Games that use 2 joysticks

Kentucky Windage , Nov 29, Are you using a PlayStation 3 Sixaxis controller? PlanetSide 2 has 4 tabs of keybinding, Infantry, Vehicle and Air. So if you double bind controls to the same buttons they wont effect each other, they'll only do what they are supposed to do when in or out of certain vehicles. Just click each tab and bind the keys you need, you just left click it with the mouse and then push the button on the controller you want it to bind to.

There is a program called "xce" which emulates a xbox controller with any controller, making any controller on PC plug and play with most PC games, i. I would suggest you open a support ticket and ask if the program is safe to use, although it has little interaction with PlanetSide 2, there could still be a possibility of getting banned under third party. The same happens for up down and left. Is there a setting I'm missing?

I see there is a calibrate joystick option. I click it and it opens my Control Panel Windows 8. Is there an option to use the mouse instead of the joystick or keyboard? Playing Maniac Mansion I'd like to just be able to click on the commands and the players using the mouse. Most of my games from the 80's still work today. Learning a lot on this forum and hoping to learn more.

I don't get a choice of button 0, but I set to button 1 on my single button joysticks. Quote: 2. No idea on this one. Quote: 3. The calibrate button is greyed out on my current Win7 system, but I don't remember ever having to do any calibration before. Quote: 4. Then when I load up Blue Maxx the joystick will work and restart the game if pressed to the right as I said before. Then it stops working. I have to reboot to get the Attack 3 back. The Thrustmaster Warthog is hands-down the best PC joystick you can buy.

It's beautifully made, looks like it was ripped straight out of an A, and comes with an industrial-strength that means the only thing left in our post-apocalyptic future will be a bunch of cockroaches trying to figure out how to use these sticks. Sure, it's an expensive unit, but you will know your money's been well spent as soon as you lift the lid on the packaging and pull the setup out. The stick alone weighs a kilo even before it's been screwed down onto the solid, wide metal base.

That's something to behold, but the throttle is something else. It is one of the finest pieces of PC peripheral engineering I've ever experienced. Its casing is entirely made of metal and festooned with buttons. And not just buttons either; extra hat switches adorn the throttle itself, one that can be split in two should you need discrete control, and there are a host of toggles and metal flick switches too.

I will honestly just sit there idly flipping switches even when the thing's unplugged, so satisfying is the action. All that weight means it practically sticks to your desk as you fling your Cobra MkIII around in Elite: Dangerous like a BSG Viper, and if you're so inclined, the drill holes are there if you want to make it a permanent addition too.

It feels great to use in-game, too, providing you with all the possible control permutations you could need without ever having to go near your keyboard again.

The only slight miss, and one that owes to its AC Warthog replica status, is the lack of Z-rotation on the stick to offering rudder control. However, that's easily mapped onto any number of extra hat switches or even extra analog joysticks.

The Warthog was originally released over ten years ago now and yet is still the best you can buy. This explains why the price has steadily crept up since then too. But trust me, if you're serious about the best PC joystick, this is it, and once you pick it up, you'll never think about its price again. An update to the aging X55, the Logitech X56 HOTAS improves nearly every aspect of the older Saitek design, but it still has many of the same features that made its predecessor great.

The throttle can be unlocked to provide inputs for left and right engines individually. The throttle panel also hosts an entire series of metal switches and knobs that feel absolutely awesome. I was a bit disappointed to find out that the metal top plate on both the flight stick and throttle doesn't extend to the base and that both the stick and throttle are composed mostly of plastic.

The hardware still feels sturdy, but the seam running along the joystick handle is a bit jarring given the quality present on the rest of the build.

The entire setup for the X56 is deceptively light. While it does come with suction cups that can be attached to the base for increased stability, without them, I found the stick and throttle far too eager to slip around on my desk. However, for those inclined to make this indulgence a more permanent part of their setup, the X56 has holes present in its bases to allow you to affix it to nearly any surface with the appropriate hardware. Featuring adjustable stick tension and over programmable controls, this throttle and joystick combo is a quality setup.

It's not quite in the same league as the Warthog, but it is a little cheaper. If you're ready to kick tires and light fires, the X56 is a good way to go. Most games that premier in arcades tend to fair better with their original controls and Soul Calibur is no different. Strafing back and forth and playing footsies with your opponent definitely feels better with a joystick, and the game's multitude of different attacking options fairs better with a joystick's button layout.

Playing Smash with a stick is Ever since the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee in , the majority of the community favors the usage of Gamecube controllers for their optimal button layout, as it feels like the controller is perfect for Smash.

Joysticks are typically used for traditional fighters, and Smash is about as far from those traditions as it gets. Guilty Gear is another 2D fighting series with a big emphasis on speed and combos, and the controller benefits have become more narrow when looking at more modern titles. This series does a great job at making pad-warriors not feel left out, but joysticks still have their advantages for most 2D fighters. When executing attack cancels and complicated supers, the flexibility of a joystick and their button layouts usually come out on top in terms of pure execution, but both are a fine choice.

These communities will usually point you in the direction of a joystick, but it's equally important to use what you have fun with.

As a heavily Smash Bros.