The ME2 is the second mouse from Dark Project's palette. It's an ambidextrous gaming mouse, so left-handed users may find it just as appealing as right-handed people. The shape doesn't look very interesting, which is the main reason it is so good. It can be used with a lot of different grip styles and hand sizes, so versatility is one of its strongest points. The top surface coating is nice and rather grippy, but collects fingerprints and gets dirty very easily. However, the side panels are quite the opposite—smoother and less grippy, these don't attract fingerprints nearly as readily as the top shell.

It's rare for a mouse to have such astonishing build quality as the ME2. How solid and massive it is really is off the charts. Without a single squeak, creak, or rattle anywhere, and no play on the buttons or a scraping bottom plate, everything is on point. Such massiveness has its price, though, as the mouse weighs 104 grams, which is heavy for its size and feels a bit sluggish too. Even though most people won't be bothered by it, a lighter mouse is still better for your wrist joints in the long run, especially if you're playing fast-paced games on a lower sensitivity.

All buttons are straight up fantastic, among the best ones I have had the chance to try so far. The main ones are very tactile and spammable with no unnecessary travel or play whatsoever. They use Huano switches rated for 20 million click. The scroll wheel is once again tactile and with well-separated notches, but it isn't hard to scroll through the steps. Clicking the wheel is also great; it's a hair tighter than the main buttons, but still comfortably usable for extended periods of time. The side and CPI buttons do their job well and also don't have any play or unwanted travel.

Apart from the smoothing above 2000 CPI (which is a common feature in the PMW3360), the sensor is pretty much flawless. It's as raw and responsive as it gets and lacks any unwanted acceleration and angle snapping, or any other errors of the sort. It has a maximum resolution of 12,000 CPI, but is best used on a more reasonable value. The polling rates are nice and stable, and I couldn't measure any speed-related accuracy variance either.

Mouse feet are nothing special on the ME2. They are fine, but could have less vertical friction in my book. Thankfully, there is a replacement set included in the package, which is a nice touch. As for the cable, it's horribly stiff and thick, thus generating a lot of drag resistance. This is an issue on most Dark Project and Res Square mice, and I hope they will look into this with upcoming releases.

The driver software is pretty well made, although poorly translated in parts. It's easy to use, intuitive, and works pretty well. However, the angle snapping options need some tweaking for sure. Another positive is that it's very lightweight; it's rare for a gaming mouse driver to only consumes about 3 MB of memory in the background, and just take up 36 MB of disk space.

The Dark Project ME2 costs €48.99 on Amazon.de, and I couldn't really find it anywhere else internationally—this means it's quite limited in availability. Pricing is pretty reasonable considering the specifications, but it's not the greatest deal of all time. The ME2 is a solid mouse with great performance, but it's heavy for its size. It has a fantastic sensor and buttons, great build quality, a versatile, left-handed friendly shape, and comes with useful extra goodies—big manufacturers, please take notes! I am happy to recommend the ME2 to anyone who finds the shape and specs suitable for their needs.