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There are two types of gameplay: on-foot and in vehicles. There are also two types of menus, the SAT phone menu which contains various gameplay options, and the Pause menu, which has options concering the game itself.

On-foot

Wii Xbox PlayStation 2 Windows Action
C button Black button R2 button Mouse middle click Alternative fire/shove/melee counter.
Hold Z button LT button L1 button Mouse right click Lock target/strafe.
Neutral nunchuk Neutral lstick Neutral lstick  W  A  S  D  Character movement.
B button RT button R1 button Mouse left click Fire your weapon.
Hold B button + Flick Remote button RT button R1 button Mouse left click Punch/Melee attack.
Hold A button + Neutral nunchuk Hold A button + Neutral lstick Hold Cross button + Neutral lstick Hold  Enter  while pressing a direction Sprinting.
A button B button Circle button  T  Talk/taunt.
Plus button L button, A button L3 button, Circle button Left  Ctrl ,  Enter  Crouch/wall cover.
Minus button Y button Triangle button  E  Get into car/pick up weapon.
1 button White button L2 button  Tab  SAT phone menu.
2 button Start button Start button  Esc  Pause.
Up dpad X button Square button  R  Reload.
Left dpad/Right dpad Down dpad Down dpad  3  Equip/conceal weapon.
Down dpad N/A N/A N/A 180 turnaround.
Shake Nunchuk button Hold B button Hold Circle button Hold  T  Blind rage.
Flick up Nunchuk button B button Circle button  T  Taunt.
Remote button Neutral rstick Neutral rstick Mouse Look/move camera.
N/A Back button Select button  T  Turn Tape Player On/Off.
N/A R button R3 button  Home  Centre camera view.

Vehicles

Wii Xbox PlayStation 2 Windows Action
C button X button, B button Square button, Circle button  R   T  Handbrake/brake/reverse.
Z button LT button L1 button Mouse right click Lock target.
Neutral nunchuk Neutral lstick Neutral lstick  W  A  S  D  Steer.
B button RT button R1 button Mouse left click Fire.
A button A button Cross button  Enter  Gas/horn.
Plus button R button R3 button  Home  Change camera view.
Minus button Y button Triangle button  E  Enter/exit vehicle.
1 button White button L2 button  Tab  SAT phone menu.
2 button Start button Start button  Esc  Pause.
Up dpad X button Square button  R  Reload.
Left dpad/Right dpad Left dpad/Right dpad Left dpad/Right dpad Mouse wheel Cycle weapons.
Down dpad Black button R2 button Mouse middle click Look back.
Remote button Neutral rstick Neutral rstick Mouse Look/move camera.
N/A Back button Select button  T  Turn Tape Player On/Off.
N/A LT button L1 button Mouse left click twice Cruise Control.

SAT phone menu

The in-game menu can be accessed by pressing 1 button.

  • Music: Select the song or genre of songs to be played. If you don't select anything, it'll just be random shuffle. With over 100 songs, it's quite a nice selection of signed bands including songs from the movie.
  • Exotics: Here you can buy all sorts of things from cars to spacesuits, from henchmen to boats. Some are incredibly helpful, while others are just a bit of fun.
  • Weapons: You must buy the Arms Dealer from the exotic page for this option to be unlocked. Here you can buy weapons, ammo and upgrades for selected weapons. They will appear at Tony's weapon locker or the boot of an exotic car, meaning you can get new weapons or more ammo quite easily.
  • Driver: You need to have bought the Driver from the exotic menu to have this option unlocked. The Driver transports any of the exotic cars you own to your current location in double quick time. He will also hang around providing you with backup until he gets kills, you tell him to leave or he gets lost.
  • Boat: You must have bought the Boat Pilot from the exotic menu for this to appear, in addition to that you must either be on a dock or in the water for it to appear, as boats don't work on land. He will also hang around providing you with backup until he gets kills, you tell him to leave or he gets lost.
  • Empire: Here you can check what the next mission is, follow up leads given by Felix or "The Sandman" and take part in coke deals. You can also switch to one of your henchmen using this menu. Also, you can check on your turf and repair fronts and give them security. You also can reduce heat levels using this menu and it gives you a map, which is most useful.

Pause menu

This menu can be accessed by pressing 2 button.

  • Main: Gives you the run down of your main stats.
  • Stats: In-depth stats, which is a must have in this sort of game after GTA made it so.
  • Cheats: Input cheats or replay past missions.
  • Options: Fiddle around with various options.
  • Profiles: Choose to load saved games, handy for when you've messed up.
  • Controller: Gives you a run down on the actions buttons take.
  • Credits: Shows the credits.