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With a great feel, tons of flexibility, and a new HID mode, the Moga Pro Controller is the best mobile gaming controller yet.

The MOGA Pro controller is an attractive peripheral that makes gaming on an Android device more enjoyable. While a little bulky, it offers quick, responsive console-style controls. Though its price tag of $49 is a little steep for casual users.

It gets its incredibly specialized job done like a champ, and looks good doing it.

The pricetag on this device is perfectly suited to how much it’s worth – just $49 USD and you’ll be kicking your Android gaming experience into high gear.

Moga Pro is aiming to make something that's easy to set up and easy to start enjoying, which I think is laudable. The controller itself is really comfortable, and well-designed for its niche purpose.

Overall everything about the MOGA Pro makes it a worthy successor to the original. The joysticks are better and smooth, the buttons have the right amount of feel and feedback, and the grip and ergonomics are just excellent.

The Moga Pro is a solidly built, comfortable controller. Where the Moga felt a bit constricting and prone to causing hand cramps over long use, the Moga Pro feels as natural as a regular game console controller.

As we played through a few levels of “Dead Trigger,” we immediately noticed the Pro’s solid weight and the ridged, soft-touch grips. Our index fingers wrapped easily around the controller, and the buttons and triggers delivered strong springy feedback.

Overall, the experience of using the Moga Pro is a good one, providing much greater control compared to Android's usual touch screen controls. First-person shooters in particular are dramatically better, and the benefits for a reflex-intensive game like Pac-Man are obvious.

If you're after something larger, then the Moga Pro might be what you're looking for. This is a full-sized Xbox-style controller that gives you a D-pad over the other controls that you get on the Pocket, as well as larger grips for a more comfortable, longer gaming experience.

Loss of portability aside, the Moga Pro bests its predecessor in every way. It's familiar, comfortable and really improves the mobile gaming experience where touchscreen controls tend to be a glass ceiling.

Without question, this wireless gamepad replicates the home console experience, seeing that its control scheme, build quality, and overall feel are nearly identical. Even better, you’ll be able to attach your smartphone to it.

Now, docking a phone into a real controller and playing games on it won’t be for everybody. But for people who love platformers and other core games that use virtual sticks and buttons, the MOGA Pro Controller will feel like a godsend.

The device is one of many that will enable you to enjoy free-to-play Android games with a traditional console-style controller, rather than the touchscreen on your smartphone or tablet.

The only real issue that stands in front of both MOGA peripherals at this point is support. Android is there and the games list continues to grow. Windows Phone 8 developers can now code their games to play nice with MOGA as well. This is still a very new development, however.