Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)/Controls

In-Game Display
1. Crosshair - This is your aiming reticle. When cooking a grenade (Hold L or R button down), the crosshair will pulse. At the end of the fourth pulse the grenade will explode.

2. Ammo Counter - Indicates how much ammo you have remaining.

3. Damage Indicator - Red marker appearing near the edge of the screen, indicating which direction damage came from.

4. Grenade Indicator - Shows the direction of the grenade in your proximity.

5. Weapon - Shows your currently equipped weapon. To switch weapons in your inventory, touch the weapon icon and drag the stylus right.

6. Compass - Displays location of enemies, allies and objectives.

7. Enemy Marker - Indicates the enemy's position on the compass (red).

8. Friendly Marker - Indicates friendly soldiers on the compass (blue).

9. Objective Marker - indicates the location of the current objective (star or arrow).

10. Objective Direction - Displays the direction of the curremt objectives.

11. ADS Ribbon - Touch to toggle ADS*

12. Hand Marker - This appears on screen when something is usable or available for pickup. When in close proximity to an enemy, the hand will change into a fist and melee action will be possible by pushing the fire button Note: The hand icon appears on the top screen when you can pick up a weapon.

* ADS stands for Aiming Down the Sight

'''Note: Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 12 are located on the top screen of the Nintendo DS. All others are located on the bottom screen of the Nintendo DS'''

Additional Controls
Using the Stylus - Use the stylus on the Touch Screen to move the reticle to the desired position and to look around.

Changing Weapons - To switch weapons, touch and hold the weapon icon on the Touch Screen and drag the stylus to the desired weapon. When you pick up a new weapon, it will replace the weapon you currently have equipped.

ADS Mode (Aiming Down the Sight) - To change between ADS mode and shooting from the hip, touch the ADS ribbon. To exit ADS Mode, touch the ADS ribbon again or press up (^) on the control pad twice.

Using Grenades - Touch the grenade icon on the left side of the screen to equip a grenade. Press and hold Fire (L button or R button) to cook a grenade and release the button to throw it.

Sprinting - Double-tap up (^) on the control pad or the X button and hold.

Stance Up/Down - While standing, double-tap down (v) on the control pad to Crouch. Repeat to stand back up. If you sprint while crouched, your stance will automatically brought up. Pressing the B button twice will also change your stance.

Reload - You can manually reload your weapon by touching the weapon icon once.*

Mantle, Hand and Squad Icons - An icon will appear on the Touch Screen whe you need to mantle an object, throw back grenades or mount a weapon.

Left-Handed Controls - If you're left handed, you can choose to toggle to left-handed controls via the Option menu. The icons will switch to the right side of the Touch Screen when left-handed controls are selected.

* Please note that some weapons do not support manual reloading.