Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel (Xbox 360)

just like the other reviewer said its got a fine build quality and the table mount does a fantastic job of holding it in place. the lap top mount is great but this steering wheel is really really powerfull and youll be fighting to keep it on your lap when the force feedback is on full cos it rips your arms off!. it really is great what they have done with it and initially i put off buying it because of the price but its worth every penny.

remember sega rally in the arcades all those years ago? well this does an even better job of replicating the feeling of the ground,it goes heavy at slow speeds on tarmac,grass makes it slip,gear changes 'clonk' through the wheel,jumps make the it go light and when u hit the floor it slams through the wheel, spinning of the line rumbles the wheel and even pulls the wheel to the side depending on the power distribution and on forza every car genuinly feels different.

games that support this that are out right now are SEGA RALLY, GRID, DIRT, PGR 3 and 4, and obviously FORZA 2. ( UPDATE ), DIRT 2, FORZA 3, NFS SHIFT ALL WORK WELL!. dirt is fantastic but its really sensitive,so its a saviour that you can change the saturation settings to make it better,pgr 3 and 4 are perfect and grid,well thats the one let down.the game is set to 100% saturation from the start and its just impossible to drive. really really twitchy.i havent played forza 2 for months but when i had this wheel last week it has breathed new life into my games.

one niggle is a slight buzzing sound coming from my headset when playing on line (fault?) could be just my one.think i might pick up sega rally,then all i need is some 14 year old chav staring over my shoulder and it will be like old times again!!

(UPDATE 1) sega rally rocks with this wheel and sucks with the joypad!)TRUST ME ON THIS! DO NOT BUY THE GAME WITHOUT THE WHEEL! :)

(UPDATE 2) im still alive,no burning to death for me so looks like all that nonsense is long gone! also i have used the wheel for hours apon hours and its still in mint condition,no loose parts so well built.

(UPDATE 3) finally got GRID set up fairly decent! all the tinkering has paid off, its still a bit twitchy but playable. huge letdown though :(

(UPDATE 4) DIRT 2 is a VAST improvement over GRID when using the steering wheel. with the saturation set to 100% and the linearity set to minus 5, the game is fantastic!!

(SORRY!) thinking about it,(thanks Lee!) i shouldve put something about the pedals in the review. the best thing about the pedals is unlike all previous ones on the market, they actually have a 'cut out' in the base for your feet to go in. what this means is there is actually plastic behind your heels, which is comfortable and keeps them in place. i have wooden flooring at home and this even keeps them in place on that floor! they are spring loaded, with great spring back, are responsive AND the acelerator pedal even has a fancy, max power sort of metal looking cover which is ace. also they are really long, which is perfect for my size 12 feet...lol

( FORZA 3 ) well ive been playing forza 3 now for a few weeks and its all good as you can imagine. its stupidly amazing how great this wheel is with forza 3, i cant pick out any flaws to pass on too you guys as there's none!
every car 'handles' different with the wheel, and one highlight for me that had me quite amazed was on the sloped oval speed test track, as the car is banked almost 45 degrees to the left, the steering compensated for this. so when i tried to steer right (uphill) the wheel was solid, fighting against me, when i steered left (downhill), the wheel was as light as ever!
now i dont know if thats expected these days, but with me growing up with speccy's and C64's this sort of thing still wow's me! i suppose the only thing stopping me playing forza with the wheel is DIRT 2, as that is just as good, fighting to keep the car on the track through all the bumps and jumps is fantastic. its a different experience and another reason why to buy this great bit of kit.

finally if there is any other game you want to know about regarding compatibilty with the wheel and how it handles, leave a comment and ill get back to you! enjoy!

After buying this a few days ago, I've pretty much spent the whole weekend playing with it, and I have to say it's a great wheel. It does take a while to get used to, but I already couldn't imagine going back to using a gamepad to drive.

The wheel is at it's best when clamped onto a table, but it is VERY usable on your lap too which was a nice surprise.

The force feedback is very strong and definitely adds to the enjoyment of the experience. Going offroad feels like going offroad, and when going round a corner, you can feel when the car is about to lose traction and skid so you can correct it before it happens.

Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase and would definitely recommend this wheel to anyone with an interest in driving games.

When i bought it i was worried that the force feedback would not work on my games. But luckily it did and it works amazingly on Forza 2 which is a really good game, Forza 2 was really fun with just the controller but now I have the steering wheel it has become a completely new game (in a much better way of course). I only ever use it when it is plugged into the wall so i can use the force feedback because that is what the wheel is all about
If you have forza 2 then I would highly recommend buying this wheel.