Mad Catz B.A.T. 6+ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse Review

A Closer Look & Performance

Without a doubt, this is a Mad Catz mouse, it still looks like a R.A.T. mouse in some ways, thanks to the multi-panel design and low and wider ergonomics, but it’s also clearly something new and more unique too.

Down the left side, you’ll find a pair of navigation buttons. Of course, the mouse is ambidextrous, so if you’re a lefty, these will be great as spare macro switches.

That lovely silver panel on the bottom section is actually mounted with magnets and can be swapped out for the others included in the box.

While the mouse is a little low and wide, it’s certainly not as extreme as the R.A.T. series. It’s got a nice curve on the back, and it should fit the palm of your hand really nicely regardless of your grip type.

Tucked under the back of the mouse, you’ll see some frosty white plastics, which is where some of the RGB is hiding. There’s also a B.A.T. logo tucked into the bottom like a number plate too.

I am Jacks complete lack of surprise. As we look at the right side, it’s identical to the left; this is an ambidextrous mouse, after all.

The front of this mouse looks awesome, reminding me of the Lamborghini Aventador with its aggressive lines and curves sweeping down to a point. Those red highlights look awesome too, and while they may clash with your RGB, I don’t really care; it’s just a nice unique twist.

The mouse wheel has that gold-ish trim finish with a hollow design that looks like an alloy wheel. However, you still get a stiff rubber grip on the top, and it has a great tactile feel to it when turned or clicked.

The mixture of finishes is interesting on this mouse, with the grey/black, the lighter titanium finish, and the beige/gold. However, it all has this metallic shine to it, like a nice piece of marble would.

Upon the top, you’ll find a handy DPI toggle button. Of course, the mouse is programmable, so you can use this to change profiles, lighting, macros and more. However, you will need the desktop software for this, but settings can be saved to the mouse when you’re done.

The overall shape of the mouse is excellent, and the taller and more rounded shape vs a R.A.T. means it feels a little more traditional in your hand. It has a nice weight to it too, a little heavy perhaps, but it’s balanced, and it moves around easily, and the balance makes it smooth when drawing curves and making slow steady movements.

The glide is helped greatly by the rather flat bottom surface, where you’ll find three Teflon pads. However, the larger optional side panels also have small Teflon pads of their own too.

The fit of the mouse is very comfortable, but it’s more of a fingertip/claw grip style and may not suit all hand types. However, you can swap one side, or both sides, with the wider panels. This makes the mouse isn’t a more traditional shape for left or right-handed, or just double wide for a big fat palm rest grip.

The top panel is swappable too, and since they’re mounted with strong magnets, you just pop it off and clip the other one in place.

As you can see, those extra wings give you a good finger/thumb resting point, so you’re not dragging your hand on the desk if using a palm rest grip.

While the extra top panel adds a little more height and curve to suit your hand size.

It may not look like much, but it does make a difference.