Cyborg Rumble Pad
The PC gamepad has evolved – take your gaming to new heights with the most adjustable gamepad in the world!
For a long time, there has been a discussion amongst gamers about which position is best for the left analog stick on a gamepad. Some prefer the left stick to be level with the right stick, whereas others prefer it offset to the top left corner of the pad. With the Cyborg Rumble Pad, you now have the choice of either position with the revolutionary Cyborg module (Pat. Pending). At the press of a button, you can remove the Cyborg module from the pad and turn it through 180º, instantly changing the configuration of the left stick and d-pad.
The features don’t stop there though; you can also program any button on the pad to become a Precision button. Once programmed, pressing this button can affect the sensitivity of either of the analog sticks. Having trouble hitting targets through your sniper rifle when using the analog stick to aim? Hold the Precision button down and the response speed of the stick is reduced, making it much easier to draw a bead on your target.
The Cyborg Rumble Pad also features Saitek’s unique FPS button. We realise that many gamers (especially those used to playing on consoles) like to use their gamepads to control first person shooter games, but the majority of these games on PC do not support gamepads. To make the gamepad work in the game you need to program it using the supplied programming software. Whilst this option is still available to you, you can take all the effort out of this by pressing the FPS button on the pad. This instantly programs the pad with the keyboard and mouse commands typically used in these games, meaning you can start playing your games even quicker.
This isn’t limited just to FPS games. Instead of being forced to use your keyboard and mouse for certain games, you can use the Saitek Smart Technology software to program any part of the pad with any keyboard or mouse command. This allows you to use the pad in any game, even those that don’t support game controllers!
Finally, the Cyborg Rumble Pad also features a driver option called X-Mode. Increasingly, PC games are shipping with support for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gamepad and switching the Cyborg Rumble Pad into X-Mode configures it to work in the same way, meaning that you should have no problems with
- Reversible d-pad and left analog stick
- FPS button
- Precision mode function
- 2 quick-fire shoulder buttons
- 2 analog triggers
- 8-way d-pad
- 6 responsive buttons
- 2 analog joysticks
- Fully programmable
High quality, varied rumble forces so the gamer feels closer to the action - Using Immersion© patented rumble technology for maximum compatibility with supported games.
Patent Pending -UK Patent Application Number 0711355.8’
System Requirement:
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Windows XP, XP64 and Windows Vista (all versions)
$34.95
IGN.COM 8/10
The controller also sports a rather uncommon feature Saitek is calling the Cyborg module. The detachable device essentially allows gamers to alternate the positions of the left analog stick and digital d-pad, choosing between both a PlayStation style Dual-Shock orientation and an Xbox 360 styled asymmetric layout. The module pops out of the controller via a button on the underside of the chassis, and in our testing even hot-swapping the module while in the middle of a game caused no problems at all.
