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 Better than a keyboard December 17, 2008
Sherwood Peterson (Westminster, CO USA)
I was not thrilled with the Zboard series as the keys were slower, stickier and layout wasn't always the best. However, this is a perfect solution Zboard came up with.
The Layout whereby nothing is under the red "down arrow" key made me buy this before attempting to get the Wolf King Warrior gamepad. I'm a little odd with my likings on a 102 keyboard layout as I always play my FPS games with the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys near the keypad and altered key selections of other commands from there. I always hated the WASD on a 102 keyboard as it is always slighly tilted, fatigued my left hand and I would always be hitting the ZXC keys by mistake. The Fang did not conflict with my 102 keyboard (MS4000) whatsoever and the keys on the Fang and your keyboard will sync where you can alter between using one or the other without hitting a switch. In another words, no programming involved. It is totally PNP. Fang software (recommended but optional) didn't cause any problems on my MS Vista SP1 32bit operating system.
I bought this because the game Dead Space would not let me alter any keys. That game still plays like it's on a Xbox Gamepad so that is the game's fault and hopefully they will patch it. But with games like COD4, Farcry 2, Crysis etc, I noticed no decrees in responsiveness, nor are the keys sticky on the Fang.
The defaults work in most games without having to change a thing. However, I have noticed a few things I like better which is to change the "jump" (space) button located by your thumb to Run, then the Run\Walk (left Shift button to crouch, the Crouch (LCtrl) button to prone and the number 5 (V) button to Jump. Most of the other buttons I pretty much like on defaults and it doesn't take that long to get use to where they are placed on the Fang. The point being, the Fang doesn't lock you into certain keys but are as programmable as the game allows
I have put over a hundreds hours of gameplay on the Fang with no problems. Excellent Product and not over priced. Would highly recommend the Fang to gamers or as a gift to those who play most FPS or RPG games
Fang Gamepad is good December 14, 2008
maxgull (United States)
This unit has everything you need for a better FPS experience, built in mods, full programmability. Had it up and running in a few minutes, had no problems so I don't know about support. The Ideazon website is pretty helpful and seems well maintained. I use it for all my FPS games, the layout of the control is better than the keyboard, so much so that I've stopped using my Logitech G-15 keyboard when gaming. I think if you have VERY small hands (10 years old) it might be a little big for you...once you grow into it, you'll be very happy.
The best game-pad out there October 26, 2008
Bryan Fox (Las Vegas, NV)
This game-pad is phenomenal for FPS games. It's always easy to find the butterfly shaped D-Pad and you don't get confused like I do sometimes with a regular keyboard or other game-pads where every key feels the same while your head is looking at the screen. Unlike other game-pads, this one is very left-handed friendly with a perfectly symmetrical design. It took an hour to get used to but after that, you'd never want to go back. The software for mapping keys is also as easy as you can get. Anyone who is an avid FPS gamer would be doing themselves a disservice to not get this. This pad was with me all the way through Crysis, Call of Duty 4, Stranglehold, Prey, Gears of War, and many many more.
This thing is pretty cool! September 2, 2008
Snakex
The Fang gamepad is pretty cool. I never really thought about getting a gamepad, I didn't think it would help. However, I'm one of those old school guys that still uses the arrow keys for movement in games. The thing is, is that there isn't nearly as many buttons over there next to the arrow keys, so when you get into games that has alot of different funtions its gets hard to be able to reach all the buttons. So that is why I got this and I must say it was worth it. It does take some getting used to when you first get it and I don't like that you have to turn the software on and load a profile for each game but its not that big of deal. Once you get the hang of it you won't want to go back simply because of all the different buttons. On americas army I can finally change weapons without moving my hands CLEAR up to the number keys. Some people complain about the jump key on the side but i think it is perfect it just takes some getting used to. This gamepad might not be as helpful for most people because they are used to the wsad key set up but if your an arrow guy like me, this thing is a must have!!!!
 Almost there... August 27, 2008
Ron (Torrance, CA USA)
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If this had lighted keys it would be perfect. Until then, I'm sticking with the Merc Stealth Illuminated gaming keyboard.
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