In Darkstar One the mouse is ideal, for three main reasons. However, in recent years games like Freelancer and X2 – The Threat have changed those requirements, and the mouse is now possibly used by the majority. Games like X-Wing Alliance simply wouldn't allow you to start the game without having a joystick plugged in. Perhaps it would be fair to assume that this has adversely affected games of the 'Elite' genre, which don't intuitively suit the setup. ![]() ![]() The MouseThe mouse and keyboard combo has been the mainstay of the PC gamer's diet. ![]() We used a Razer Krait mouse, a Saitek ST90 joystick and a Logitech Wingman Joypad to see which one made fragging space pirates easiest. Maybe its nostalgia, maybe it's because I think space-sims should play better with a joystick – either way I decided to find out what was the best input device for a game like Darkstar One. In fact the joystick combined all of the best characteristics of mice and joypads in many respects – yet now it languishes in the bottom of your drawer or kicked under your desk, dejected and unused. Joystick, Joypad or Mouse?Whatever happened to the joystick? Once upon a time it symbolised the computer game, used to kill all sorts of bad guys, control characters in 2D fighters and play platform games and puzzlers.
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