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Buggy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Like others, I found that this controller doesn't work. It "crashes" every few minutes - halting the game and requiring the user to press the START button to continue.

If it wasn't for this significant flaw, I would have given it a 5 star rating. However, this flaw makes it totally unusable in my opinion. It was returned to the store.

Don't bother

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: August 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As a very avid motorsports fan and participant (both electronic and in the real world), I've got just about every roadracing game available for Xbox. Naturally, I wanted a wheel. What in the world is up with the unbelievable LACK of choice out there? Thrustmaster, Logitech, Saitek, HELLO!!!! Anybody out there? Anybody ever heard of XBOX?!!! Will one of you PLEASE make me a wheel for this thing that works right...

I want to know, because I'm SICK of my MC2 and want other CHOICES. Ones that don't give me a disconnected message five times a game and one made by a company that actually stands behind their product and acknowledges that there is a problem. Been to the website? I have to laugh when I go to the tech support troubleshooting and "known problems" section and there is no mention of this issue.

Here's a news flash - every one of these controllers has this problem and it affects almost all of the driving/racing games I have. Project Gotham and Apex are the only two games I own that are stable with this wheel. All of the rest pretty much will frustrate you into wanting to throw the thing through the window as it "disconnects" right in the heat of gameplay.

Just keep using your handheld until someone comes out with a wheel that works. - Unless all you want to play is Apex and Gotham (which it does work reasonably well on both) Mad Catz, fix your problem and make good on your promises.

Disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This wheel is a real shame. It looks/feels great for the price and the light-up meter on the dash is cool, but it simply doesn't work properly.

There is a huge dead zone in the middle that you can't get rid of with calibration, which makes the wheel more difficult to use than the controller. It feels like you either have the wheel in the dead center or turned all the way. This is not the point of owning a racing wheel - I can tap my way into turns all day long with the standard controller, but I was looking for something that would allow me to take turns smoothly.

It will disconnect in the middle of a game, and your XBox will prompt you to press 'start' in order to continue. Gameplay resumes immediately, but this is really really annoying and takes the fun out of playing racing games.

The experiences I had with this wheel leave me with a few questions...

This wheel is supposed to be officially licensed for XBox, did anyone in Redmond even bother to try this piece of junk out before slapping their name on it?

The Microsoft Sidewinder wheels work great on the PC, why don't they make one for their console?

To sum up. Don't buy this wheel. I had it back in the box ready to return about 10 minutes after I got it home.

A great concept. Now if it only worked.....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've only tried it with project gotham so far, but even changing the settings on the wheel around, it's harder to control the cars with this stupid steering wheel than it is with the regular controller, because you can't decrease the wheel range far enough to handle the frequent cornering. If you were on a perfect oval track like stock car racing, it would probably be fine, but defnitely not designed or even tested much with the thought of actually steering something.

If you insist on getting one of these, buy one used. at least that way you wont waste as much money.

I can't believe a copmany would try to sell this!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just recieved this wheel for my xbox for christmas and couldn't wait to use it. Sure the wheel is cool and all but what good is a controller if it doesn't work. Yes I am talking about the controller giving me a disconecting error in the middle of a race and having to start over and it happens all the time!!! The wheel also has a very bad deadzone in the middle making it very inaccutare. Don't buy this wheel, you won't be able to play your games with it. I can not believe that a company can get away with selling this thing if it doesn't even work correctly!!! It looks like I am not the only one with this problem since a lot of other people have posted about it on here, and I am sure mad catz knows about the problem but has done nothing!! Nice try mad catz, this is the second of your products for the xbox that has screwed up on me, you will never get any of my buisness again! This thing is going back tommorrow.

Could be great, but...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I tried both the XBOX MC2 and the Universal MC2 on my XBOX with similar results: the XBOX wheel would disconnect at least once in every game, though I was able to press start to resume- with the Universal, the wheel would just lock up and the console had to be powered down completely. I could not even begin to recommend this wheel due to the inconvenience of this issue that seems to be pervasive, reading all of the comments here and on the internet.

mc2 raceing wheel

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 13
Date: December 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

did not like it because all of the features did not work and did not perform as well as i thought.

horrible experiance

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: September 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The MC2 racing wheel is total garbage! I worked with it all afternoon and tried to get it to work and I just got fustrated. It was so hard to steer and however you tried to adjust it, it wouldn't work right. I would rather stick to the regular controler. Don't waste your money on this steering wheel because you will mostly likely take it back to the store.

mc2 racing wheel

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Product did not work when I recieved it. Had a hard time contacting gamestop to correct the problem, but it was finally resolved by Amazon.com. Thanks for all their help.

amazon.com screwing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i waited over 2 months for my racing wheel and after my shipping date was changed on me they sent me an email saying they didnt even have the product. not backordered or delayed but no product. 2 months of waiting to get screwed by corprate america. this company is really screwed up!!

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