Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro Game Pad ( A17-00001 ) | 
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| Brand: Microsoft
Category: CE
Buy New: $74.95
New (3) Used (4) from $10.22
Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 3.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: A17-00001
Model: A17-00001
UPC: 093007855872
EAN: 0093007855872
ASIN: B00004Z729
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Motion sensitive | | • | 9 buttons | | • | Multidirectional switch | | • | Rapid-fire feature | | • | Trigger-fire feature |
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Product Description
Someday, you'll be able to have your every body motion detected by camera and transferred to a character or vehicle in a game, for total intuitive control. Until then, though, there's Microsoft's Freestyle Pro, an advanced gamepad with motion-sensing technology. Use the Freestyle Pro in joystick mode with motion-sensing on, and it responds to your hand and body movement, allowing for precision and freedom of movement simply by tilting the controller in different directions. Or switch off motion-sensing, and use the Freestyle Pro as a gamepad for greater speed and harder play. And if you're just that good, use both modes simultaneously for ultimate precision and freedom in your gaming experience! The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro is highly customizable, allowing you to fine-tune its sensitivity along each axis of movement and program game actions to hot-buttons. You can even save customized settings to game profiles, so you don't have to re-program the gamepad when you switch games. The Sidewinder Freestyle Pro uses either a standard gameport or a USB port, so it's sure to be compatible with the system you have now and the ones you'll have in the future. Microsoft Motocross Madness is included in the package, a perfect way to get started freestyling with your new gamepad.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 It does work on win xp September 2, 2005
ivarbt (Norway)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is not true that this doesnt work under Win xp. Mine works just fine. infact it works better on win xp than on any other OS
 DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 or XP December 26, 2004
R. OSTLUND (CT)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE> DOES NOT WORK ON WIN2000 OR XP
Good product July 27, 2004
Luke W (Edmonton, AB, Canada.)
I've used this gamepad for about three years now. It works great, but with one problem: the tilt is off-center. I have to hold it slightly to the left to tilt at all with it. This may not seem like a big problem... just calibrate it, right?
Wrong... if I calibrate it for tilt, at the same time it's calibrated for having tilt off, which means any time I want to simply use the pad, I strafe to the left without pressing any buttons. Very anoying.
However, even though I have to hold it slightly tilted, it's still a good pad and fun to use. Even with this problem, I recommend it to other buyers, it's solidly built. I do suggest getting it replaced before the warrenty if it comes off-center. =)
Great for the right game June 23, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this controller for over 2 years and it still works perfectly. This is by far the best controller I have ever used for action games that require flying. Try playing a game like Descent with this controller and you will see what I mean.
 Not very good anymore March 11, 2004
Mark Thomas (Virginia, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The good: I've had this gamepad for a couple years now and it still works like new. It's solidly built. The game that comes with it (Motocross Madness) is fun, and a good demonstration of the tilt control.The bad: It doesn't work in the game port under Windows XP. The driver software doesn't work under Windows XP. You can still use it in the USB port, but without driver software you cannot calibrate the tilt control. Not that it matters, because the tilt control is less useful than you would think. It's too easy to go from full left to full right, making car-racing games an exercise in zig-zagging. In fact, Motocross Madness is the only game I've found in which you can reliably use the tilt mode, so I basically keep tilt mode off. Also, the direction pad feels cumbersome. It's really hard to go from left to right without putting any up or down in between. In some games, it makes you want to revert to the keyboard. Summary: built well, but for XP there are tons of better choices.
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