Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Controls

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If you've played MGS2, then these controls should be mostly familiar to you. The sheer amount of controls may appear intimidating at first, but with practice you will become more skilled.

Standard Controls

• Left Analog Stick - Moves Snake around. The further you move the stick, the faster Snake moves. Keep in mind that running will make more noise than walking. While crouched, this will cause Snake to crawl. Again, the faster you move, the more easily the enemies will be able to see you. Move slowly to avoid detection.
• Directional Pad - Causes Snake to stalk slowly. This is even slower than walking with the left stick, and uses just as much stamina as running, but enemies will never hear you approach - even when you're just inches away.
• Right Analog Stick - Pans the camera. In Overhead mode (default), this will shift the camera in any direction. In 3rd Person mode (Subsistence only), this will rotate the camera.
• X button - Crouches/stands up.
• X button (hold) - Goes immediately to prone position or back to standing.
• Circle button - Executes CQC/melee attacks. See Weapons for more details on CQC attacks.
• Square button - Fires your current weapon, throws food/grenades/empty clips, places TNT/C3/dirty magazines. See Weapons for more details.
• Triangle button - Your all-purpose Action button. Climbs trees and ladders, jumps up small ledges (when next to them), surfaces while underwater, adjusts sniper scopes, uses mounted weapons, and opens lockers and trapdoors.
• R1 button - Enters First-Person View. Also works during some cinemas (when the R1 icon appears).
• R2 button - Hold to open the Weapon Menu. Press to equip/unequip the last weapon you had out.
• L1 button - Generally serves as an "aim" button while in first-person view. Serves no other purpose, and unlike MGS2, will not automatically lock on to targets.
• L2 button - Hold to open the Item Menu. Press to equip/unequip the last item you had out.
• R3 button - Click the right analog stick while holding it in any direction to lock it in place. Click again to unlock. In Subsistence, pressing R3 will instead toggle between Overhead and 3rd Person camera modes.
• L3 button - When holding a guard in CQC, hold L3 to interrogate him. While Active Sonar is equipped, press L3 to send out a ping.