Grind 2

In Order To get Grid 2 working with your Logitech Rumblepad 2, the xbox 360 way, with A B X Y buttons showing up... Yeah the way we all like and love it... You have to do the following...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll
XInputTest.exe

Then copy them into the following folder :

C:\Program Files (x86)\GRID 2\

Or if you have it installed elsewhere, try to find the following file :  grid2.exe, and place the files in that folder...

This game Rocks, and it tells me somehow that it's time for an upgrade, it's not running very smooth on my old gaming rig... But don't get me wrong, this game is truly awesome, and if you are a driving game fan, and like games like FUEL, DIRT and The NFS series. Then don't miss this game, I've never even seen the original GRID, and from what I hear even if you did not like the first game, you need to give this one a go. Now off to the land of racing...

The only thing so far that bugs me, is the "fans" and "web" look of the dashboard. I wish Games and Movies would stop these trends of trying to mimic the web...
  

DiRT Showdown

To get DiRT Showdown working with your Logitech Rumblepad 2 or Dual Action Gamepad you will have to...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll
XInputTest.exe

and copy them into folder :

\Program Files (x86)\DiRT Showdown\

if you have any trouble to locate the folder, you may try to find the file :

showdown.exe

and place the files in the same folder, and it should all work just fine.

I'm now off to enjoy this excelent driving game...

MUD - FIM Motocross World Championship

To get MUD - FIM Motocross World Championship to work with Logitech Rumblepad2 or Dual Action Gamepad, you will have to...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

Place these filed into :

\Program Files (x86)\Milestone\MUD\

Or the folder where MUD.exe is located.

Then you will have to go into the controller setup, to change to Joypad. This will not give you the normal Xbox 360 gamepad icons, but it will work pretty much the same.

Ridge Racer Unbounded

To get Ridge Racer Unbounded working with your Logitech Rumblepad2 or Dual Action Gamepad, just do the following...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

into the installed game directory like :


\Program Files\NAMCO BANDAI Games\Ridge Racer Unbounded\


Now, being a Ridge Racer fan since the first game on PS1, I have my hopes on this title. I love that these guys are not staying console only, the PC is the platform of the future, oh yeah...

Need for Speed: The Run

In order to get Need for Speed: The Run, working with your Logitech Rumblepad2 or Dual Action Gamepad, you just need to do the following...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

into the installed game directory like :

\Program Files (x86)\Need for Speed The Run\

On in case you don't know where it is located try to search for :

Need For Speed The Run.exe

And place the files in the same directory as the .exe file.

Now, I am going to enjoy this great game with my Logitech game pad!

Cars 2: The Video Game

Cars 2: The Video Game, works perfectly fine with your Logitech Rumblepad 2 or Dual Action Gamepad. But if you want to spice it up a bit you can install the xbox 360 joypad emulation... It won't change the button layout, but it will give you a more familiar way to navigate...

Download :

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

or

http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Extract the files :

dinput8.dll
xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

and copy them into folder :

\Program Files (x86)\Disney Interactive Studios\Cars 2\

This game is mainly for the younger of us, or your kids... Take a look at it before you decide, the first looks will probably not amaze anyone, but it could be fun for the kids, especially if they got a bit of a story line in the play, and not just plain racing... Did not get that far yet.

Test Drive Unlimited 2

Finally the wait is over and I get to enjoy Test Drive on my PC hooked up to my HD TV, in high definition...

This will be an awaited enjoyment, to install the xbox 360 emulation, you just need to download and install the files...

http://rapidshare.com/files/343322681/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar
http://xinput.googlecode.com/files/xbox360cemu.v.3.0.rar

Unpack and install in the following location, where your game should be...

\Program Files\Atari\TDU2\

xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll

In the game itself, press 'esc' to bring up the menu, select 'Controls' press the * shaped button at the bottom of the menu to detect devices, and flip over to the device, and off you go with full game-pad control.

Split/Second

Split/Second is a great racing game, and it will support your logitech rumblepad 2 or dual action game pad out of the box.

Now, I'll dig deeper into the world of racing with Split/Second, to see if this game live up to the hype. And after an hour of play, I must say this game is pretty entertaining. My favorite racer is still the Burn out series, but this game is pretty awesome, with a game pad it got a real "console" gaming feeling in it.

I heard this game is not working with the xbox 360 controller. If anyone knows that is so please let us know. Yeah, again... This game does rock, but try it before you buy it...

Fuel

FUEL delivers exhilarating, spectacular races, at any time of day in a huge range of vehicles. Experience the dynamic weather system and witness how deadly tornadoes and sandstorms affect the way your race plays out. Negotiate diverse terrain from deep snow to arid riverbeds, battle the elements and pull off stunning stunts as you race and explore an epic world on an unprecedented scale.

After install you need to copy the following in to the directory you installed the game :

http://rapidshare.com/files/249164419/xinputemu3.0.zip

Program Files/Codemasters/FUEL

xbox360cemu.ini
xinput1_3.dll
xinput9_1_0.dll
XInputTest.exe

And the game will work fine, it's quite a good game, as a dedicated racing fan I would so far rate this game as a 8 out of 10. It was a bit low frame-rate on my setup in high detail, I'll try and tweak it to a better setup. It's just to bad there is no in-game options to tweak the performance, so it's painful to restart the game each time, just to see how well it does.

Edit: After some playing, I must stay that this one of the better driving overall action games I've seen for a long time, I'm a big fan of it and if you're into driving you cannot pass this one, I would not really understand why anyone would give this game a low overall score. And yes, first time I tried I got a bit low frame-rate, but that was my computer beeing on to long, :) It works fine with default settings at full frame-rate.

Released : 30 June 2009