#Sidewinder force feedback wheel power install#You slide the wheel where you want to install it, tighten the screw on the clamp, and then lock it in place with the clamp. I did install version 4.0 of the SideWinder software just to see what was there but more on that later. The device is automatically recognized by WindowsXP and the driver is installed. You simply clamp the wheel to your desk connect the wheel to the pedals via a RJ-11 cable plug in the wheel to the power supply and then hook it up to the computer via a USB cable. To test the wheel, I tried the game with Need for Speed 2: Hot Pursuit 2 and the demo versions of Microsoft Rallisport Racing and NASCAR Thunder 2003 so that I would have a wide variety of games to try the wheel out on, as each game represents a different type of racing environment. This review will focus primarily on the wheel since the included software package is a bit on the stale side. The Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel comes with the wheel, a set of pedals, a heavy-duty electrical plug, and a copy of Monster Truck Madness 2. Your actions trigger events on the screen, which in turn interact with you in the form of vibrations and shakes from the device, enhancing the gaming experience. Most devices are input only (you send information to the game about what you want to do and it reacts to you), force feedback devices actually interact with you. Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel is similar to a joysticks in that it helps get you further into the game by making it feel more realistic.
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