MOGA Mobile Android Gaming System

After reading literally dozens of reviews about various controllers of different prices I plumbed for the cheapest since I would be less put out if it didn't work out (as I was half expecting).ONLY CONS: free games: pacman would not download; MOGA code for another free game did not work. I didn't want them anyway so does not affect my star rating.VR GAMES: after downloading "MOGA pivot", "MOGA universal driver" and "MOGA VR" and setting it up as per youtube video (very helpful geek) it worked with all my VR cardboard games and I didn't have to mess around with configuring each key - just ran all my VR games via "MOGA VR" and it did everything for me.NOTE: I did try and configure everything myself without help and got nowhere - nothing worked - so don't try that. There are very helpful people out there posting youtube videos - thanks to them.BLUETOOTH: I've had in the past (with speakers) the notorious pairing problems expressed by so many a review, but am glad to say I didn't have any pairing problems.with this yetFEEL: for a tenner it feels pretty good, not at all the "cheap plastic feel" expressed by reviews on controllers that cost £40+

Build quality is good, controls feel nice and its a pretty decent piece of kit. So why two stars? Theres no HID mode. This controller will only work with games you can find on the Moga Pivot app. (aka no custom mapping support) Another reason, you can only connect one controller at a time. So no using these for multiplayer games. Shame really...

I used this on a Samsung Galaxy S3 and was pleasantly surprised with how well this controller coped with 90% of compatible games. The controller comes very well packaged, looks and feels very premium in the hand and was just generally impressed with the overall build quality from the controller itself to the fake leather bag that comes with it. I was also surprised with how comfy the controller was to hold and how responsive the thumbsticks are. But there are a few things about this controller that ever so slightly let it down, some are fixed with other more expensive MOGA controllers, others aren't and wont ever be. Now keep in mind for the price this is a great controller and the reasons I believe this controller isnt as good as is could be really dont matter all that much for this price, but its something buyers should know before hand.To use this controller you need to use the MOGA pivet app, on the app it shows you all the games that are Moga compatible and unfortunately there arent that many... theres alot dont get me wrong but theres also alot of games that work on all bluetooth controllers that dont work with pivet, there is a work around with another non official app but thats a pain to use and doesnt work half the time. So if youre gonna be buying any MOGA controllers check first if your favourite games work with it.So thats the reason all MOGA controllers are slightly flawed.And this is why this one might not be the best option MOGA wise... So take a game like GTA SanAndreas. Game works flawlessly with this controller, but.... This controller doesnt have enough buttons to be able to do everything using the controller so you end up having to awkwardly press the screen whilst driving to do drivebys and a few other things. This is fixed with more expensive models that fully replicate a console controller though.All in all this is a great controller for £7 but it has its flaws, some that this model only has others that branch out across all MOGA's controllers. but if you want something small, portable and you know the games you want to play work with it then this honestly isnt a half bad buy. Just dont expect to play emulators with it cus theres no support whatsoever.

Theres a lot to like about this, the compatibility is good, it works exactly as you would expect, and lasts for ages on the AAA batteries. A personal complaint is that the face buttons are very noisy when you press them, its very noticeable, especially if using it in public, but overall I have gotten a lot of use out of this recently. the sliders do the job in 3rd person action games like dark knight rises, but are not very useful in FPS such as modern combat 4 and shadow gun, its very hard to get the sensitivity right to use effectively for targeting. After seeing the revision, the MOGA hero power (sadly not released in the UK) I would suggest to save your money for that, similar compact design, sticks instead of sliders and bigger battery with opportunity to charge your phone.This is the best you can get at this price, but I would definitely splash a little more for the features on the hero when it finally releases over here.

I feel bad about the 1 star rating - this controller is pretty neat, come's nicely packaged, case included. When working is very easy to set-up. At first looks well built.Unfortunately both controllers (the first being defective and not able to pair) i tested emitted a high pitch noise. The left battery cover was also very loose...so whilst feeling initially well built clearly is not.When i received the replacement controller and paired i tried the bundled pacman download. Maybe a poor choice of game as really showed up the moga pocket to give you a disadvantage when it came to navigating through that maze. I didn't notice any significant lag but actually trying to move pacman at critical moments wasn't always successful; i.e. no use for anything remotely difficult.Saying all this i would have rated this 2/3 stars if the 2nd controller i was sent hadn't emitted the same high-pitch noise as the first.