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Ferrari FF - Revu from Oz

Stephen Smit

Ferrari FF - Revu from Oz

by Stephen Smit » Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:35:48

An Australian site gave the Guillemot/TM Ferrari FF wheel a 9/10 rating:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

--Steve Smith

Marc Collin

Ferrari FF - Revu from Oz

by Marc Collin » Fri, 18 Jan 2002 13:00:48

I own the original Guillemot Ferrari and think that, overall, it is a good
value and decent quality wheel.

This guy's rating system must be the kind where every child gets an A for
effort, though.  The words don't match the rating, nor does it sound like
this person has ever used another wheel--to have any point of comparison.
Compared to using the keyboard, yes this wheel gets a 9/10.

Here are two quotes from the review that are illuminating:

    "The games I tested with were Need For Speed 5, Formula 1 Racing
Championship and Nascar 3. All of these games are great racing titles and
were able to test this wheel to its limits."

    "In most racing titles you are able to set the strength of the force
feedback effect. When it was set to default, I found it to be very powerful
and sometimes even overwhelming. It certainly adds to the intensity of the
game and makes it much more realistic. However, during a serious race I
recommend that you turn it off because, although it is fun, I found it
slightly more difficult to play when force feedback was turned on."

Marc


Capp

Ferrari FF - Revu from Oz

by Capp » Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:40:47

As well as giving the mapper  a working over,  cos if he had of used it for
more than 15 mins  it would have locked up his puta, like it has done to so
many others

Capp


> I own the original Guillemot Ferrari and think that, overall, it is a good
> value and decent quality wheel.

> This guy's rating system must be the kind where every child gets an A for
> effort, though.  The words don't match the rating, nor does it sound like
> this person has ever used another wheel--to have any point of comparison.
> Compared to using the keyboard, yes this wheel gets a 9/10.

> Here are two quotes from the review that are illuminating:

>     "The games I tested with were Need For Speed 5, Formula 1 Racing
> Championship and Nascar 3. All of these games are great racing titles and
> were able to test this wheel to its limits."

>     "In most racing titles you are able to set the strength of the force
> feedback effect. When it was set to default, I found it to be very
powerful
> and sometimes even overwhelming. It certainly adds to the intensity of the
> game and makes it much more realistic. However, during a serious race I
> recommend that you turn it off because, although it is fun, I found it
> slightly more difficult to play when force feedback was turned on."

> Marc



> > An Australian site gave the Guillemot/TM Ferrari FF wheel a 9/10 rating:

> > http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=153

> > --Steve Smith

Stephen Smit

Ferrari FF - Revu from Oz

by Stephen Smit » Fri, 18 Jan 2002 22:53:47

Agreed.  He's no expert.  I even wondered how current this post was.  There
oughtta be some foolproof way to know when something first winged its way
across the ether.


> I own the original Guillemot Ferrari and think that, overall, it is a good
> value and decent quality wheel.

> This guy's rating system must be the kind where every child gets an A for
> effort, though.  The words don't match the rating, nor does it sound like
> this person has ever used another wheel--to have any point of comparison.
> Compared to using the keyboard, yes this wheel gets a 9/10.

> Here are two quotes from the review that are illuminating:

>     "The games I tested with were Need For Speed 5, Formula 1 Racing
> Championship and Nascar 3. All of these games are great racing titles and
> were able to test this wheel to its limits."

>     "In most racing titles you are able to set the strength of the force
> feedback effect. When it was set to default, I found it to be very
powerful
> and sometimes even overwhelming. It certainly adds to the intensity of the
> game and makes it much more realistic. However, during a serious race I
> recommend that you turn it off because, although it is fun, I found it
> slightly more difficult to play when force feedback was turned on."

> Marc



> > An Australian site gave the Guillemot/TM Ferrari FF wheel a 9/10 rating:

> > http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=153

> > --Steve Smith


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