Good iOS MFI game controllers.

Delivery:
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4 business days by DHL.

Packing:
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Frustration-Free Packaging expedient.

The Contoller:
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SteelSeries Stratus XL is the 2nd generation of the MFI (Made for iPhone) controller. This controller I find very high. The feel is similar to my Xbox 360 Controller. Unlike the 1st Gen controllers a lot has changed in quality area. All buttons have a good tactile feedback. The shoulder buttons R2 and L2 terrible, this is a slight getting used, as you will not receive feedback. Especially for players who put their finger on it, it can happen that the button is pressed unintentionally. All buttons are pressure sensitive. After Apple's MFI specifications.
The two analog joystick are not like the Xbox 360 Layout displaced but both as a PS controller front.

In Shutdown:
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The controller has the 2 supplied AA batteries also logged to insert the same on iPad 2 with iOS 8.3 Air. It should be noted here that always connects the controller with the last connected device. To clear the History in the controller, you should for 5 Sec. the pairing button and hold.
I had initially this to report a problem with the coupling of the controller, after I tried the PC, (he was recognized, did not work) and then again on the iPad. , Then I received an error message when connect. This problem I have solved, in whom I am the controller removed from the list of known devices in the iPad and new couples.

A little instruction in the form of a multilingual leaflet is included in the box under the controller packaging and understandable. Plus, there's a SteelSeries sticker.

Next, I have been playing a new firmware. For this, the controller must be connected to the PC via USB. The Micro USB are located in the battery compartment. A cable is not supplied. The firmware is obtained on the manufacturer's site. The update worked evidently not without friction, since the software update was no feedback. Here I once let the USB controller recognize as a new device on the PC and then only install the software update and you should have a little patience.
Note also that you can switch the controller with a "switch", so that it does not consume power in standby. This saves the batteries. Share the opinions about the use of batteries. I personally prefer this method but use batteries. The manufacturer 40std. Game time. This I could not test so far.

Use:
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I have not bought the controller to play games on the iOS iPad or iPhone. Much more I feel to Game streaming from a PC to the iPad 2 iOS 8.3 Air.
I can say that the controller is wonderfully recognized by the Limelight App and the controller latency free converts all inputs. For iOS games I can not tell much, I only can try Worms 3. Again, everything is identified and latency-free implemented. iOS supported MFI Controller Games are to my knowledge, still very scarce. The manufacturer has on his side a list of compatible games.

Price-Performance:
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The controller is good, in the processing and functionality. However, one wonders why such a MFI (Made for iPhone) controller has to be so expensive. I find the price / performance ratio 2/10. But if you want to have one of the best MFIs Controller, you get not around it.

Conclusion:
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The SteelSeries Stratus XL is certainly one of the best MFIs controller. If you have the required cash and also the iPad (or iPhone) draws on the games, you can not get better. The price, however, has washed. Given the hitherto small number of supporting games, you should consider whether you often plays like the iPad on a small screen. With Game Streaming has a wider horizon of games that can be streamed directly from the computer to the iPad. This technology is just in its starting blocks for iOS. - The quality and the function I can recommend the controller. From not price. There is then a star deduction.