Thrustmaster Ferrari Universal Challenge 5-in-1 Racing Wheel

"Purchased this will because of price but went bad right after 30 days. Some type of black grease coming out of the column and when I turn right all the buttons on right side short out. The pov doesn't work at all. Was a good wheel for 30 days and after normal game play not be rough with it since it is cheaply made it went bad."

"Product Uses:Gaming



Review:I looked for a wheel that was compatible with the wii. This was the only one that I could find that was also compatible with other consoles. I can say that it does work with Wii Mario Kart, Need for Speed Underground, Virtual console games. I have not tried it with PS3 games. The primary reason I bought it was for the Wii. We have a computer, PS3, and gamecube. I wanted a wheel that can be used in other consoles and platforms as well. This wheel was the best answer at the time of the purchase.



MY only complaint, THE SIZE! It is small for "hardcore gaming" but for my 9 year old boy, its perfect. It is small and an adult can easily break it. It feels like a toy and is the size of one.



It is easier to play driving games with this wheel. I was able to control cars better and feel the "smashes and crashes" with the feedback. By the way, it is actually more of a rumble than feedback. Feedback is when you hit a wall on the left and the wheel pushes your hand to the right because of the hit. Rumble is the shaking of the wheel when a crash occurs. Rumble has no direction, just vibration. This wheel just rumbles.



Overall, I am please due to the price of the wheel. Of course there are better ones for EACH console individually, BUT I wanted a "one for all" solution and this was it. I would not mind paying up to $160 for a bigger, better built, and multi-console wheel, BUT that has not been invented YET. So until then, this will do AND at a fraction of that price. Thanks Thrustmaster."

"One of the BEST steering wheels ever!!!!!! It's comfortable to use and you can use it for PS2, PS3. PC, Gamecube, and Wii."

"I use this product on playstation 3 racing games. It feels as if you are driving a real car in the games. I like have the ability to use it on my Wii console, but I hate all the cords that are lose."

"Pros

Good quality though price is low.

Easy to use, just plug it into your pc through USB.



Cons

Not as big as what I expected



Review

As a product at such a price, you couldn't expect much more in features. If you were not a crazy game fan, it would be a good choice to you. Everything in basic it has."

"I never write reviews or rate anything no matter how good or bad it is, but I always read it before buying something online. I regret ignoring the company lack of complet specifications for this senseless wheels.

It's a real wasre of money, tme and effort, don't even bother return it, give to someone you really hate, so that he will hate you even more afte have to pay disposal fees to get rid of this staff.

This wheel is about the size of a CD-Rom, your hands wide openned is way bigger than this toy.

When I saw the box it was shipped in, I hoped that the whell were folded"

"For under forty dollars, it's a good deal. The wheel itself is small but not too small, the buttons work fine so far, and it's much much more like driving a real car than a joystick or gamepad or mouse, obviously, even if it's small.



One gotcha -- the pedals are either analog up and down on one axis (accelerate is up from center, brake is down from center), or you can rebind them to be digital buttons. There doesn't seem to be a way to get analog brake and accelerator at the same time."

"My daughter loved the steering wheel but it stopped working in less than three months. We are looking for another steering wheel but not this one."

"The wheel seems a little bit small, doesn't fit somebody with a big palm. The manual says this wheel is only compatible with virtual console games on Wii (download thru Wii internet store), or gamecube games. I couldn't really play those Wii racing games with this wheel."

"Very good price for this product. The product works great with pc. no complaints :)"