If you’ve played more than a few Move-enabled shooters before, you know that, sometimes, holding the Move in one hand and the Navigation Controller in the other doesn’t always work right. On top of that, there’s the fatigue you experience when constantly holding the Move up in games that require you to sway the peripheral to look around.
That’s where Move holsters and rifles come into play. Not only can they make you feel more immersed in the action of the first-person shooter you’re playing, but they can also help your accuracy, and comfort. That being said, when it comes to accuracy, the Flex-Fire by Prodagen aims to conquer all other Move rifles.
How? Well, for one the Flex-Fire has a plethora of features we’ve seen requested in other Move peripherals. An adjustable stock, down-the-barrel iron sights (not iron obviously), and an adjustable hand grip which holsters the navigation controller are just some of the secondary features of the peripheral. However, the showpiece feature of the Flex-Fire is the adjustable articulated barrel. The tip of the barrel can be manipulated and aimed about 15 degrees to either side, as well as vertically. This allows for the player to make slight adjustments to their aim, without having to move their whole upper body and potentially sacrifice accuracy — truly making this peripheral worthy of the name Flex-Fire.
There is also a latch that you can slide forward to lock the barrel into place, to allow for a more traditional feel to your rifle, should you want one. The adjustable stock also helps determine how you want to hold the accessory, and the overall shape and design are both visually pleasing.
The Flex-Fire did have an apparent questionable design choice, not featuring a trigger that connects to the Move trigger. This means that where you’d expect to find a trigger to shoot with, there is instead the L2 button of the Navigation Controller.
I approached PSU member Malcolm, who has played many Move-enabled first-person shooters, and he had the following to say after about an hour of gameplay with the Flex-Fire:
“Before even trying it out, I thought the Flex-Fire was going to completely change the way I played with normal move rifles, and at first it actually did,” he said. “But after playing for a while I quickly realized that I was only using the articulated barrel to aim. I found I was able to achieve better accuracy if I aimed normally, and used the flex tip to stabilize my movement. It’s surprising how such small adjustments make such a big difference.”
“So hide your kids, hide your wife, and get a Flex-Fire and come destroy noobs with me,” he added.
The Flex-Fire can be purchased here, and is available for $29.99 plus shipping.