Konami of Europe and peripheral specialist Thrustmaster have joined forces to release a flightstick specially optimized for use with Konami�s highly anticipated Deadly Skies air combat title for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Thrustmaster is widely acknowledged as a leader in the field of innovative peripherals and controllers, and the new Top Gun� Fox 2 Pro� unit features four pre-configured button combinations specially for Deadly Skies. Designed to resemble a fighter plane�s joystick, with ten buttons conveniently located at the base of the unit and around the shaft itself, Thrustmaster�s careful design ensures that Deadly Skies� arsenal of weapons and thrusters are easily accessible. As such, Konami of Europe feels the Top Gun Fox 2 Pro is the ideal controller for Deadly Skies and whole-heartedly recommends the unit.

Konami and Thrustmaster have worked extremely closely in the creation of the Top Gun Fox 2 Pro and both are confident that it represents the ultimate in flightsticks for the new Microsoft video game system and is a welcome alternative to the basic Xbox controllers. Both companies will be supporting the promotion of the unit, with reciprocal on and in-pack promotions and further cross-marketing actions to be announced.