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Razer Hydra

Razer has been on the market for a while and they surprised the gamer consumers a lot of times with their innovative products. They have some of the best gaming mice and controllers, in our reviews we have reviewed their laptop that is supposed to turn heads and brake standards, but this is the first controller they made that is supposed to rival the motion sensors for the gaming consoles like the Xbox, Nintendo Wii and Play Station.

The controller works on a principle of magnets and there are two nunchuk controllers that are used next to a center station that has a glowing ball in the middle. The ball in the center is a magnet and the stand is the processor unit that computes the right distance and orientation of the controller. The controller is motion sensitive, so it can be used for many movements in different games and also it has seven buttons and analog controller on each of the nunchuk’s that is more than enough buttons for even the most complicated games.

Even though the controller is not that precise as using a mouse (I don’t think that hardcore gamers are going to use it), it is good enough to give the gamer a different kind of game play, allowing them at least to enjoy some kind of wireless control. This kind of approach to controllers has been seen before when the first 3D helmets came out and they had an additional joystick for the lateral movements and buttons. So, this maybe a good start for a PC gaming revolution that will give the players the kind of play that the console users had for a while now.

I don’t know if a lot of gamers are going to buy the controller because of its high price of $140, but it’s a good start.