Mass Effect is understandably a seminal game, but it’s also so old now that its control choices are a little out of touch with modern standards. To help you get to grips with combat and avoid embarrassment as the first human Spectre, we’ve put together a quick Mass Effect Legendary Edition controls guide for PS4 and Xbox One.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition controls guide
We’ve split the Mass Effect Legendary Edition controls below for each three games in the series. These are the general combat controls rather than universal, so don’t expect them to work perfectly in the Mako or other environments.
Mass Effect controls
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Action |
PS4 Control |
Xbox One Control |
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Move |
Left Analog Stick |
Left Analog Stick |
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Look |
Right Analog Stick |
Right Analog Stick |
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Crouch |
L3 (Click In Left Analog Stick) |
Click In Left Analog Stick |
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Zoom |
R3 (Click In Left Analog Stick) |
Click In Right Analog Stick |
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Action |
X |
A |
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Melee |
Circle |
B |
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Grenades |
Square |
X |
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First Aid/Medigel |
Triangle |
Y |
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Weapon Wheel |
L1 |
LB |
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Aim |
L2 |
LT |
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Power Wheel |
R1 |
RB |
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Shoot |
R2 |
RT |
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Order Squad to Attack |
D-Pad Up |
D-Pad Up |
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Order Squadmate 1/2 to Move or Attack |
D-Pad Left/Right |
D-Pad Left/Right |
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Order Squad to Follow |
D-Pad Down |
D-Pad Down |
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Holster Weapon |
Touchpad |
View Button |
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Pause Menu |
Options Button |
Start Button |
Mass Effect 2 controls
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Action |
PS4 Control |
Xbox One Control |
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Move |
Left Analog Stick |
Left Analog Stick |
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Look |
Right Analog Stick |
Right Analog Stick |
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Show Map |
L3/R3 (Click In Left or Right Analog Stick) |
Click In Left or Right Analog Stick |
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Action |
X |
A |
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Melee |
Circle |
B |
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Weapon |
Square |
X |
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Use Class Power |
Triangle |
Y |
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Weapon Wheel (hold)/Mapped Power 1 |
L1 |
LB |
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Aim |
L2 |
LT |
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Power Wheel (hold)/Mapped Power 2 |
R1 |
RB |
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Shoot |
R2 |
RT |
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Order Squad to Attack |
D-Pad Up |
D-Pad Up |
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Order Squadmate 1/2 to Move or Attack |
D-Pad Left/Right |
D-Pad Left/Right |
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Order Squad to Follow |
D-Pad Down |
D-Pad Down |
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Holster Weapon |
Touchpad |
View Button |
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Pause Menu |
Options Button |
Start Button |
Mass Effect 3 controls
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Action |
PS4 Control |
Xbox One Control |
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Move |
Left Analog Stick |
Left Analog Stick |
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Look |
Right Analog Stick |
Right Analog Stick |
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Ping Objective or Cover Turn |
L3/R3 (Click In Left or Right Analog Stick) |
Click In Left or Right Analog Stick |
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Action |
X |
A |
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Melee |
Circle |
B |
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Grenades |
Square |
X |
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Use Mapped Power 3 |
Triangle |
Y |
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Weapon Wheel (hold)/Mapped Power 1 |
L1 |
LB |
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Aim |
L2 |
LT |
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Power Wheel (hold)/Mapped Power 2 |
R1 |
RB |
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Shoot |
R2 |
RT |
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Order Squad to Attack |
D-Pad Up |
D-Pad Up |
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Order Squadmate 1/2 to Move or Attack |
D-Pad Left/Right |
D-Pad Left/Right |
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Order Squad to Follow |
D-Pad Down |
D-Pad Down |
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Quicksave |
Touchpad |
View Button |
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Pause Menu |
Options Button |
Start Button |
Those are the full combat controls for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Hopefully by reading the above you’ll have learned what you need to take on all the threats the galaxy has to offer. Good luck, Shepard!
