Sandio 3d game o2

At night, the O2 looks impressive. To change dpi modes on the fly, I had to press both side buttons simultaneously. Normally mice with this feature have a dedicated on-the-fly dpi button, which is something I would have like to have seen.

In a future version, Sandio should look into a dedicated button for this purpose. Read my roundup of the Best Gaming Mice and Keyboards. Playing newer games with the O2 proved that with some software customization, you can easily play games without even touching the keyboard.

This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. When playing an FPS, you can move each in a specific way to make your character move. For example, pushing forward with the right stick and pulling back on the left one makes your character turn left. Again, there's an initial awkwardness that goes away after a few minutes of use and some training.

The thumb sticks also serve a purpose in other games by acting as programmable macro buttons. Another nice feature is the attachable back fin which acts as a palm rest. As with everything else on the mouse, I wasn't sure if I would like the fin, but it actually become one of my favorite features; not only did it keep my palm from dragging all over the mouse pad which is one of my really bizarre personal dislikes but it also added a little speed to my in-game reaction time.

The fin nearly doubles the Game 02 's length, which can make it unwieldy on some desks like the podium in my classroom , which was the feature's only drawback. As far as response goes, the Game O2 is great. It supports up to dpi, which is indicated by color of the mouse wheel.

The first time out with the Game O2 , I found it to be a little too oversensitive, but this was another thing that I simply got used to after playing around with a few applications. The mouse worked best for strategy games; the sensitivity was spot on and the added macro buttons really helped to speed up some functions. As for shooters, which the mouse advertises the most, the performance depended mostly on the game. Using the 3D options comfortably requires two hands, which takes some acclimation.

Essentially, you hold the bottom of the mouse in one hand and place your other hand over the top to manipulate the analog sticks and scroll wheel. This was slightly awkward, especially since we sometimes had to switch between 2D and 3D functions and use the keyboard. The teflon feet, however, did provide perfect resistance to our desktop surface in 2D mode. We were able to flick and move our reticle across the screen with ease. This 3D mouse is intended for gaming.

Specifically, it's for games like World of Warcraft or first-person shooters like Call of Duty. To play these games in 3D mode, you need to set up a profile with Sandio's bundled software, which includes 40 profiles for games such as Call of Duty 2, Civilization IV, and Half-Life 2.

For all other games, however, you need to either create your own profile for the game by mapping the joysticks to keystrokes or use one of the other profiles and tweak it as needed.

City of Heroes doesn't come with a profile, so we had to create our own. Because the software offers no automation, you have to scrutinize the control menu of your game in order to configure the mouse, a very imprecise science.