For this evaluation, all of the controllers were tested in the 'Survival' mode of 'DRIVER', from GT Interactive.
All controllers were lined up in a random order, then a few games were played on each, working first down the list, then back up the list.
This was done to negate the effect of any increase of skill which may have occurred during the testing period.
Each controller was used to play 12 games, the highest and lowest scores were dropped, and the remaining 10 were averaged.

• The Viper Analog controller, by Blaze, ranked very high in control, having a highest time of 63 seconds and a lowest time of 26 seconds.
• The Shock ² actually had times ranging from 12 to 71. Most were fairly high, but its scores were not very consistent.
• Saitek's PX2500 was an interesting controller, having some unique features. It actually had the highest score in the evaluation, lasting 78 seconds. Its lowest time was 20 seconds, and the scores used to derive its average score ranged from 22 to 42 seconds.
• The Pro-Shock Arcade stick was the first arcade stick to be evaluated by this method, and some may argue that an arcade stick really doesn't fit this test. I maintain that the test is applicable to almost all (non-specialty) controllers. The Pro-Shock Arcade may not have been at the top of this list, but it's control was pretty good for a digital controller.
• The Hyper Drive scored lowest in pure control in the first implementation of this evaluation, but it should be noted that the Hyper Drive is a digital controller. Had the steering mechanism been analog, I would expect it would have ranked much better.
• The date in the right hand column indicates when the test was run, and consequently, which controllers were tested in the same test group. All controllers sharing the same date were tested during the same session.
• It should be noted that controllers which receive low or inconsistant scores may be tested for as many as three rounds in the same manner as described above. The best score of the three is kept as the final score. The TopDrive Reactor's score is indicative of it's third round, having increased each time. This indicates that the TopDrive Reactor has a longer learning curve than most, but may, indeed, be able to attain a higher score with great practice. Since this study is concerned with 'relative' control, three rounds is the most allowed for any controller.