The first thing you'll notice is that Mad Catz did a great job with concerns to the overall appearance and feel of the controller. The artwork on the controller is Top Notch. Personally I wouldn't care if it was just a plain black controller but they really went the extra step in making it look cool. The red backlight on the analog sticks adds to the atmosphere, especially if you like to play late at night with the lights out. The cord itself is made up of a durable braided material that is designed to withstand a lot of coiling and twisting. I remember with the xbox 1 stock controllers my cat would chew on the wire and ruin the thing! Unless you have a sabre tooth tiger this shouldnt be an issue! haha. I found the cord length to be just fine and that's with a 50" plasma TV.
Alright, so how about the actual usage of the controller? The grip is very comfortable and the analog sticks, buttons and triggers feel just like they do on the stock 360 controllers. That's all fine and dandy but the main selling point is going to be the combat buttons. Do they feel natural? Easily accessible??? Honestly, it may really come down to how you hold the controller in your hand. I am left-handed and found that the combat button underneath the right analog stick is in a perfect location. On this side of the controller you can set the button to function as RP (Use your knife), X (Reload), Y (Switch weapon), and RSB (PrecisionAIM Mode/Sensitivity Decrease). I don't see the advantage of RP as your thumb should already be on the right stick anyways.. I primarily use it to switch weapons and you'll notice that this can give you an extreme advantage. I can't count how many times ive been in a one on one confrontation and needed to reload or switch weapons in mid firefight. being able to switch weapons while also keeping a continuous aim on your enemy is HUGE. The extra second or two that you save really does pay off. Sadly, the feature I was most looking forward to, the PrecisionAIM mode is not what I hoped for. To be fair I hardly snipe with a sniper rifle. The sensitivity drop when you hold the combat button down in this mode is too low in my opinion. If I were able to adjust that sensitivity to a higher setting I could see myself using it a lot. But the only real advantage is when your opponent is waay across the map and far off. Mid-range not so much, as the sensitivity is not quick enough to keep up with a running or 'dancing' enemy. Hopefully Mad Catz will release a program for the PC where you can manually set the sensitivity for PrecisionAIM Mode. Again, this is just my opinion and if you are a sniper who likes to have Insane sensitivity you may come to love this feature. Phew... Now on to the left analog stick combat button. The problem for me is the way that I grip the controller with my middle finger, used to press the combat button, naturally rests south/below of the button location. I have to awkwardly adjust my left hand grip to compensate and thus find myself not really using that button at all. It's a shame because you can set it to LP (Run), A (Jump), B (Prone), or RSB (Precision AIM, why in the world you would want to slow your movement stick is beyond me). I could definitely see myself using it as the B button and would be able to dropshot or duck out of cover in an instant. This I am sure would increase my K/D ratio significantly. I haven't ruled out hope yet and may learn to eventually hold it so that it feels comfortable and I can use that button with ease. I have medium sized hands I would say and that it may be drastically different for folks with small or large hands as well. Again it really depends on how you grip the controller. Unfortunately, even though it is packaged entirely, you would still need to test it out in actual gameplay to get an idea of how it would rest in your hand.
So what's the final verdict? This is definitely a solid product and I think with some patience I will truly come to appreciate this controller. at $50 it can be a sizeable investment for a gamepad but you'll have to ask yourself.. How much will i play MW2/Black ops? If your answer is a LOT like myself.. Go ahead and pick it up, you shouldn't be disappointed. It won't make you a killing machine, but if you give it time you should notice an improvement in your K/D ratio. I never tried the MW2 mad catz controller that came out a year ago, but from what I hear this is a major improvement. My only suggestion for Mad Catz would be that next time they make the combat buttons elongated in an elliptical shape running north and south to compensate for grip and hand size. If they do that, an experienced player would have an unfair advantage in my opinion by far : )
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I bought this controller because I wanted a wired controller with buttons that could be remapped. Unfortunately, this controller really doesn't do the job.The triggers feel good and are more of a pull than a click. They feel more like pulling the trigger on a gun. Which is good in my opinion. The bumpers feel somewhat mushy, but not too bad. The A,B,X,Y buttons feel good and the stick tension is money also. However, the sticks are smooth and I would constantly find my thumbs slipping when I would attempt to turn my head during gameplay. The problem is the D-Pad, which is like pushing on mashed potatoes. They feedback from the D-Pad is so weird that I was trying to type a message and it took me much longer because of the D-Pad feedback.
Now, on to the combat buttons. When I hold the controller, my thumbs are on the sticks and my index fingers rest on the triggers. The combat buttons are placed too high on the back of the controller to be pressed by my middle fingers. The buttons need to be about a inch and a half lower or about an inch from the bottom of the controller. I would have to gimp all my fingers in order to hold this controller and be able to use the combat buttons. Bad design.
This controller would be worth it if the sticks were not so smooth, the combat buttons were an inch from the bottom and the D-Pad was not so mushy and had cardinal directions.
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Excellent product. Controller works great with the PrecisionAim. If you're sick of changing batteries all the time this is the controller for you, definitely worth the money.Honest reviews on Mad Catz X360 - Call of Duty Black OPS PrecisionAIM Controller
the buttons are plastic and your fingers slide off them and the combat buttons on the back are too high for my hands and it is hard to use them, if they where lower it would be awesome but due to placement it becomes difficult to use them, i dont ever use them. i like the factory controller better.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Mad Catz X360 - Call of Duty Black OPS PrecisionAIM Controller
For me this is the best controller, love the remap buttons for me the right side is easiest to push since i am right handed i just set up to reload faster. The only cons for me is the joy sticks they do get slippery but i have analog covers/extenders i just have to get them
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