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General Controls[edit]

These controls apply to nearly all menus including the Pause Menu, the Main Title menu, when saving and loading, and when managing Mother Base. There are other button functions where applicable.

PSP PS3 XBOX 360 Action
Cross button Cross button A button Confirm
Circle button Circle button B button Back/Cancel
Triangle button Triangle button Y button Model Viewer, if available
L1 button / R1 button L1 button / R1 button LT button / RT button Change Tab
Neutral dpad Neutral dpad Neutral dpad Move Cursor
Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Scroll, if available

Field Controls, Shooter-Type[edit]

These controls are based on the control scheme of Metal Gear Solid 4 and are made to resemble traditional third-person shooter games.

PSP PS3 XBOX 360 Action
L1 button L1 button LT button Aim Weapon
Up dpad Triangle button or Up dpad Y button or Up dpad Action Button
Down dpad Cross button or Down dpad A button or Down dpad Crouch/Lie
Right dpad R2 button RB button Select Weapon
Left dpad L2 button LB button Select Item
Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Move
R1 button R1 button RT button Attack
Triangle button Up rstick Up rstick Shift Camera Up
Cross button Down rstick Down rstick Shift Camera Down
Circle button Right rstick Right rstick Shift Camera Right
Square button Left rstick Left rstick Shift Camera Left
Start button Start button Start button Open Menu
Select button Select button Back button Auto-Aim Switch/CO-OPS Communication/Codec Call
Up dpad Circle button B button Reload
Square button X button Same as SELECT button

Field Controls, Action Type[edit]

These controls are modeled after the control scheme of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and earlier Metal Gear Solid games in general.

PSP PS3 XBOX 360 Action
L1 button L1 button LT button Reset Camera
Neutral dpad Neutral dpad or Neutral rstick Neutral dpad or Neutral rstick Shift Camera
Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Move
R1 button R1 button RT button Aim Weapon
Triangle button Triangle button Y button Action Button
Square button Square button X button Attack
Circle button Select Weapon/Item
Triangle button Circle button B button Reload
Cross button Cross button A button Crouch/Lie
R2 button RB button Select Weapon
L2 button LB button Select Item
Start button Start button Start button Open Menu
Select button Select button Back button Auto-Aim Switch/CO-OPS Communication/Codec Call

Field Controls, Hunter Type[edit]

These controls are supposedly modeled after the control scheme of Capcom's Monster Hunter games, most notably the Monster Hunter Freedom series.

PSP PS3 XBOX 360 Action
L1 button L2 button LB button Select Item
L1 button LT button Reset Camera
Neutral dpad Neutral dpad or Neutral rstick Neutral dpad or Neutral rstick Shift Camera
Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Neutral lstick Move
R1 button Select Weapon/Precise Shot
Triangle button Triangle button Y button Aim Weapon/Attack
Square button Square button X button Melee Attack/Cancel Aim
Circle button Circle button B button Action Button/Reload
Cross button Cross button A button Crouch/Lie
R2 button RB button Select Weapon
Start button Start button Start button Open Menu
Select button Select button Back button Auto-Aim Switch/CO-OPS Communication/Codec Call