The Level 10M Gaming Mouse is something you would get out of a mad scientist. Developed by Thermaltake, in partnership with BMW’s DesignWorks subsidiary, it is an abomination in design terms, a wacky show of technical prowess, of a design fueled by late night Red Bulls that somehow convinced the higher ups that it could work.

That is not to say the Level 10M does not work, but it certainly makes more sense of MadCatz R.A.T series of peripherals. The design is a result of extreme focus, tuned to deliver features that gamers could use and not just feel good about by reading them behind the box. It does not fully deliver, however, leaving a lot lacking. It bursts at the seam of trying to be different, stylish and useful, but all of those run parallel, never in tandem.