You now control those by holding the top button above the Xbox guide button and pushing one of the labeled four D-pad directions. One other thing the React-R did not sacrifice is quick control of game volume and audio / chat mix when using wired headphones. All those buttons that were littering the top of the Recon like some small, light-up warts? Most of that’s all gone now, and the controller looks a little sleeker for it - even if Turtle Beach had to go and emblazon an ugly REACT-R label on its top. In fact, with some of the Recon’s extras shaved off, the React-R becomes a much less complex controller to pick up and use. I’ll concede that those are maybe less of a big deal here, so I’m okay with losing them. It doesn’t have the audio EQ presets, microphone self-monitoring, or Pro-Aim features. While the React-R inherits Superhuman Hearing from the Recon, other features didn’t make the cut.
The React-R branding on the white and purple model blends in nicer than on the black version.
It’s either the best gaming audio feature around or an amazing placebo effect that leads me to having a better KDR, but either way, it’s cool to see it offered in a cheaper pad. This was the feature that tipped the scales and convinced me to give the Turtle Beach Recon the nod for best controller for shooters in our buying guide. Just like on the Recon, when you have any wired headset plugged in, you can press the S icon button, and the React-R balances the game audio mix to draw out sounds like character footsteps and gunfire. The React-R has Turtle Beach’s badly-named-but-actually-good feature, Superhuman Hearing. However, a big feature that’s trickled down to the React-R is Turtle Beach’s excellent audio tricks. The raised texture along the hand grips of the React-R are grippy and comfy enough, though they don’t feel as nice as the Recon’s soft-touch rubber grips. There are textured bumps all along the React-R’s shoulder buttons, though not as prominent as the ones on the Recon. The React-R has two rear buttons, which can be programmed on the fly without any software, just like the Recon.
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