Zalman FG1000 FPS Gun

Final Thoughts
In conclusion, I partly like this and partly dislike this device. For one, i’m not too keen on buying a device that can only perform in one category of games, however this maybe biased as I would buy a driving wheel for racing games. As it feels like a mouse to use, you would expect to be able to use it in normal everyday operation, well you can, just not well. So maybe you should only buy this device if you are a serious and quite obsessed FPS gamer and not one who likes to dabble in several genres.

On the other side this does perform very well for what it is designed, although the placement of the few buttons are a bit awkward. It does also feel very weird to use and will take you a while to get used to this device, which is a negative, but in ways it redeems itself once you are used to it. It doesn’t feel quite as intuitive as I would like and the scroll wheel could do with being more functional.

On the whole, I do like this device, it performs well in the FPS category however, I’m not sure it out-performs high-end gaming mice which can of course then be used for a lot more games and even everyday computing. My advice is, unless you are an FPS freak (no offence intended) then buy a decent gaming mouse like the CM Storm Spawn (recently reviewed @ eTeknix.com) as you will get a lot more use and satisfaction from it.

Pros:

• Excellent for FPS gamers
• More life-like than a mouse

Cons:

• Takes a while to get used to
• Can only be used in FPS games
• Three of the buttons and scroll wheel are in awkward locations

Ratings:

• Design: 6
• Features: 6
• Performance: 7
• Value: 7