INTRODUCTION

   Double Dragon may have been one of the very first beat'em up games i ever played back in the late 80's (back then of course we all used to frequent places with Arcade games) but it certainly wasn't the last so many others followed later on both on the Amiga 500/Plus and the PC including most titles in the extremely popular Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat series. It's worth pointing out that back then due to the type of controllers used in Arcade games joysticks were the way to go (either with the Amiga or the PC) if you wanted to play any game including soccer titles like Kick Off and FIFA international soccer. This of course changed when the first next generation consoles came out so the mighty joystick was for the most part replaced with the gamepad which offered more buttons and thus faster reaction times. Today the market is literally filled with gamepads of all sizes by both popular and unknown manufacturers and after receiving an invitation by a rather new manufacturer called EasySMX asking us to test one of their latest wireless models we accepted.

   EasySMX Network Technology is an innovative technology company established in 2012. We are headquartered in Shenzhen, a fast-growing high tech city of China. As from 2014, we started to focus on gaming peripherals and accessories with a mission is to selling high quality gaming accessories every gamer can afford and rely on. We have already established direct connections with many excellent suppliers in China, and gathered a large number of outstanding R&D talents to deliver high quality products to gamers over the worlds. Our products have been selling on Amazon in U.S. UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan and get high appraisal from customers. In the near future, we plan to include other international markets, and create more winning gaming accessories for our customers.

   Just like with most gamepads out in the market currently the ESM-9013 Game Controller is largely based on the original DualShock controller bundled with the very first SONY PlayStation game console. Of course it also looks a lot like the XBOX 360 controller but still the original DualShock gamepad is pretty much where it all started even for the XBOX controllers. In terms of available controls the ESM-9013 features two analog sticks, single four-way digital cross (directional pad or d-pad for short), 4 fire/action buttons (Y/X/B/A), two shoulder (bumper) buttons and two trigger buttons. Also thanks to a bundled nano receiver the ESM-9013 makes use of a 2.4GHz wireless system (32.8ft/10 meter range) which is compatible with Windows PC's (XP/7/8/8.1/10), PlayStation 3 Game Consoles and Android devices (from version 4.0 and above) so you don't have to worry about cables getting in the way of enjoying your favorite game. Last but not least the ESM-9013 gamepad features an asymmetric vibrating motor and with the help of two 1800mAh AA batteries it can keep going for up to a total of 20 hours.