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Chameleon

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It took a while to decide whether or not I wanted to spend the money for one of these. It took me about six months to decide, but I finally got one. Logitech makes a cheaper model that is just under $100, but it is kinda cheap looking and doesn't have the force feedback. Anyway, the wheel was actually made for the Gran Turismo game as indicated by the GT symbol in the middle of the wheel. There are a lot of buttons on the wheel, but you really don't need all of them for the game. You can set them to do whatever you want. There is also a gear shifter next to the wheel (just works up and down, no H pattern) and it also has the brake and gas pedals on the floor. Big thumbs up for the little carpet gripping doohicky they put on the base of the pedals. It actually works! The wheel feels really nice and it is actually very similar to the wheel in my car which put a little grin on my face.
Down to the nitty gritty. There is a lot of customizing you can do with the wheel, which I haven't really tried out yet. The wheel is very responsive in game (I've tried GT:5 and Dirt) and the force feedback feels pretty realistic. However, I think the force feedback is giving some movements that I don't think would really happen. For example, on a straight-a-way, the wheel jerks back and forth, so you have to fight to keep the car straight. I've driven a few cars on a few race tracks going over 100 mph and I could take my hands off of the wheel if I wanted to and the car would stay straight (I didn't do that, though). Of course, if there were wind or the ground wasn't very even, there would be movement. Other then that, though, it feels pretty realistic. If you bump a car, you can feel it. If you go over the rumble strips, you can feel it. If you lose the back end around a turn, you can feel it.
Lastly, the wheel is self calibrating. When you load a game, the wheel turns in each direction and then centers itself. The only thing about the wheel is the price. There is an even more expensive one, though that actually has a clutch pedal and a full H-pattern shifting which would be totally awesome, but it is over $300.


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