Mobile gamers need this: 5 of the best controllers for Android and iPhone

Gaming on a smartphone is usually a dissatisfactory ordeal. Sure, you can tap away all day long on those one-press style games, but a gamer's soul thirsts for action, timed inputs, dodging and attacking, as well as some strategy. For that last one
, you've got a few games that you can play, sure — the touch inputs lend themselves well for those. But what about some good ol' shooting at the bad guys? Or beating an opponent's pixelized head into the pixelized pavement?

Well, you need a controller. And controllers there are aplenty — surprisingly, the market is overrun with these, which is probably the reason why manufacturers tend to back away from the niche as soon as they dip their toes in. But you need one that is good, or at least passable. Well, we took a dive and tried to fish out 5 controllers that have something special about them, which might suit your particular needs. Check them out!