Razer Naga Mouse and Megasoma Mouse Pad

Introduction

Razer Naga

Razer has always been one of our favorite gaming companies and when they came up with the Razer Naga mouse and Megasome mouse pad we knew we had to have hands on and give them a run for their money. To that end we forced ourselves to play endless hours of stand alone games and several marathon online MMOG gaming sessions to test the Naga and Megasoma combination.

With a 12 thumb button grid handy for online MMOG gaming the Naga is sure to be a force in online gaming as soon as people find out how much easier it is to thumb the keys than stab at the keyboard to use the all important 1 - 12 keys on the keyboard. No longer do you have to make that frantic dive for the keyboard, you can simply thumb a button and use whatever function you have bound to the key, or use one of Razer's preset profiles available for download on the Razer Webby.

With typical Razer styling the Naga promises to revolutionize MMOG gaming and take it to a new level. The Thumb-pad also doubles as a numeric keypad if you happen to be a bookkeeper with a bionic thumb and the Naga Functions well in standalone games but functionality on the 12 button keypad is limited because Razer hasn't released a Programmable button utility for stand alone games. So if you want extensive support for stand alone games you will have to map the game commands to 1 - 12 instead of mapping the games commands to the mouse keys. We've been in contact with Razer about the lack of programmable keys for stand alone games and here's what we got directly from them.

1. When we first designed the Naga, we were focused on making this the ultimate MMO gaming mouse and we were focused on in-game add-ons as the primary mode of remapping keys, creating macros etc so that we would not run afoul of the terms of service and the game experience that the developers wanted to create for the gamers.

2. Software driver remapping of keys is a standard function for most of Razer products and we do have suitable solutions that we intend to release in the near future but we are working closely with the MMO developers to ensure that any such release will not detract from the game experience of MMOs.

3. As such, do stay tuned and we expect to release a software update shortly that will enable out of game remapping functionality but in the meantime, the Razer Naga will do what we promise – provide the ultimate experience and edge in MMO games such as World of Warcraft, Warhammer, and more too come...

We appreciate Razer listening to us and the gaming community and adding support for programmable keys in the near future and their promise of adding extended functionality based on our, and end user, feedback just shows you how much Razer really cares about the gaming community. To Razer specifically, Sorry we were such a persistent pain when it came to programmable buttons for the Naga but we really want to PWN in stand alone games too!

Razer Megasoma

Included with our press kit was the Megasoma Mouse pad so we are bundling the Megasoma review with the Naga review. You should take note though that the Megasome mouse pad is not bundled with the Naga for retail purchase and the Megasome must be purchased separately.

The Megasoma is a white silicone like high end mouse pad with the unique feature that it has an embedded glow in the dark pattern in it. Like most of the Razer products we have high expectations for the Megasome.

We've seen at least one product from Razer that wasn't black, a set of high end gaming ear-buds but when a Razer Product isn't black it's a shock to us. The Megasoma's white silicon like shade makes a nice contrast to the Naga and even more so when your gaming with the ambient lighting in the room muted.