H2:Control schemes

The following control schemes were available for the original release of Halo 2 for Xbox (including when played via Xbox 360 backward compatibility) and Halo 2 Vista.

Halo 2 (Xbox)

Thumbstick Layout

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  Default

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  Southpaw

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  Legacy

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  Legacy Southpaw

Button Layout

Default

Button		Input Action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Melee attack
X		Reload weapon/Swap weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons/Dual wield weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold Crouch
Right Analog Click		Zoom
Right Trigger		Fire primary weapon
Left Trigger		Throw grenade/Fire secondary weapon/E-brake/Boost
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause
↑ D-Pad		Teamspeak
↓ D-Pad		Alert carry
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight/Invisibility/Teamspeak

Southpaw

Button		Input Action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Melee attack
X		Reload weapon/Swap weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons/Dual wield weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold Crouch
Right Analog Click		Zoom
Right Trigger		Throw grenade/Fire secondary weapon/E-brake/Boost
Left Trigger		Fire primary weapon
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause
↑ D-Pad		Teamspeak
↓ D-Pad		Alert carry
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight/Invisibility/Teamspeak

Boxer

Button		Input Action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Throw grenade/Fire secondary weapon/E-brake/Boost
X		Reload weapon/Swap weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons/Dual wield weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold Crouch
Right Analog Click		Zoom
Right Trigger		Fire primary weapon
Left Trigger		Melee attack
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause
↑ D-Pad		Teamspeak
↓ D-Pad		Alert carry
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight/Invisibility/Teamspeak

Green Thumb

Button		Input Action
Xbox	Xbox 360
A		Jump
B		Zoom
X		Reload weapon/Swap weapon/Action
Y		Switch weapons/Dual wield weapons
Left Analog Click		Hold Crouch
Right Analog Click		Melee attack
Right Trigger		Fire primary weapon
Left Trigger		Throw grenade/Fire secondary weapon/E-brake/Boost
"Back" Button		Go back/Multiplayer score
"Start" Button		Pause
↑ D-Pad		Teamspeak
↓ D-Pad		Alert carry
Black Button	Right Bumper	Switch grenades
White Button	Left Bumper	Flashlight/Invisibility/Teamspeak

Other Control Settings

Setting	Options		Official Info
Look Sensitivity	1 (low)		Choose the speed at which you look around. Faster is not always better.
	2
	3 (Default)
	4
	5 (High)
	6
	7 (Very high)
	8
	9
	10 (Insane)
Look Inversion	Enabled		If this is enabled, moving the Thumbstick up causes you to look down.
	Disabled	Default
Automatic Look Centering	Enabled		This causes your view to automatically re-center as you move forward.
	Disabled	Default
Controller Vibration	Enabled	Default	If this is enabled, your controller will vibrate in response to game events.
	Disabled

Halo 2 (Windows Vista)

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