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- Reviewed on: 02/05/2008
- Released on: 12/06/2007
One look at Wolfking's Warrior Xxtreme gaming keyboard and you'll probably groan at the idea of learning a new key layout. Our suggestion is that you don't consider it a replacement for your standard keyboard. Instead, think of it as a separate PC gaming accessory, like a joystick. In that mindset, putting the Warrior Xxtreme to use becomes a bit less daunting. Unfortunately, the $80 price tag remains the same no matter how you look at it. Unless your gaming needs truly demand a full-blown keyboard redesign, Wolfking's less expensive Warrior is a much more reasonable option.
Like the Warrior and Wolfking's other gaming keyboard, the Timber Wolf, the idea of the Warrior Xxtreme is to provide PC gamers with a keyboard that makes more keys accessible. But while the Warrior gives you a single keypad, and the Timber Wolf mashes the keypad alongside a traditional keyboard, the Warrior Xxtreme combines the Warrior's keypad with a second, 41 key cluster of letter keys. The idea is that you would use the keypad on the left for controlling your game, and the right side for typing out in-game chat.
We don't think that's actually such a bad idea. Many online games have an in-game chat component, so if you're going to have an extra hardware component that invites you to push your standard keyboard aside, why not take the extra step of giving gamers basic chat capabilities on that same accessory?
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Wolfking Warrior XXtreme command pad:
$68.99
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