Reviewed by: corumlu on 10-Mar-05 Rating:

Strengths:durable, high quality material. ps2 button layout. long battery life. long range.

Weaknesses:vibration doesn\'t work with fifa 2005, although it is claimed that it works with EA sports games on the box.

Summary:I used both wireless and corded versions. they are both excellent gamepads. they feel good in your hand. wireless one is a bit heavier because of the batteries, but you\'ll like it better when you get used to it. it has excellent range. it goes to standby after 5 min if you don\'t use it, and saves battery. led light lets you know when the battery is weak. the only downside is that the vibration doesn\'t work with every game, especially the EA sports games. thats the only reason i didnt give 5 stars. also you don\'t need the software if you are using windows XP, you cannot calibrate it after you install the software that came with it.

Reviewed by: sswee320 on 26-Mar-05 Rating:

Strengths:Battery life,quality of build

Weaknesses:button layout..besides that nothing really

Summary:Well this is the 4th Logitech wireless (Wireless keyboard/mouse combo-MX DUO,LX500,PS2 wireless controller and this controller for the PC) product I have purchased in the course of a few months and I continue to be very pleased with their products.I gave Logitech a shot many years ago with the purchase of a marble mouse and wasn\'t too impressed but their wireless products are a different story altogether.The battery life still continues to amaze me.I am not too sure of the battey life rating of this controller BUT I imagine it is on par with the one for the PS2...which since purchasing has NEVER needed new batteries in about roughly 4 months not bad on just a couple of AA batteries (battery life is less with rumble feature activated..don\'t like rumble myself so keep it off..but even with rumble battery life is something like 50+ hours...amazing..with rumble off..like 70+ plus hours).Setup of this controller is pretty straight forward which starts with installing the software THEN plugging in the controller when prompted to do so (sometimes when installing USB devices,like printers, follow the order of operations and install the software first...trust me saves many a headache later).Actually with this controller tossed the install CD and went directly to the website for updated software/drivers as with almost every computer product always feel its best to start out with the newest software/drivers available.The USB reciever chord is also pretty long so you don\'t have to worry about it not reaching the computer.The only games I have used it on are old school video system emulators (NES,SNES,etc.) and its works w/o a hitch.The ONLY very small thing I don\'t like about this controller is the location of the rumble button and the mode button...they should have switched it around with the buttons above it (so use to the SELECT and START buttons being located where the rumble and mode buttons are..kinda messing me up) but like I said very small problem.Not sure if I mentioned it but the build of the controller is very nice.It feels like if it was to be dropped it wouldn\'t shatter into hundreds of pieces...feels like it can take a beating,durable.This is a really nice controller that doesnt keep you pinned to the small computer screen.Also just got a new video card with an S-Video output feature so got that outputting the desktop to my TV coupled with the wireless controller it feels like owning a few new video game systems when using full screen mode...sweet setup.If you have been eyeballing this controller and wondering if you should get it or not trust me get it you will be very happy with it as I have never been a BIG fan of wireless products BUT they have really improved the over the years.

Reviewed by: quadbloodyaxe on 01-Nov-06 Rating:

Strengths:No lag, long battery life, comfortable, long range receptor

Weaknesses:Vibration doesn\'t work with many games

Summary:The Logitech Rumblepad 2 is awesome. Its wireless with no lag, and fits very nicely in the hands. Being wireless, I can lay down on the bed and play games all day long. I liked this gamepad so much I\'m going to purchase another incase a friend comes over.

Reviewed by: lyi_bridge on 21-Jan-05 Rating:

Strengths:Solid feeling design.Wireless.

Weaknesses:None

Summary:Best PC controller I have used to date. Also low priced
with rebates. Final cost will be $19.99 plus tax from
CompUSA. Now just looking for game titles that support
force feedback.

Reviewed by: marksoccer105 on 30-Jun-05 Rating:

Strengths:Great controller. Has never lost connection even though it is wireless. Battery life is great (havent replaced the batteries even though I have had it for 3 months). Great with emulators.

