I?ve been playing PC games for well over a decade, and used
mouse/keyboard always, for control.  Playing Unreal tournament 2004
last night, I thought there must be something better out there by now.
 I?m certainly not a power gamer, usually just play computer AI.

I?m looking for forums, articles, comparisons any thing out there
about gaming pads or alternatives.  The last thing I?ve tried years
ago, was a ?joystick?.  .  I?ve remember seeing briefly somewhere that
mouse/keyboard is still the way to go.  But I?ve destroyed a keyboard
or two, in frustration during a game (heh).

I know a tab about MS?s Sidewinder in usb ports, and played a small
amount of PS-2?s and X-boxes game pads.  Didn?t like them much.  Maybe
because I?m too used to mouse/keyboard.

And besides, I want to have a decent controller for Doom3!

Any information on controllers for PC?s, that?s reasonable in depth,
by  unbiased (not company?s own appraisals ) ?experts? would be great.
 So I can buy a good controller

Thanks!

Hi! Thanks for the question.

I have found the following game controller reviews you can use.

?Controller Reviews - Joystick Review?
http://www.joystickreview.com/reviews/controller/ 

?PC Hardware Reviews? (Also includes other gadgets aside from controllers)
http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/rev3000.htm

?The Control Center?
http://www.joy-stick.net/reviews.htm

Intelligamer
http://www.intelligamer.com/hardware.asp

?PC Gamepad Roundup?
http://archive.gamespy.com/hardware/october02/pcpads/

Special Reserve
http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/search/special.php?ty=perp

?Game Controllers: Review, Rating & Buyers Guide?
http://www.best-consumer-products.com/computers_Game_Controllers.htm 

?Top 3 Gamepads?
http://compsimgames.about.com/cs/gamecontrollers/tp/gamepads.htm

Hardware Central
http://www.hardwarecentral.com/hardwarecentral/subjects/141/

Adrenaline Vault
http://www.avault.com/hardware/index.asp?reviews=list_controllers

Neo Seeker Reviews
http://neoseeker.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=52 


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Our next links will be to forums or message boards about PC games. I
am sure people here will be delighted to discuss game controller
issues here. Just sign-up and post a topic about gmaepads or
controllers.

Adrenaline Vault Forums
http://forums.avault.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi 

Game Spot Forums
http://forums.gamespot.com/gamespot/show_topics.php?board=314159267

?AnandTech Forums ? controller?
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=30&threadid=1283907 

Dev Hardware Forums
http://forums.devhardware.com/showthread.php?t=2420&page=1 

Game Spy Forums: PC
http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/pc/  

IGN Boards
http://boards.ign.com/default.asp?cat=5008

Kustom PCs
http://forums.kustompcs.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17785

Dev Hardware Forums
http://forums.devhardware.com/forumdisplay.php?f=72

Slightly Dark Forums
http://www.slightlydark.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-2192.html

Video Game Reviews Forums
http://forums.videogamereview.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=3

Video Gaming Forums
http://www.videogamingforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

G4 TechTV PC Gaming Forum
http://forums.g4techtv.com/categories.cfm?catid=19 


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why dont you buy a usb converter so you can use a ps2 controller on
your pc i saw them on amazon the other day

I am an electronics engineer and avid gamer and would suggest that if
you have a USB port, use it. There are several things you could use
such as hotkeys, Gravis gamepads, and wireless trackball mice. I
understand the want for a mouse because I am a big fan of Counter
Strike Condition Zero because you can control movement and aim in
seperate hands. The hotkey pads I prefer because if you are only going
to use a few keys and not the whole 104 keys then you just have to
narrow it down, it is lighter and you can use it the same as though it
were a gamepad. they come in several sizes and they are darn good
stuff. I don't sell them but I buy them and really like them.