Frag FX Shark 360 V2013 - Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

It technically deserves 2.5 stars, because I only like half of the product. First off, I wanted to play FPS games on a PC having the dexterity of the thumbstick, and I also wanted the ability to walk in a game when moving 50% up on the thumbstick, for example. But the thumbstick only functions as WASD keys, which makes sense, but is unfortunate. The problem with using WASD keys is it only allows your video game character or player to move around at one level of speed, where as on Xbox, or when playing PC with Xbox controller support and an Xbox controller, the thumb stick determines the speed at which your player moves based on the location of the thumbstick.So it's a shame that the thumbstick on the FragFX can't be used like an Xbox controller thumbstick, but that's just a PC limitation, not the product's fault.The product functions alright, but has some limitations and methods I dislike. The FragFX has a terribly difficulty method to configure key-bindings on it's hardware. There is no software from Shark FragFX available to allow you to just program buttons willy nilly like most gaming mice software allows you to do. Instead, via controls on the D-pad, you can go into a function that allows you to swap keys, which is difficulty and confusing, with no visual display indicating if the button switch worked or not, and it also limits the controller to use only the key-bindings that are placed in the controller software by factory default. Basically, the best way to swap buttons is by opening up a text document allowing you to see what buttons are being switched.The FragFX chuck, the non-mouse part of the product, is comfortable, being a tad bit larger than the Xbox controller left half, but it is comfortable. The mouse, to me, feels weird and unnatural. I personally use Logitech mice, which I prefer for it's comfort over it's software design. The USB stick, used to connect the hardware to the computer, has a blue LED that stays on constantly when the USB stick is plugged in, and the LED is too bright, which I cover up with a peice of paper and tape.Honestly, I do not use this product very often, but when I do, I only use the frag-chuck, to make pressing WASD keys, Ctrl, Space, and Shift (all controlled by the frag-chuck, after swapping buttons) a more comfortable option for me when I play an FPS. All the other main key functions I control using my gaming mouse from Logitech, so when I play FPS's, I never have to reach for the keyboard, but still have the mobility of a mouse during gameplay.Another thing, I bought this for 80 dollars, which was suppressed to $30, bc I used a gift card from a family member, but still, it is not worth 80w/ or w/o a gift card. I'd say it's worth 30-40 at most. Not my favorite product for gaming. My expectations for this was a nunchuck feeling-object with a thumbstick and some extra buttons that could be used for simple key bindings. This does the job, but it's not at all simple to program buttons. And the mouse is uncomfortable, in my opinion, and I wish I could just have bought the chuck.

It's hard to recommend the FragFX Shark in any condition or model. My model arrived only a bit used in the mouse button pads.Plugging it in was a cinch. To the Xbox 360, I hooked in my GameStop model wired 360 controller, turned the system on, and from there, it seemed to function well enough, with the d-pad, stick, and mouse all doing as they were labeled to.In games, it's necessary to set the sensitivity much higher than standard, and work from there. I found that in all of the games I tried, managing between in-game sensitivity and the physical sense dial on the FragChuck worked out poorly. The dial seems to manage just how the mouse will handle acceleration more than anything. I found it was best to leave it at zero and work with the sensitivity in-game, and even then, it was never perfect.Controlling games is also a bit harder compared to normal, as there are face button features you are having to do on the mouse. As well as that, the pair is strange with mapping. It makes sense from a controller standpoint, as LB and LT are on the FragChuck, normally in your left hand, while the mouse handles RT and RB on the pads. However, shooters don't work that way unless you are religious to Modern Warfare 3 on the Nintendo Wii, so you'll need to remap the buttons, which has its own trials and trivialization to overcome.The dongle offers a PC mode, however, which makes the pair work as a keyboard and mouse verbatim. For the mouse, it's quite nice to have up to 4 buttons to work with extra, and the mouse wheel even has a Back and Forward button (MB4 and 5 traditionally) mapped to the sides. The mouse, then, totals to 10 distinct buttons with the included Start button. Bare in mind that besides the Back and Forward buttons, they map to keyboard keys, which is negative in the sense that you'll be using the keyboard realistically, but it also allows some games to map to the mouse, incidentally, especially on PC titles like Syndicate, where extra mouse buttons can't be mapped.The FragChuck is also the center to the additions, as rapid fire and setting macros require the FragChuck exclusively. With the widespread complaints of the FragChuck being unable to resync to the dongle, a lot of this sort of detracts from the potential "good" points.Still, it's a nice device hat I use for a couple games, and if I decided to learn how, I would probably switch from my Mazer Type-R mouse to the FragFX Shark fully. As it stands, though, I have a full QWERTY keyboard, and if I want to have a smaller size solution to it, I'd be better to buy a game pad like a Razer Orbweaver.Buy it if you're patient when it comes to mastering hardware and have a setup that is optimal for PC gaming and can accommodate an Xbox 360 well.