SteelSeries is no slouch when it comes to computer peripherals designed with the enthusiast in mind. Their latest creation, the Rival, is a precision, "back to basics" wired optical mouse.

Button Feel; Custom Illumination; SteelSeries Engine 3 Software; Extremely Accurate

Six Buttons; Very Light

The SteelSeries Rival is about as bare-bones as a gaming mouse can be. Only six buttons and a scroll wheel? Madness!

Today's review will be focusing on the SteelSeries Rival which is a more recent addition to SteelSeries arsenal and one that, surprisingly, ships with an optical sensor as opposed to the ever present laser sensors mostly found in contemporary gaming mice.

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SteelSeries have long been established as one of the major players for enthusiast gaming peripherals. When we reviewed their Sensei mouse a while back we found it to be one of the best gaming mice around and they had huge success with their World of Warcraft devices, the first edition selling so...

An ergonomic design that works and solid features lend to the SteelSeries Rival's many strengths as a gaming mouse.

If you need a gaming mouse than this is it! It's that simple!

Great entry level gaming mouse. The sensor can be a bit iffy at times. The mouse is very simple, with only two side buttons and a DPI switch button. The mouse is small, so it's more suited towards those with smaller hands.

Small; simple

lacks some features

There is a known problem with this mouse where one click will double click. It is infuriating. I bought one thinking it'd last at last a year before I ran into any trouble, but instead encountered this problem within a week. Returning.it.

I bought this along with a qck mouse pad and the mouse feels great with it , response and feel is great on it . great engine to dial it in and greatvcolor combos to make it to your liking .