Trust's offering in this group stands out for several reasons. For a start, the Vibration Feedback Rally Master has a garishly bright red wheel. It also has a separate gearshift as well as buttons on the underside of the wheel itself - in fact no less than two buttons on each side, but these couldn't be described as 'paddles' in the F1 sense.

The wheel doubles as a conventional gamepad, with two clusters of four buttons on each side of the front of the wheel for compatibility with other games. There are also some fake instrument dials on a fake instrument panel. The desk clamp arrangement was the most complex of all, requiring a bag of bolts and bits of plastic. The foot pedals are the least convincing of the group, having a short travel and being a bit too flat in angle for comfort. Connection to the PC is via the traditional PC analogue game port, though some variations of the package are available with a USB adapter.

Then there is Trust's 'vibration feedback' feature, which requires a mains power connection. A cynical mind might be moved to think this was a cheap way to imply force feedback was a feature of the product. Vibration feedback is not force feedback. It's a much simpler and less expensive effect that introduces a vibration to the wheel when the wheel is turned or some buttons or the pedals are used. The more you turn the wheel or press a pedal, the stronger the vibration becomes. It's completely independent of software. Actually, it does add a bit of a fun dimension to the driving experience, but if you don't like it, you can switch it off.

The Trust Vibration Feedback Rally Master is really a very simple analogue game controller that works via the basic 'two axes and four buttons' Windows configuration. No driver software is supplied or required and our box did not contain any bundled games or even demos. The vibration feedback feature is novel, but not everyone will be impressed by it. If you really must have a separate gearshift, the Trust Vibration Feedback Rally Master has one, but it's just a forward/backward two-switch affair.