Weaknesses:Have not been able to use the rumble features yet even though I have Madden 05 and NBA Live 05 which are advertised on the box of the logitech rumblepad 2.

Summary:This is an awesome controller, fits well to your hand, great with emulators. I purchased the cordless rumblepad 2 from newegg in march 05 for twenty-eight bucks plus five for shipping. I was very pleased with this purchase with the exception of the fact that I have not found a game which supports rumble features.

Reviewed by: optical on 18-Jan-05 Rating:

Strengths:It Looks Good that is it

Weaknesses:The software is very dissapointing and hard for me to figure out.

Summary:The GOOD or Pros

OK the game controller is very well built, heavy duty and wire less plus it just looks really good. I have know problem\'s at all with the game controller\'s quality.

The Bad or Cons

The software is not what i expected. It was hard for me to figure out how to assign command\'s to buttons or, how to adjust the sentivety of the joy sticks or D-Pad(or the round flat pad button) logitech gives you a demo game called Ricochet Xtreme, the game is like the old pong game a side to side pad game. i just wonted to use the d-pad to movie it from right to left. The D-Pad was so senitive it would just jump to fast to control from one side of the screen to the other, i could use the small joy stick that was on the pad better but still way to senitive. The game Ricochet Xtreme was controlled best using the mouse. I am not sure why logitech put this game in as a free demo sort of stupid i thought, i think the game may have been design for the mouse pad specifally, not a controller like this.

OK One Game i was able to make, work with the controller, was a game called dungon explorer. The game dungon explorer had away to configure the pad with its software, so i did not have to use the controllers software, but even then the charter in dungon explorer i would have him walking in one direction i was pushing the D-pad and he would just stop for no reason, so i would have to push again with my thump. This game controlled better with the key board.

I just thought maybe it was me, so i just went to the internet and type in this word and did a search i was not suprised with what i found [logitech game pad software sucks]
Guess what i found a ton of people just like me, that are say word\'s on how they can get, the controller to assign the key commands either. I must say I am very dissapointed the controller is built so well but the software is just a stupid design.

OK it is worth saying if you purchased it for the control you wont be unhappy the controler i would give a 5 Star Rating very very hi qualtiy.

The software Get the One Star Rating.

I am going to return this controller for a full refund.

Reviewed by: robber225 on 24-Jan-05 Rating:

Strengths:good build quality, no interference with 802.11b, good range

Weaknesses:none

Summary:best gamepad I ever owned, I used the software to map the left analog stick to map to mouse so I can use the game pad as cordless mouse as well.

Reviewed by: Wags1107 on 13-Jan-05 Rating:

Strengths:This controller is great. I just got it and am very pleased with the quality and the range. Its just like playing a computer game with a PS2 controller.

Weaknesses:None Yet

Summary:I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys playing PC games and doesnt like the hassle of wires. What is great about this controller is the range it has. For those with large computer screens, this is great because you can sit from a far distance and the controller works great.

Reviewed by: Greg L Holdridge on 06-Jul-07 Rating:

Strengths:Familiar design that anyone can get the hang of.

Weaknesses:Controller is not that well built

Summary:When I got this controller a few months back I was surprised at it\'s quality, however overtime some of the buttons would get slightly jammed, not enough to make me stop using it and it was only for a quarter of a second. However, 5 months into using the controller I dropped it while putting on the table and one button stopped working. That tells me that it was poorly wired, and that is a shame. I did like this controller.

Reviewed by: fatboyslim34 on 09-Jan-05 Rating:

Strengths:No lag timeA little heavy(in a good way)

Weaknesses:Cant get Madden 2005, NBA 2005 or any other sports games right now to support the rumble feature

Summary:When i got this gamepad i was really suprised with the quality. It is a bit heavy but in a good way. It sits really naturally in your hands and the controls are the exact same as many other Logitech controllers(pretty much the same as playstation 2). The only thing i am disappointed about is the fact that i cant get the rumble feature on madden 2005. Logitech and EA sports have been no help. Otherwise this gamepad is by far the best ive ever owned and played with. I highly reccomend, especially if madden ever supports it.