Resident Evil/Controls

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Below are the controls for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC, and Nintendo DS versions of Resident Evil; the interface is the same for all versions of the game.

PlayStation controls

• Move character forward
• Move character backwards
• Turn character left
• Turn character right

• Inventory screen
• + Options menu

• No use
• No use
• Aim current weapon
• No use

• No use
• Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
• Run (hold square button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
• Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)

Sega Saturn controls

• Template:SegaSaturn: Move character forward
• D-PAD DOWN: Move character backwards
• D-PAD LEFT: Turn character left
• D-PAD RIGHT: Turn character right

• START: Inventory Screen
• START + SELECT: Options menu

• L BUTTON: No use
• R BUTTON: Aim current weapon

• A BUTTON: Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
• B BUTTON: Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
• C BUTTON: Run (hold C button down with d-pad direction to run in that direction)
• X BUTTON: No use
• Y BUTTON: No use
• Z BUTTON: No use

PC keymaps

•  ↑  Move character forward
•  ↓  Move character backwards
• ← Turn character left
• → 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

Nintendo DS controls

• Move character forward
• Move character backwards
• Turn character left
• Turn character right

• Inventory Screen
• Options menu

• Aim knife
• Aim current weapon

• Turn around/Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
• Action (open doors, shoot, use item, etc.)
• Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)
• Reload/Cancel (exit menus, exit current files, etc.)

• + Quick Turn
• + Reload

Rebirth mode:

• Tapping the touchscreen with the stylus will cause quick jabs while sliding the stylus across the touchscreen will cause slashes in that direction.