Motorola Droid 2 Game Gripper Review [Video]

• Kevin Krause
• 13 years ago

For hardcore mobile gamers and fans of old-school 8-bit and 16-bit action, a hardware keyboard and some slick Android emulators are a must. But if you already meet those requirements and call yourself a real gaming fanatic, the Game Gripper is essential to bringing the feel of a real old-school handheld system right to your smartphone. The folks at Game Gripper started with the Motorola Droid, and while they have released quite a few models since then, we thought it would only be right to check out one of their latest offerings in the form of the Droid 2 Game Gripper.

It does everything the original did to create an intuitive interface for gaming in a package that seems all together more solid than the original. In the case of the buttons feeling a bit stiff, the solidity may have hurt the new Game Gripper a bit, but it works no worse because of it. The button layout becomes a bit tight leaving room for those with big thumbs to mash the wrong button every once in a while, and an irregular layout due to the new Droid 2 keyboard might take a bit of getting used to. The good news is the Droid 2 Game Gripper gains an additional two buttons that make the most sense as static Start/Select buttons, freeing up extra controls for use in-game. For the price of $14.99 mobile gamers really can’t go wrong by picking one up. Check out the video for a look at the thing in action.