Max Shooter FPS for Xbox 360

This device is pricey for an adapter. The price of the XCM XFPS Sniper is just plain LUDICROUS!!!

The expense goes further with the requirement of a WIRED Controller. Make sure its an Official Microsoft Wired Controller too. Third party Ones may not be reliable.
*****BTW... A Wireless Controller hooked up with a USB Charge & Play Kit WILL NOT WORK (I Tried IT). The adapter needs to be digitally signed through a USB connection. The Wireless Controller will only draw power from the USB C&P Kit but will still connect wirelessly.*****

After you have gotten your max Shooter and your wired controller you are ready. the instructions are really simple and you can have a config on your keyboard how you like it in minutes. The PS2 controller connection works beautifully. The keyboard works flawlessly whether USB or PS/2 connected.

The mouse is the issue. There is no automatic magical conversion.

Getting your mouse to work requires striking a balance between the type of first person shooter you are playing, the axis sensitivities within the game and the sensitivities in the adapter itself. Your Best Bet may be too place the sensitivities in the game you are playing to as much as possible for both the X&Y axis and then fiddle with the max shooter wheels for the best arrangement. This trial and error procedure must be done for every game you play. What works great and feels PC-like for F.E.A.R. 2 will be a complete disaster when u play Halo 3. Even worse if you still play the Orange Box as I do.

Over the shoulder games like Grand theft Auto 4 or Resident Evil 5 are too problematic sometimes in my experience. If the run command is on the keyboard. Running and turning cant be done because the input simplynever registers, its either one or the other.
I have noticed it in RE5 mostly.

The good thing is, if you have the controller still plugged in you can always pick it up and play some portions with the controller and get back to the mouse and keyboard for the shooting parts like in GTA4.

***** The Max Shooter supports all connections simultaneously. So a keyboard and mouse and a Playstation 2 Controller and a Joystick can all be connected at once and all can be used to provide input. The max Shooter can only support one player at a time. It CANNOT function like a MultiTap. So if you want to be playing 2 player fighting games with 2 PS2 controllers you will Need TWO MAX SHOOTER ADAPTERS. also known as money.*****

At the end of it all, getting the mouse to work really well is tricky at first but very doable.

I haven't tested steering wheels for racing or joysticks for ace combat and such but when I do those reviews will come.

There is no headset support on the adapter so you will have to keep the wired controller in the Max Shooter to have that feature when you are fragging online with your keyboard and mouse.

The Max Shooter saves your button layouts so you can turn off or unplug it without having to reconfigure each time. Only the mouse settings MAY need changing when u play a different game.

All in all its a great adapter. Allows PC gamers on a budget to still play high def shooters without shelling out tons on PC hardware. The need for a wired controller may seem like a lot but you wont have to worry about battery life and its a more comfortable controller by lacking the battery pack bulge in the back.

SO THE MAX SHOOTER for XBOX 360 IS DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED... even thought its black when all else is white (except Elites of course) and costs a fair amount of money.

I bought this after trying to play COD4 (First Person Shooter) for xbox 360 and getting beaten constantly. I originally played all FPS games on PC and was used to the good old keyboard and mouse setup. Aiming with the 360 controller seemed way too awkward. Well the Maxx shooter seemed to be the answer to my prayers, guess what, it's wasn't. First off, I had to buy a wired xbox controller to make it work, that's an extra $40 down the drain. Second, it only has 2 USB ports. One for the xbox controller leaving only one for your mouse/keyboard. Ended up having to get a PS2 keyboard instead. After all this the unit worked as advertised less one important thing. You can't aim to save you life. The conversion of mouse movements to xbox controller motions is complete crap. The cursor jumps all over the place, and the tracking is horrible. After trying on 3 separate occassions to get the settings just right, including using the in game sensitivity settings, using different mice, I gave up. If your thinking of buying this for the same reasons as me, don't! If you have issues aiming via xbox controller, I have some advice. Practice, Practice, Practice, I'm now just as good with the xbox controller as I ever was with a mouse. You just have to put in the time to learn. Also, there is an inexpensive xbox controller add on out there that will help with your aim. Not sure I should mention it here but the name starts with "FPS" and and ends with "Freeks". Do a search.

The metal DDR dance pad is not compatible with the Xbox 360. But if you buy this device and the PS2 version of the dance pad it works great.

It sucks that you have to use a wired game controller to get it to work but, this helps to get around the "non-MS" certified devices that MS kicks out with each update.

FYI, keep in mind that some A/V receivers have a 5ms delay between the video and audio.