First of all you should know that the Storm Platinum comes in two flavors, with msrp of $79.95, which is $20 cheaper than the MX-300, you get the card, the drivers CD and the manuals, no software bundle but that's why there is also available the Storm Platinum Gamers pack, for $99, you get all the stuff mentioned before plus an extra hardware bundle, Force Feedback Headphones, yes, although the concept of playing with Force Feedback Headphones might be a bit strange for some people, believe me, playing Half-Life with them was a very inmersive experience, in some cases you'll find them to be even cooler than 4 speaker output, ok, so a lot of people might disagree with me about that, but the idea isn't to replace your 4 speaker surround system but that for only 20 more bucks, you're getting these headphones that will really enhance your gaming experience.

Now, on the force feedback thing, I'm sure you're very familiarized to this term because of the force feedback controllers and wheels which push to simulate certain movements and impacts you see on the screen. The Force Feedback effect in the headphones isn't very far from that concept, actually they make some kind of vibration, like a mega bass or something.

I tried a couple of games with the headphones including Half-Life, Unreal, Kingpin, MK4 and even Rollcage, in my opinion, when playing FPS games is when you get the most of them because you can hear where the sounds are coming from, this is because they work with the A3D positional audio. Also explosions and weapon sound effects get kind of realistic with the vibration you feel in your head and all that stuff. Attached to the cord you've controls for volume and with a little slider you can set the level of force feedback, there are two levels of force, one stronger than the other, notice that you'll need two AAA batteries (which are included in the box) to use the force feedback, that's why you also have an option to turn off the force so you don't need the batteries. I found out that the headphones are definitely worth the extra money, and after all it isn't a lot, only $20!.