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MICROSOFT Freestyle Pro Controller w/ Matt Hoffman Pro BMX | 
 enlarge | Brand: Microsoft
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $8.15
You Save: $31.84 (80%)
New (4) Used (1) from $8.10
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 40264
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 3.5
MPN: A17-00016
Model: a17-00016
UPC: 805529054325
EAN: 0805529054325
ASIN: B00006B7HF
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Hold the controller level, and just tilt it in the direction you need to move. Add extra control to your gameplay with your body English! | | • | It also includes an 8-way D-pad that doubles as a hat switch when the motion sensors are on | | • | Six on-pad buttons and two triggers | | • | Connects through your USB port | | • | Enjoy more ergonomic gameplay with the Matt Hoffman Pro BMX -- the hit BMX game that you'll play for hours! |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
How about a game controller that enables you to control the game activity by simply tilting it in the direction you want to move? Nothing controls movement within today's 3-D action games better than the fluid motion of the SideWinder Freestyle Pro. Sit, stand, weave, and bob your way to victory - the SideWinder Freestyle Pro translates your body English into game movements for the ultimate immersive experience. The package includes Microsoft's spectacular 3-D game, Motocross Madness. Be the first rider out of the gate for high-flying, wheelie-riding, off-road motorbike action. Rail ahead of the pack on the indoor Supercross tracks and outdoor Motocross tracks.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Awesome December 1, 2008
Ken Rogers
I have been using this controller for years. I use it for all my motorcycle and other driving computer games. I bought another one not too long ago just in case something happened to my original. There is nothing else like it, smooth, easy to control and versatile. I wish I could use it on my PlayStation 3 or I wish Microsoft would come out with its equivalent for the PS3 because it blows the sixaxis controller away.
 Works for me! January 27, 2007
S. Mooney (Southampton - United Kingdom)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought my Microsoft Freestyle Pro game controller after my InterAct PC Powerpad Pro 6 (which I was 110% satisfied with!) had unfortunately surrendered to obsolescence when I upgraded my PC; serial controllers have since gone the way of the dinosaur! I looked into the serial-USB adapter cables but have heard nothing but bad things about them!
So, I started looking for a USB controller that had six buttons minimum and found this Freestyle Pro; to my surprise when I unpacked the thing I discovered that it comes with it's own Serial to USB cable! (which works just fine by the way!)
I thought there would be issues when I discovered that the CD-ROM only provides drivers for Windows 98 and other reviews that I had read (shortly after ordering the thing!) claimed to have issues getting drivers to support the controller under Windows XP; fear not though people, whilst I don't dispute the fact that these customers had issues installing the controller under Windows XP you can be assured that XP does have the appropriate drivers for which the controller performs perfectly.
Criticsms?
The directional controls are a little vague and you are often pressing up or down when you mean to press left or right!
Fortunately I hardly ever play anything other than racing games which do not require the up and down directions very often!
There is also this funny motion sensor built into the controller that provides the user with the option to input directions into your game by literally tilting the controller in the direction you want to go; for me at least this function is next to useless!
Bottom line though, I think that this is a great controller you won't find that many that offer as much as this! Shopping for any controller that offers more than four buttons on it was not as easy as you might think!
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