Resident Evil 4/Controls

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Remember that many of the game's actions are context sensitive. That means that the action the Action button performs is based on where you are and what you are trying to do. The same goes for the Command Ashley button.

PlayStation 2 GameCube Wii Action
Wii Remote & Nunchuk Classic Controller
Neutral lstick, Neutral dpad Neutral control, Neutral dpad Neutral nunchuk Neutral lstick, Neutral dpad Move characters/navigate menus
Neutral rstick Neutral cstick Neutral dpad Neutral rstick Move the camera
Select button Start button 2 button Plus button Pause the game and bring up the pause menu
X button A button A button A button Action button (context sensitive)
  • Double-tap to kick open doors
S button, C button B button Z button B button Cancel/Hold down to run
Start button Y button Minus button Minus button, Y button Open inventory/menu
R2 button X button Plus button X button Give commands to Ashley (context sensitive)
T button Z button 1 button Zl button, Zr button Open map
L1 button L button C button L button Pull out knife (hold and press the Action button to use it)
  • In the Wii version, you can just shake the Wii Remote for a quick knife attack
R1 button R button B button R button Equip weapon (hold and press the Action button to use it)
Down lstick+S button, Down dpad+S button Down control+B button, Down dpad+B button Down nunchuk+Z button Down lstick+B button, Down dpad+B button Perform a quick 180 degree turn
R1 button+S button, R1 button+C button R button+B button B button+Neutral dpad, B button+ shake Wii Remote R button+B button Reload your weapon