Ōkami/Controls

These are only the initial controls. As you progress through the game, you can learn new techniques at a Dojo.

XJump Press again to spring off nearby walls.

O
 * Talk
 * Investigate
 * Bark (when not talking or investigating)

Square
 * Tackle (can be performed in midair)
 * Main Attack (during battle)

Triangle
 * Dig
 * Bite nearby target
 * Sub Attack (during battle)

Left Analof Stick=Movement
 * Holding down the left analog stick makes Amaterasu run faster and faster in a series of three steps.
 * Press the Square button once before using the left analog stick to start running at a faster pace from the beginning.

Right Analog Stick=Camera Controls
 * Move the camera view up, down, left and right.
 * Press the right analof stick in (R3) to reset the camera facing forward.

Directional Buttons= Move Cursor Change Map Layer
 * In the Item Screen, select items to equip and use.
 * During conversation with choices, select a response.
 * In the Map Screen, change the displayed map layer.

Start=Fan Menu
 * Open the Fan Menu. Then choose one of the following options:
 * Ittem Symbol: Select items to equip or use.
 * Amaterasu Symbol: Enhance Divine Attribues.
 * Brush Symbol: Look up brush strokes for the Celestial Brush.
 * Scroll Symbol: Review Collected Information.
 * Map Symbole: Examine the map of the region.

Select=Options Menu
 * Open the options menu and select a game option to change its settings.

L1=Change Perspective
 * Press L1 once to pull the camera back. Press L1 again to return to standard view.
 * Hold down L1 to change to a first-person perspective. Release the button to return to the standard point of view.

L2--Map Display

R1-Mystic Celestial Brush
 * The screen is your drawing table.
 * 1) While holding down R1, use the Celestial Brush to draw on the screen.
 * 2) Hold down Square while moving the left analog stick to draw with the brush. You can also use Triangle to draw lines. With Triangle, the drawing becomes pressure sensitive and the lines thicken according to how hare one presses down the button.
 * 3) After drawing with the Celestial Brush, release R1 to set the effects of the drawing in motion in the real world.