Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner II Joystick (2969049)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007LP20
• Item model number: 2969049
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #49 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Game Hardware > PC Game Hardware > Controllers > Joysticks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 5, 2002

Product Description

The AfterBurner II Joystick lets you open up your throttle and hit new levels of speed and control! Also comes with custom software, Thrustmapper 3.0, for access to up to 60 different functions you can customize Color - Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Afterburner 2, March 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner II Joystick (2969049) (Personal Computers)

I have used this product for about a year, mainly playing IL-2 Sturmovik with it. I have used microsoft joysticks before, and this is a definite step up. I love the big throttle with buttons on it, and the stick is about as comfortable as you can get. The stick has adjustments for tension, but there are no adjustments to the rudder or throttle (which would be nice).
There are 2 extra positions on the throttle, 1 just before the max, and 1 idle- before min. it would be better if these 2 places were adjustable with adjustable tension for the throttle, but it works fine.
I do think the rudder that is on the throttle is useless, or at least hard for me to use. I would like a HAT on the rudder as well, but this has served me very well. With XP, it automatically identifies it, with no setup at all. If you don't have XP, you might have a problem because it does not come with a cd full of drivers.
This is a good bargain at $40, i bought mine for 60 or more.
Don't buy a used or refurbished one. My friend did and his rudder only works 1 direction, and it has little resistance.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just simply perfect, May 28, 2006

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WASSA "ME" (New orleans., LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner II Joystick (2969049) (Personal Computers)

With this Joystick, you get the quality and looks of a much more expensive product. I bought it as an alternative to another, much much more expensive one, and now I can't imagine going and using the more expensive one; the Afterburner is simply perfect.

Perfect, except for one problem I've had with the Joysticks rudder twist. It sometimes reads center as all the way right, but I prefer the throttles rudder switch anyway, so that doesn't bother me. It is probably a factory error, unique to mine based on other reviews.

Looks great, very inexpensive, high quality, and I love the seperate stick-throttle setup. If you want a joystick, this will satisfy you perfecly, unless you need a wireless.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Joystick for the price, October 26, 2005

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John Pethybridge (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner II Joystick (2969049) (Personal Computers)

I've owned many Thrustmaster products over the years. From the F22 Pro and F16 TQS to the early WCS and so on. This is a great joystick for the price. Very responsive and well constructed. It comes as one piece but can be separated for easy placement on your desk top. The spring tension can also be adjusted. The only draw back is that there is no software included. It has to be downloaded from the Thrustmaster web site. Not a big deal. Over all an excellent product that I would buy again.