The mouse is ergonomic enough with a safe shape that fits most hands. This mouse could be considered a staple shape for FPS shooters and the build quality is alright.

Really good mouse. Gave no problems in gaming and browsing the web. Only thing is you cannot use 400 dpi. It only lets you choose 250-500-1000 etc.

The mouse is great for gaming and such, but if you want to use macros and other binds I would recommend Logitech or another brand as the SteelSeries engine is not good with macros.

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

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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.

Very good for the price but doesn't have very many sensitivity settings and its lighter than I would like though well built. I like being able to have any colour on the lights though.

The Rival may not have as many "bling blings" as the Sensei (which has an LCD display and a 32-bit ARM processor), but it gets back to the core of a great gaming mouse: design, performance, and comfort.

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.