CE:Control schemes

This article is about the original Xbox and the 2003 PC port versions. For the control schemes of the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Xbox 360 version and the remaster included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, see CEA:Control schemes and MCC:Control schemes.

The Halo Demo's "CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION" popup menu.

The following control schemes are available for use in the original releases of Halo: Combat Evolved (including when played via Xbox 360 backward compatibility), its PC port, and Custom Edition.

Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)

Stick layout

The D-pad can be used for directional move/look depending on the "THUMBSTICK SETTINGS" and "INVERT THUMBSTICK" settings.

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  Default
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  Southpaw
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  Legacy
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  Legacy Southpaw

Button Settings

Default

Button		Input action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Melee Attack
X		Reload weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold crouch
Right Analog Click		Scope Zoom
Right Trigger		Fire primary weapon
Left Trigger		Throw grenade
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause game
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight

Southpaw

Button		Input action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Melee Attack
X		Reload weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold crouch
Right Analog Click		Scope Zoom
Right Trigger		Throw Grenade
Left Trigger		Fire primary weapon
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause game
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight

Jumpy

Button		Input action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Throw Grenade
B		Melee Attack
X		Reload weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold crouch
Right Analog Click		Scope Zoom
Right Trigger		Fire primary weapon
Left Trigger		Jump
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause game
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight

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