Initially, I went to Game here in the UK with some vouchers to buy a FF wheel. I was looking for the GT Force wheel (Gran Turismo Wheel) but they didn't have any left. The store managed to transfer 'A' force feedback wheel from a different shop and when I eventually went down there to collect it a few days later, to my surprise it was a Thrustmaster Ferrari wheel. I took it home anyway to give it a whirl and I found it to be quite good. However, it's not compatible with WRC at all, and you can't reconfigure the buttons for GT3, so you have to keep the Dual shock handy, which is a pain in the a$$. I decided to take the wheel back and order the Logitech one.
After some research, I found out that the GT force and the Driving Force are actually different functionally....the driving force has the PS2 controls mounted on the wheel!! I can't believe I hadn't noticed something so obvious. Anyway, I ordered the Driving Force through Amazon and I got it yesterday.........it's awesome!!!
Having tried both wheels in the span of 10 days, here's what I think of both:
The Thrustmaster was big. Aside from the paddles, it also had a sequential shifter on the right making the entire unit bigger. The locking mechanism is one big clamp which couldn't be clamped to my coffee table because the 'arm' of the clamp was too long to clamp onto the table edge and was too short to reach around the undertable frame (I hope that's not too confusing) so I had to use a 1' x 3' sheet of plywood to attach the wheel to and then place it onto the table. Major pain, I was lucky to have that bit of wood kicking around the house, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use it. The part of the wheel that sits on the table has a couple of suction cup things to keep the wheel from twisting which worked well. I only got to use one game which was GT3. The force feedback was very good, very realistic, and translated the cars behaviours very well. The wheel has rubber grips which made my hands sweaty during play which was a bit annoying, so I had to keep wiping my palms on my legs during play. The pedals were very solid and the spring assembly was excellent. I tried it on carpet and had hardly no slipping. The fact that I had to keep using the dual shock to use the menus were a pain bacause some of the buttons worked on the menu and some didn't which is when I had to use the dual shock. The wheel came with a cd to install it onto a pc, I never bothered trying it on my pc but I'm sure that the wheel would be better suited for pc owners than ps2 owners.
The Drivng Force was much smaller. The unit uses two smaller clamps which fit perfectly on to my coffee table without the need for the plywood...what a relief!! The paddle shifters had much more travel than the TM, which made a click every time you depressed it, the DF didn't click, but that didn't bother me. The wheel has ALL the dual shock buttons nicely placed around the wheel including the 4 shoulder buttons, so you can leave the dual shock in the drawer. In game, the force feedback wasn't as strong as the TM and not as good, you don't always feel all the bumps like the TM, but it's only marginally not as good and certainly didn't detract from the experience. The logitech was actually easier to control than the TM making the experience more enjoyable. The grips are also rubber and didn't make my hands sweaty...bonus!! It was fully compatible with WRC which was great. The pedals were also as good as the TM's, only with a cooler drilled pedal look. The Driving Force also comes with a 'lap attachment' which surprisingly suts between your knees....it works, but if you have a table than use the table. It's a bit awkward to turn the wheel while trying to keep your legs straight while your feet are working the pedals, and if you're some who moves their arms across the room when you 'turn right' than this might seem a bit weird.
If buying a wheel for the PS2, I highly recommend the Logitech simply because of versatility. The force feedback is not as strong, but the feel, the controls, the set up, and the game compatability make it the clear winner for me. Marks out of ten for the PS2 are:
Logitech 9/10
Thrustmaster 6/10
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