One feature most shooter based controller have is autofire. FRAGnStein will not disappoint as you can enable and disable autofire on the fly. Simply press and hold the function button and click the shoot button to toggle on and off. Autofire rate can be fine-tuned in the configuration utility.
The movement wand is weighted nicely and rests comfortably in the palm. The analog directional stick reacts very true to the DualShock heritage, down to the forgiving yet responsive L3 press. The d-pad has a familiar responsive feel as well. The left shoulders could be a bit easier to get to the ergonomics here appear to prefer symmetry. The edges are not sharp at all so this did not make the wand uncomfortable use, even in longer play sessions.
With two wireless items it is unclear which item is represented in the battery indicator when you press the PS button. The unit requires two AA batteries and yes, batteries are included.
One thing the FRAGnStein is missing is wires. This provides unhindered experience, which is a different approach from the FragFX v.2 from SplitFish. FRAGnStein is a 100% compatible PlayStation product complete with a PS button and SixAxis support.
The following games were tested and overall worked well if not excellent. Multiplatform games seem to require less tweaking overall. Surprisingly SOCOM works very well with this controller. Killzone 2 will require quite a bit of tweaking. Some experimenting with the in game sensitivities and the mouse sensitivities will be necessary.
Battlefield 1943
BioShock
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Far Cry 2
FEAR 2: Project Origin
COD: Modern Warfare
COD: World at War
Killzone 2
SOCOM: Confrontation
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Resident Evil 5
Resistance: FOM
Resistance 2
The FRAGnStein suggested retail value is $79.99. Factory product information and support is available here.
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Final Score
Smooth high resolution mouse outfitted with turbo-fire. Attentive support that is available and have already provided requested features. |
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