There are many types of games and mostly use a keyboard and a mouse to play them. 
There are some games that are better played using a PC controller. The controllers as an example are joystick, gamepads, wheels, Pedals, etc… There are games like flight simulators who require cockpit equipment like joysticks, or flight sticks, pedals, throttle, etc… In case you like more to drive fast on car/bike race simulators, then you can use a joystick, or a gamepad or a wheel and pedals to be able to simulate in full the car driving experience.
The virtual reality games, require you to wear some computer wires, in order for you to feel as if you are really within the game, and part of it, so there are somebody pads, gloves, etc… that you can wear and the computer can know where you are against the game being played, and what actions you do, and transfer them into the game. Even though those kinds of games are not yet in our home computers, they will probably get there eventually, and even for them, there is suitable equipment.
There are so many types of gamepads out there, that I have no intention
of listing them all. But I will let you get a glimpse of what is out there, and you will be able to search yourself for the gamepad that suits you best.
Remark: I have to say this since I sometimes prefer using the keyboard and mouse for certain games, that might be played better with gamepads or joysticks, but still it is a matter of taste, all you need to do is just try it out, and see if it suits you.
When you love playing flight simulators, one of the most thrilling parts, other than amazing graphics and excellent performances, are the tools you are playing with. Since it is a simulator, you actually visualize yourself sitting in the cockpit (fighter plane, commercial airliner or a chopper) holding the stick and do amazing things, kill the enemy or just be able to lift off, and land again safely. So, to be able to visualize it better, you need the fitting controllers in your hands and for that, you have many different types of controllers to choose from and you can find those devices that will connect to your computer, and fit to the game you like to play, this will change the game experience for you, guaranteed.
There are racing games and most of them simulate the driving of a car to perfection, so all that you miss from the game experience are the actual hits, the slides through the turns, G forces, drifts etc…. you can see the car doing amazing tricks, and know that they will affect you in such a way, but it is in your mind, and you can’t really feel it on your body. To be able to visualize it better, there are computer controllers, joystick, wheels, pedals that can give you the thrill of holding the wheel while you go crazy around the track and you can also choose those with “Force-Feedback” that can give you resistance and trembling while you drive, so you might have a feel of the ground shaking under the wheels. Again, there are many options out there, just check, maybe try it out before you buy, purchase it, and enjoy the real simulation experience of playing those games.
We can choose a game controller or we can just stick to a keyboard and a mouse, and still enjoy the games immensely as the games improve performance and graphics, so we can enjoy an almost real like effects of playing the games. Computer game graphics are getting seriously close to becoming almost like video, the characters and views are so real, you almost get the feeling you’re out there, and it is the real-world.
Enjoy playing games!!!
