Resident Evil 2/Controls

Included on this page are the controls for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows 9x, Sega Dreamcast, GameCube, and Game.com versions of Resident Evil 2. The interface is the same for all versions of Resident Evil 2; keymaps can also be customized in the Windows 9x version.

PlayStation controls

 * psx: Up Dpad Move character forward
 * psx: Down Dpad Move character backwards
 * psx: Left Dpad Turn character left
 * psx: Right Dpad Turn character right


 * psx: Start Pause game
 * psx: Start + psx: Select Options menu


 * psx: L1 No use
 * psx: L2 No use
 * psx: R1 Aim current weapon
 * psx: R2 No use


 * psx: C Inventory screen
 * psx: X Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * psx: S Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * psx: T Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)

Nintendo 64 controls

 * or Move character forward
 * or Move character backwards
 * or Turn character left
 * or Turn character right


 * Options menu/pause game


 * Aim current weapon
 * Switch targets (when R trigger is held)


 * Map
 * Options menu/pause game


 * Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * No use
 * Inventory screen

Dreamcast controls

 * Up or Up Move character forward
 * Down or Down Move character backwards
 * Left or Left Turn character left
 * Right or Right Turn character right


 * Start Options menu/pause game


 * R Aim current weapon
 * L Switch targets (when R trigger is held)


 * A Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * B Inventory screen
 * X Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * Y Map

GameCube controls

 * or Move character forward
 * or Move character backwards
 * or Turn character left
 * or Turn character right


 * Options menu/pause game


 * Aim current weapon
 * Switch targets (when R trigger is held)


 * Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * No use
 * Inventory screen
 * Map

Windows 9x keymaps

 * UP or 8 = Move character forward
 * DOWN or 2 = Move character backwards
 * LEFT or 4 = Turn character left
 * RIGHT or 6 = Turn character right
 * X or 3 = Aim current weapon
 * C or 1 = Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
 * V or 2 = Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
 * Z or 4 = Inventory screen
 * CTRL or 6 = Options menu/pause game
 * A or 5 = Map