic shards that comprise its design.