Total Game Control

Total Game Control Editor's Review

Total game control is a handy utility for anybody that plays video games and that wants to experience more, with access to any peripheral, re-bindable controls in all games, as well as a great deal more. What does it actually do? Despite a simple appearance, total game control gives you access to a set of extremely tools which will help you play your games in a way more comfortable.

The first thing total game control can offer is the ability to use any device and map it to your keyboard. Why is this needed? Not all games have the ability to simply plug and play all devices into it, and have it immediately work and be set up. This means you have to use your keyboard, or with the use of this program you can map the device to your keyboard. Which devices are worth doing this for? Firstly, if you want to use an xbox 360 or PS3 controller in any PC game, because it is more comfortable or because you are playing a game which works better on controllers, such as racing or fighting games.

Besides computers, there are also other applications. This includes allowing you to use any device with input, and making specific input correspond to one of the keys. An example of this would be if you have a joystick, racing wheel or or any other device that can send signals. For this purpose total game control is a very handy tool to use, as many games will not accept inputs that are not keyboard keys, meaning you will have to bind any keys indirectly through your keyboard. Another benefit is for analogue inputs (not on or off, but a range of inputs) you can have it count as a keystroke once it reaches a threshold you decide, which is handy for uses such as triggers.

Total game control does have other uses besides external devices however, which adds a key feature that almost all games (with very few exceptions that include the half-life and portal series) are missing, which is re-bindable keys. In most games, if you want to change the control scheme, your only option is to pick from some pre-defined combinations. This is not ideal if you want something unconventional, such as the ability to use I,J,k and L in the place of the traditional WASD, or any other non-traditional combinations. Without a program to re-bind your keys you would traditionally have to just suffer, but with a program like total game control you can easily cater for your own needs by making profiles for certain key combinations when you play games, even allowing you to have a different profile for each application you use!

The presentation of total game control is one of the upsetting things, and one of the parts that may tempt you to look elsewhere for a program that fulfils these needs. This is because it is very plain, being black and white, lacking all colour. This makes it terrible for people that enjoy colour or that enjoy applications from any time in the 21st century.  However, if this is something you can look past, there are a great array of uses for total game control.

4/5

Total Game Control Publisher's Description

Total Game Control gives you the ultimate control over your games. It works by mapping keyboard, mouse, and other events of your choosing to the controls on your game pad or joystick. Set up the controls the way you want. Tie complex moves to a single button, or map them to any combination of controls. No other game profiler offers all of the features or the ease of use that Total Game Control gives you. Works with any gaming device. Also works with console game pads such as Sony Playstation®, PS2, Gamecube, XBox, etc. when connected through a PC adapter.

Free download from Shareware Connection - Total Game Control maps keyboard, mouse, or other events to the controls on your game pad or joystick. Set up the controls the way you want. Tie complex moves to a single button, or map them to any combination of controls. Works with any game device.