Summon Night: Swordcraft Story/Controls

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Outside of Battles[edit]

Game Boy Advance Action
Neutral dpad Move
Hold B button + Neutral dpad Run
A button Use the Hammer outside of a battle to break barrels, boxes, and open chests
Start button Pause menu where you can use items, equip weapons and magic, and look at stats
Select button Speak to your Summon Beast which provides hint on where you have to go

Inside of Battles[edit]

Game Boy Advance Action
A button Attack
Down dpad + A button Down Attack
Up dpad + A button Up Attack (Drill and Spear)
Hold and Release A button Charge Attack (Axe, Drill and Spear)
B button Use Selected Support/Magic (Defaults to Block)
Right dpad Right dpad Dash
Down dpad Down dpad Backstep
L button Change Weapon
R button Change Support/Magic Selection
Start button Pauses the match

Perform Magic- Press R button to Move to the Magic you would like to perform and press B button. (Note. Some Magic takes longer than others to perform. Also you cannot block before performing magic but while performing it you are in a invincible state. You may move while using magic but slowly and jumping is disabled.)

Note: Some weapons can weave together A button and Down dpad + A button during combos.