In the main menu, you can choose a new game, load a saved game, or access Options. After beating the game the game the hidden option Extras is unlocked. If you do nothing then previews of the game will start to play.
Start
Select this option to start a new game from the beginning.
Load
Select this option for play the game from a previous save file.
Options
Select this option to adjust controller or display settings. To get to this menu while playing, press 
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Retry or Load
This is only available in-game. It allows you to restart from the last checkpoint, load a save game or return to the main menu.
Controller
This allows you to change controller options such as Rumble on/off.
Brightness
This allows you to adjust display brightness.
Sound
This allows you to adjust the sound.
Display
This game is played using over the shoulder perspective, meaning the camera is placed immediately behind your character's head and points at what your character is looking at.
You current status is shown in the lower right corner of the screen. Your health is shown in a circular meter around the outside. You get about 5 units to start and more can be added by obtaining certain items. This is color coded, green = good, yellow = danger, red = critical. Note that you won’t be able to move as fast when your health is low. The center of the circle shows the type of ammo you’re using and how many rounds are available. At certain times in the game you will have a companion and a partial circle is added so you can see the health status of both characters. This will also indicate if your companion is in danger.
Some commands are only available at certain times and these are shown at the bottom of the screen when they can be used.
Saving the game
You can save your progress at typewriters located in various locations which are marked on the map. Unlike previous Resident Evil games, you do not need ink ribbons to save.
Movement
The controls is very simple and sometimes it will be harder so if you want to learn go to files and find Playing Manual 1 or 2.
Combat
You will find it in the Playing Manual.
Items
Items can be found by killing enemies or in some obstacles. An dropped items have a aura: 1. White 2. Blue 3. Red 4. Green White aura means a money, or another useful things. Items in this aura can't be lost like Red and Blue. Red means ammo or granade, Blue means money or treasures, and Green means an healing items, so better you take it!
- How to use items
To use items, select weapons or healing items in the case. You will allow use healing items if you damaged.
- How to combine items
To combine item, select an item like Green, Red, or Yellow herb and choose Combine. You can do it with weapons like Scope for Rifle.
Shop
You buy useful things from here. You first find Merchant in Chapter 1-2 and many other places as the game progresses. You can sell, buy, and tune up items from this menu. Sadly, the Merchant does not sell ammo for your guns, so don't waste your ammo!