"Piece o Sh*t is giving it too much credit" This peice of crap is useless. Everytime i play Microsoft Flight Simulator with it, my aircraft always slowly banking to the right, or sometimes wont even turn to the right at all! you all are lucky it works for a few minutes, with me its more like 45 seconds, updated drivers and it loses center calibration and i cant recalibrate it. Logitech forgot to mention that this joystick is useless and sucks. I suggest you spend your money on Ice Cream instead of this crap. From Bryan Richards, March 25, 2005
"Both X and Y axes behave erratically" I use the Attack 3 to play NFS Underground 2. Right before I launch the game, I always open up Game Controllers in the Control Panel to make sure that the crosshair is in the center and that the crosshair is able to reach all four corners. If it isn't, I unplug the USB connecter, plug it back in, and launch the game. If it is, I just launch the game.
I play the game, and for five minutes, everything is O.K.. After about five mintues, the car begins to slightly veer off to the right. I ALT-TAB the game and check out Game Controllers. The crosshair is situated between the center and the right. I move the stick around and the crosshair goes crazy. I unplug the USB connecter and plug it back in, and the crosshair is at the center again and can touch all four corners. I bring back NFS Underground 2, and everything is O.K. again...for a few minutes. Then I have to ALT-TAB again, bring up Game Controllers, and, well...you know the rest.
The crosshair just doesn't stay in the center. I installed the latest Wingman software, but there's no option to calibrate the joystick. The only way I can refresh the stick is by unplugging it and plugging it back in. Sometimes, the crosshair can't even touch all four corners.
This is my second Logitech stick. The first one I got was the Extreme Digital 3D, and that one had problems with the twist and crosshair. My friend's Extreme Digital 3D had the same problems, and his was a newer model! What is it with Logitech joysticks? From Warren, December 20, 2004
"I bought it once: Piece of Sh*t" This joystick is useless. I'm really mad that I didn't read this reviews before buying... I bought because it saw it and it seemed good. And it was Logitech after all... Well, what can I say? The same problem happened with me, too: The X-Axys becomes useless after some time. Another problem that I found is that this thing is freaky sensible. Did you ever played 3D-Shooter games with a high-sensibility mouse setting? Well, it's the same thing with this. I played IL:2 Sturmovich and a few others games (including Need For Speed HP2) and had the same problem. No kind of calibration worked. No additional software fixed it. It's terrible. No matter what I did, it was freaking sensible. So:
- DID LOGITECH EVER TEST THIS PIECE OF SHIT? From David, September 04, 2004
"Did they ever test this thing?" If I can stop just one person from buying an Attack 3, I'll be satisfied. Thinking that third time's a charm, I'm on my third stick in five months. Same problem every time. It's fine for a week, until like others have said, the X-axis starts behaving erratically, and eventually becomes uncontrollably wild.
I've even gone so far as using third-party software to try and adjust the dead-zones and calibration readings. Alas, the Attack 3 overcomes them all, the sensor readings are rabidly epileptic, and beyond help.
If you're looking for a budget stick, STAY AWAY. If you own one, take it back, it doesn't get better or 'settle in'.
This stick is going back for the third time and I will no longer buy any Logitech products. I'd have been happy to pay an extra $20 for a well made, durable controller, but Logitech have contracts with every major store to sell this piece of junk and other, slightly higher priced junk, so buying an alternative brand is a hassle, a goose chase and a long drive. From bluestar77, June 04, 2004
"Just 'cos it's Logitech doesn't mean it's good - here's proof..." I was in the market for a reasonably priced, reliable analog joystick. Logitech has a great rep for quality controllers, and the Attack 3 was only $55.00 Australian, so I went for it.
I took the thing home and it installed without a hitch (Win98SE). It had a nice feel to it, and (for me, anyway) comfortably placed buttons. It seemed to work well, and I was a happy camper.
However, after a while playing Rally Championship 2000 (I know, nothing like keeping up with the times :) I noticed my car began occasionally veering unpredictably to the right. This was very annoying, so I opened the Control Panel and tested the joystick. Sure enough, the crosshair was not tracking properly in the right hand direction. It jumped and wobbled, and generally misbehaved. I had been using the Attack 3 for less than a week. Ho hum, must've got a dud...
Luckily the Logitech warranty is more solid than this stick was, so I took it back to Harvey Norman (Gold Coast) where the problem was verified and the stick replaced with a new Attack 3.
Needless to say, one week later I was back at Harvey Norman returns desk, with my knackered replacement joystick... with EXACTLY the same problem as the first. The guys there were great and gave me credit to use on a new (different, this time) stick. I also suggested to them that this was probably a faulty product line, having since read the other reviews on this site...
So I walked out of the store with a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, and $25.00 less than I went in with. I'm hoping it's money well spent, so far the 3D Pro is faring well, but I've only had it a few hours.
I think Logitech might have dropped the ball with the Attack 3... it is a good stick, except for the fact that it only works properly for a few days! My suggestion is to avoid this thong like the plague. I think the best thing for Logitech would be to get this product off the market as soon as possible.
Highly NOT recommended.
(Many thanks to Harvey Norman, who were very understanding throughout this whole sorry affair!) From Tony Bart, January 30, 2004
"X-Axis Problems" After several hours of use the X-axis now permanently leans to the right. Uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers fixes the problem for a few minutes... then back to lean. After reading several other reviews with same issue I've decided to return it. From Incisor, November 26, 2003
We're currently upgrading our user review system; so we won't be accepting new reviews for now. Attack 3 Joystick Specs
Interface(s)
Original USB
Released date
September 2003
Platforms
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, MacOS 9.1
