veggieman
11-21-2006, 09:23 PM
Well last week i got my hands on the Logitech G25 racing wheel, just thought i'd write up a small review.
First off, the wheel is simply amazing, not intended for games like in the NFS series (which i found out the hard way) but for more serious racing sims like GTR2, Live For Speed and Toca 3.The force feedback is phenomenal, but i prefer to play with it off as it fights with you more than give you the feedback your looking for.
The gear lever is sturdy,has 6 gears, can take a good "ruffin up", gears go in smooth and quick, although sometimes you may find your self "throwing" it in the wrong gear, but that will be just till you get accustomed to how close the gears are. the pedals,made of metal, are stiff and rock solid, very sturdy, the brake pedal has the most tension feedback, which is good as it feels like a real brake pedal you pressing down onto.Below it,there are carpet pins located underneath so it wont shift around while your using it.
Thats about it, please note that this is not for the average person, as it carries a hefty price tag of 300USD minus shipping and customs expenses, and is very tweakable in games such as i mentioned (GTR 2,LFS, etc)No complaints thus far whatsoever with this setup.Forgot to mention that it works with the PC as well as the PS2
Here are some pics :
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuImages/gallery/large/L23-7234-x.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1865.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1856.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1861.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1848.JPG
First off, the wheel is simply amazing, not intended for games like in the NFS series (which i found out the hard way) but for more serious racing sims like GTR2, Live For Speed and Toca 3.The force feedback is phenomenal, but i prefer to play with it off as it fights with you more than give you the feedback your looking for.
The gear lever is sturdy,has 6 gears, can take a good "ruffin up", gears go in smooth and quick, although sometimes you may find your self "throwing" it in the wrong gear, but that will be just till you get accustomed to how close the gears are. the pedals,made of metal, are stiff and rock solid, very sturdy, the brake pedal has the most tension feedback, which is good as it feels like a real brake pedal you pressing down onto.Below it,there are carpet pins located underneath so it wont shift around while your using it.
Thats about it, please note that this is not for the average person, as it carries a hefty price tag of 300USD minus shipping and customs expenses, and is very tweakable in games such as i mentioned (GTR 2,LFS, etc)No complaints thus far whatsoever with this setup.Forgot to mention that it works with the PC as well as the PS2
Here are some pics :
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuImages/gallery/large/L23-7234-x.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1865.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1856.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1861.JPG
http://www.hardware.info/images/articles/IMG_1848.JPG