Your Mouse Can Win Your Space Battles

By Angie B. Berge


The space battles that game designers are adding in the latest science fiction themed computer games include challenges that will keep you on your toes as you try to defeat your enemies. You will need to take full advantage of all of the weapons, vehicles, and items that you have gained throughout your game if you want to defeat each boss enemy. Althoughmodern games present many difficult challenges, the truth is that the more difficult they are, the more you enjoy the rewarding feeling of having overcome them. The fact thatsome players do not realize, however, is that the keyboard and mouse setup that you are using to play your game could be hindering your battling abilities.

Some normal space battles and most difficult fights require that you use mixed sets of your weapons and special items to win. The normal setup for PC games is using both the keyboard and mouse, which indicates you will have many different buttons to access all kinds of different attacks, items and menus which will help you manage your character's abilities. Carefully designed gaming keyboards and mice can create a difference in your gaming experience by simplifying the process of executing commands in quick succession.

Space battles are not as hard to win when you have the option to program specific keys on your gaming keyboard. Placing important keys closer together and eliminating needless gaps between necessary buttons is part of gaming keyboard design. For instance, you can find keyboards that have programmable buttons near the arrow keys so that you can quickly move your finger from an arrow key that controls movement to a programmed attack key.

If you have thought in the past that your computer's mouse is doing little more than steering your character in the right direction during battles, think again. Gaming mice position buttons in convenient locations that you can reach without having to move your hand, such as around where your thumb normally rests. Thumb buttons are nice because you can click on them and activate an item or ability while you are also using the mouse to move your character or clicking on the buttons to attack.

With just one click or push of a key, you can unleash a series of attacks or a string of commands that includes chat messages and using items with macros. Gaming accessories, such as keyboards and mice, are great for helping you overcome the challenging space battles in your favorite games.




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