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If you do not own the PlayStation 2 version, you may still find it useful to study the controls for that format, since other pages may refer to those controls directly.

Contents 1 PlayStation 2 1.1 On foot 1.2 In vehicle 2 Xbox 2.1 Always 2.2 On foot 2.2.1 Melee 2.2.2 Targeted shooting 2.2.3 First-person shooting (as with a sniper rifle or camera) 2.3 Vehicles 2.3.1 General 2.3.2 Cars 2.3.3 Motorcycles 2.3.4 Bicycles 2.4 Aircraft 2.4.1 General 2.4.2 Helicopters 2.4.3 Airplanes 2.5 Boats 2.6 Swimming 3 Xbox 360 4 PC 4.1 Always 4.2 On foot 4.3 Vehicles 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Cars 4.3.3 Motorcycles 4.3.4 Bicycles 4.4 Aircraft 4.4.1 General 4.4.2 Helicopters 4.4.3 Airplanes 4.5 Boats 4.6 Swimming 4.7 Falling

[edit] PlayStation 2

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing and selecting the controls option.

[edit] On foot

• :
  • Enter vehicle
  • Activate mini-game
  • Secondary attack while unarmed
  • Pick up object
  • Skip phone conversation
• : Attack/fire weapon
• :
  • Run (hold)/sprint (tap rapidly)/skip cutscene
  • Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera
• :
  • Jump/climb/block (while fighting)
  • Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera
• :
  • Cycle weapons left
  • Zoom in with sniper rifle/camera/pause map
• :
  • Center camera
  • View vital stats about your character
  • Fire weapon while targeted
• :
  • Switch weapons one to the right of your current one
  • Zoom out with sniper rifle/camera/pause map
• : Target an individual with the selected weapon
• : (Push the left analog control inwards) Crouch (move while crouching to sneak)
• : Cycle through available camera modes
• : Pause menu/skip cutscene
• (Push the right analog control inwards): Look behind CJ
• : recruit gang members
• : Gang sign to tell gang members to wait (briefly press button) or leave you (hold down button)
• : Answer no when prompted for yes/no
• : Answer yes when prompted for yes/no

[edit] In vehicle

• Accelerate
• Brake/Reverse
• Fire weapon
• Exit vehicle
• Change radio station/Nitros/Vehicle weapon
• Look to left of vehicle
• Handbrake
• Look to right of vehicle
• + Look behind vehicle
• Steering
• Horn/Siren/Lock hydraulics
• Hydraulics/Vehicle weapon aim
• Hydraulics/Start/End vehicle mission

[edit] Xbox

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing the START button and selecting the controls options.

[edit] Always

• Pause menu
• Cycle camera mode.
• Rotate camera (except where otherwise noted) or switch camera in cinematic view

[edit] On foot

• Move CJ
• Crouch
• Center camera; view stats; pick up object
• Enter vehicle; activate minigame
• Untargeted attack; weapon fire
• Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
• Jump; climb
• Cycle weapon left
• Cycle weapon right
• Recruit gang member (after targeting with right trigger)
• Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
• Negative response
• Affirmative response

[edit] Melee

• lock on target
• attack; block
• secondary attack

[edit] Targeted shooting

• lock on target
• fire weapon

[edit] First-person shooting (as with a sniper rifle or camera)

• Shoot
• / Zoom in/out
• Shoot
• Aim
• Aim
• Return to Normal Controls
• Crouch

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] General

• Exit vehicle
• Hand brake
• Steering
• Camera rotate
• Look left (then A for drive-by)
• Look right (then A for drive-by)
• + Rear view
• / : Cycle radio stations
• : Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)

[edit] Cars

• Accelerate
• Brake; reverse (when stopped)
• Nitrous boost
• Nitrous boost
• Trip Skip (when available)
• Turret control; hydraulics (when available)

[edit] Motorcycles

• Accelerate
• Front brake; back up (when stopped)
• Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
• / Lean forward/backward
• Rear brake

[edit] Bicycles

• Pedal (hold); pedal faster(tap)
• Front brake; back up (when stopped)
• Bunny hop (hold for higher hop)
• Rear brake
• Shoot machine pistol/SMG (if you have them)
• / Lean forward/backward

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] General

• Rudder (yaw) right
• Rudder (yaw) left
• Pitch (left/right); roll (forward/backward)
• Turret/camera

[edit] Helicopters

• Ascend
• Descend
• Hover
• Primary weapon
• Alternate weapon

[edit] Airplanes

• Thrust
• Reverse thrust
• Raise/lower landing gear

[edit] Boats

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[edit] Swimming

• Move CJ
• Swim fast (hold)/faster(tap rapidly)
• Dive
• Climb out of water (into boat, perhaps)
• Control boat once you are in it

[edit] Xbox 360

On an Xbox 360 playing in backwards-compatibility mode, the right and left bumpers are mapped to the black and white buttons, respectively. Everything else is the same as in the Xbox section.

[edit] PC

You can also see a map of controls in the game by pressing Esc and selecting the controls options.

[edit] Always

• Esc : Bring up game menus, pause game
• F1 : Replay last 30 seconds of gameplay
• F2 : Save last 30 second replay
• F3 : Load a saved 30 second replay

[edit] On foot

• W, A, S, D : Move CJ
• C : Crouch
• Shift : Jump
• LAlt (Left) : Sneak
• Space : Run (hold); sprint (tap rapidly)
• : Fire
• : Aim
• + ← : Roll left (when crouched)
• + → : Roll right (when crouched)
• G : Recruit gang member (after targeting with ); call gang members to CJ
• H : Order gang member to be "passive" (press) or disperse (hold)
• Y : Positive response
• N : Negative response

[edit] Vehicles

[edit] General

• A : Look left
• D : Look right
• A + D, : Rear view
• NUM4 : Switch camera in cinematic view
• 2 : Launch vehicle mission (where applicable)
• Caps Lock, H : Sound horn/bell; sirens on and off

[edit] Cars

• W : Accelerate
• S : Brake; reverse (when stopped)
• Ctrl, : Nitrous boost
• NUM2, NUM4, NUM6, NUM8 : Hydraulics

[edit] Motorcycles

• W : Accelerate
• S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
• ↑/↓ : Lean forward/backward

[edit] Bicycles

• W : Pedal (hold); pedal faster (tap)
• S : Front brake; back up (when stopped)
• LShift : Bunny Hop (hold for higher hop)
• ↑/↓ : Lean forward/backward

[edit] Aircraft

[edit] General

• Q : Rudder (yaw) left
• E : Rudder (yaw) right
• ←, A : Roll left
• →, D : Roll right
• ↑ : Pitch down
• ↓ : Pitch up

[edit] Helicopters

• W : Ascend
• S : Descend
• Caps Lock, H : Hover

[edit] Airplanes

• W : Thrust
• S : Reverse thrust
• 2 : Raise/lower landing gear

[edit] Boats

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Falling

•  : Activate parachute
• W : Pitch down (fall faster)
• S : Descend slower (with parachute)