All in all, the RumblePad performs well. The numerous controls make it damned versatile indeed and although it isn't 100% comfortable to hold since it isn't overly rounded in shape, after an hour of use my hands didn't feel ready to drop off like they have with other inferior joypads. The buttons are all nicely responsive, even the trigger buttons which initially felt a touch too hard to press. The analogue sticks also have a decent range of movement so, for example, in a driving game you can gradually increase your speed instead of instantly flooring it since the analogue controls have such a limited range of movement in any direction.

Up until this point in the review I hadn't actually investigated the price of the RumblePad and, given the amount of features packed into it, I was expecting a hefty price tag. Much to my surprise, this solidly built and feature-loaded joypad will only set you back around $29.95. There are joypads selling for more than that with far fewer features than this joystick is packing, and so the price tag is quite simply the icing on the cake. It isn't quite good enough to unseat the reigning champion amongst joypads, the superb Gravis Xterminator, but it's good enough to at least take a seat not far below it as it has almost as many buttons, an extra analogue control, a vibration feature, a lower price tag and a much nicer D-pad compared to the excellent Xterminator. If you're looking at picking up a joypad, take a good long look at the Logitech WingMan RumblePad.

Pete Closs
Games Editor