So I’ve been given a chance by my cool brother to test out Roccat’s mobile gaming mouse called the Pyra.  And after playing with it for a few hours, here are some of my impressions. Keep in mind that I only tried the Wired Pyra, not the Wireless one.

First thing I noticed was it’s packaging. It was professional, neatly packed, and small. I liked it really. I even took a picture of it. It’s not really THAT special but I just want to let you guys have an idea.

Once you open the box, you’ll notice a free bag for your Pyra(which is awesome by the way) aside from the usual stuff like CD drivers and/or Manuals. I read that you’ll also get a Roccat ID so that you can join the Roccat online community but sadly, I didn’t get any. Maybe it’s with my Bro. Anyway, about the bag… It’s almost the same bag/pouch you get when you buy an Oakley sunglass or something. It’s made of silk, I think. And the mouse perfectly fits in it allowing you to carry your Pyra wherever you go, like a douche geek.

As you can see it’s a little bit smaller than my Nokia phone but large enough to feel comfortable when using it. I’m… somewhat of a big guy. So if the size doesn’t bother me, it probably won’t bother you either. Above all, its not called a mobile gaming mouse for no reason.

The mouse has 5 buttons. The standard left, right, mousewheel buttons with an addition of side buttons on each side. It might not be enough for “hardcore” gamers but it’s more than enough for casual gamers like me.

After installing the drivers, I played  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare just to test it out(for the record, I’m quite good at this game). And honestly, I was struggling around the first 10 minutes in-game. It wasn’t because the mouse had problems. It was because I got used to playing with my Copperhead mouse that it felt really awkward. Of course, I’m reviewing a mobile gaming mouse, not a full sized mouse. But after a few more minutes playing, my hand got used it and I started doing good.

The mouse has three DPI settings to choose from. You can choose from 400, 800, to 1600 depending on your personal preference. But it doesn’t allow you to change your DPI settings on the fly though. It also doesn’t have any buttons underneath to change profiles/DPI. All changes must be made in their software. This might annoy me sometimes because I use two profiles, a gaming profile and a casual profile. On my copperhead, I just press a button at the bottom side of the mouse to change from gaming to casual and vice versa. I really don’t want to go to the software interface every time I change profiles but I don’t really have a choice. But we must keep in mind that this is a MOBILE gaming mouse, so there will be limitations such as this one.

The one thing that makes this mouse special is the EASYSHIFT[+] function. I don’t really know how to explain this well, so I’ll just put some pictures on how it works.

So even though the Roccat Pyra only has 5 buttons, you can actually DO MORE with this 5 buttons. From as simple as copy and pasting, to complicated game commands, it’s all possible.

Now, why would you want this mouse? Well, it’s small and easy to carry. It’s great for office use as well as for gaming. You can buy this for your laptop and/or for your lan parties since it comes with it’s own neat bag. Or you can just simply buy it for bragging rights since the blue light is just awesome to look at. Anyway, I don’t think you can go wrong with the Roccat Pyra. It’s small, compact, and surprisingly packed with awesome features like the EASYSHIFT.