Finally, after years of gaming on my Android devices, I decided to buy a bluetooth controller. This has been something that I had been debating for the past year, but since the Moga Pocket Controller was on sale for $29.99 I decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did.
The controller was a breeze to set up on my Galaxy Note II, only requiring the normal bluetooth setup and the Moga Pivot app. Within ten minutes of opening the box I was already playing The Bard's Tale. Within the Moga app you can see all the games that are officially supported for the controller, which is quite a few, and also see all the games already installed on your device that are supported. At first I thought the app was going to be irritated to have, but after playing with it for a week I've found it easy to use and helpful.
The amount of games officially supported may not seem like many, but new ones are added pretty frequently. This growing list of officially supported games are only a small percent of the games that you can actually play with the controller. Most emulators, like VGBA, support Moga Pocket which makes it worth the price even if it didn't play anything else. Imagine playing all those great games that you used to sink so much time into again on a device you are going to be carrying around anyway. It's awesome.
The controller works really well. I don't think it's missed a single click so far except for when the batteries were incredibly low. The analog sticks work really well but I feel they don't have enough grip. There are small rubber pieces on the tips, but since there is nothing extra your fingers will slip on occasion. There is also no D-pad, which can be slightly annoying if you are playing something that requires a combination of button presses designed for a D-pad.
The fold out arm is designed to hold your phone and would even hold my massive Note II with ease. It would not, however, hold my phone with the Otterbox case on it. It holds the phone firmly and should fit every phone on the market.
This controller should be a no brainer for those of us that love playing emulators on our phones. As far as other games, I would say at the moment the list of games officially supported are rather small. I couldn't even find a true RPG other than The Bard's Tale. Ravensword currently doesn't work with the controller, unfortunately, although it says it's supported.
Despite some flaws, this controller is worth it if you can find it on sale. I love using it with my tablet around the house, and the controller is small enough that you can slide it in your pocket while you're out. If you feel you need something to improve your gaming experience on your tablet or phone, you won't be disappointed in this!
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