Now the fun finally begins: let’s see how we fared on the digital battleground with our new weapon. The weight adjustment put us on a good mood for FPS gaming: selecting the weights and inserting the cartridge in the bottom of the mouse felt like loading a customized assault rifle to rain death upon our enemies. We choose a 18 g weight increase so the rifle… we mean, the mouse got more stable for precise shooting – it suited our style of playing, favoring the Recon class from BF 2142. If you prefer faster battle movements and a quicker assault action you should go with a lighter mouse. An even heavier mouse – 36 g increase – is a good choice for stationary snipers (called ”campers“ on game parlance).

While playing, we got used to changing mouse sensitivity anytime the situation called for it.  If we were exploring some enemy base, the 800 dpi gave us the best balance between precision if we had to shoot some approaching enemy and mobility to move around with ease. Once inside a vehicle, the ideal setting was the highest possible – 2,000 dpi – so we could gain a quicker response from the otherwise sluggish weaponry. And the lowest 400 dpi proved useful to gain a firmer grip when aiming for the always difficult headshot. As we said, we changed the sensitivity settings all the time to respond to a variety of situations during gameplay.

The G5 provided a new gaming experience, more serious, focused and rewarding, better suited for a FPS than a run-of-the-mill mouse. With a comfortable grip and adjustable weight, it can sustain several hours of gaming without hand tiredness. Besides gaming, the G5 is a useful mouse for other applications due to the several button assignments. But beware the highest sensitivity setting: the 2,000 dpi is unsuited for Windows applications. We ended up clicking anywhere but the place we wanted because the cursor moved so fast.

In final analysis, the G5 Logitech mouse is a winner in every level. It has a sharp presentation, nice features, precise response and it’s even a great mouse even if you’re not a hardcore gamer. If you are, you can go no wrong: let the enemies pile up dead in front of you.