Mad Catz R.A.T.6+ Gaming Mouse Review

Performance

The RAT is a brilliant bit of kit, and while it looks like the old RAT gaming mice, it goes like a modern mouse should. The sensor is easily the biggest update to the hardware, with a PixArt PWM3360 taking control. It can deliver up tracking from 800 to 12000 DPI, although I doubt many will need to go that high. It’ll do 250 IPS and 50G too, so even if you launch it from one side of your desk to the other with a frightening pace, it won’t miss a beat.

The ergonomics of the mouse are certainly unique, but I do like them. I have quite a wide hand and I prefer a full-hand palm grip while working and gaming and this mouse allows for that lazy hand position.

It fits in the hand very well, and there’s great gripping points, so you can pick the mouse up with ease for a lift-off technique at lower DPI levels.

With the mouse in a shorter mode, you can easily use it in a claw or hybrid grip too. The mouse buttons even work well with your fingers very closer to the back of them.

If you have a REALLY long hand, you can pull the sider back and extend the mouse quite a long way.

Want to change the weight of the mouse? You’ll find three large weights in the rear. You can adjust the spring lock to shift them and it does make a difference.

Of course, you also have the Chameleon RGB tech. That’s all fully customisable through the software. Set colours for profiles, set reaction effects, fades, transitions. It’s all there, pretty much what you would expect.

However, what I do like is how little RGB they’ve used. It’s highlights and trim rather than a main style point. I like that, it’s less in your face.

The colours are pretty great too.

I like this side bit most of all though.

Overall, the mouse is extremely versatile, and the Sniper button, the profile button, all the buttons really can be fully reprogrammed. I’ve been using the mouse to play Elder Scrolls Online all week, and it’s very MMO friendly. However, at the tap of a button, I can set up my profile for Battlefield or Photoshop too. It didn’t really miss a beat at anything.

The new switches are awesome, but Omron 20M are pretty much a gold standard on gaming mice these days for a reason.

How Much Does it Cost?

The Mad Catz R.A.T.6+ is available now from most major retailers. We’ve found it on Amazon UK with an MSRP of £79.99, but it’s currently listed at £76.73. Readers in the US will find it for $79.75. That’s pretty expensive and puts it around the price of the Razer DeathAdder V2, Corsair Nightsword, and SteelSeries Rival 710, all excellent rivals, but which is right for you is pretty subjective. Either way, the Mad Catz option is very competitive when it comes down to a hardware comparison.