The controls for Quest for Booty. Released on the PlayStation 3 in August 2008, the game uses either the Sixaxis, or the standard DualShock controller.
Ratchet[]
Ratchet is the only playable character.
Third-person mode[]
The default control set-up, based on the original games.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move character | 
|
Move the player character around. |
| Move camera | 
|
Move the camera around. |
| Jump | 
|
Jump once. |
| Double jump | +
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. |
| Crouch | 
|
Crouch down. |
| Drop from ledge | (tap)
|
Drop down from ledge player character is holding onto. |
| Strafe | + 
|
Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning. |
| Backflip / sideflip | + / +
|
Flip in the air in the intended direction. |
| Look mode |  +
|
Enter look mode, allowing the player to strafe while aiming. |
| Swing wrench | 
|
Swing OmniWrench Millennium 12 in front of player to attack. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. Can also be used to grab and throw heliogrubs and lava rocks. |
| Hyper Strike | +
|
Jump in the air, strike the OmniWrench down to attack below, dealing more damage. |
| Comet Strike | +
|
Throw the OmniWrench forward for a brief time, dealing damage or breaking objects, before it returns to player character. Used while aiming. |
| Kinetic tether | +
|
Throw the OmniWrench at a kinetic tether target, then use to move it.
|
| Fire weapon Use gadget |
 / 
|
Fire equipped weapon. |
| Toggle weapon |  (tap)
|
Toggle between last weapon equipped. |
| Quick select | (hold)
|
Show quick select menu. |
| Interact | (when available)
|
Triangle interacts with objects, launch pads, and vehicles, such as entering Ratchet's ship. |
| Rise | (hold)
|
Hold to rise and swim upwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Dive | (hold)
|
Hold to dive and swim downwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Swim faster | (hold)
|
Use the Hydro-Pack to swim faster while underwater. |
| Pause | 
|
Pause game, entering pause menu. |
| Map screen |  / 
|
View map. |
Lock-strafe mode[]
The alternate control set-up, lock-strafe permanently puts Ratchet in a strafing mode, with an aimable reticle for his ranged weapons.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around, always strafes. |
| Move camera / Aim reticule |
|
Move the camera around, also aims the reticule. |
| Jump | /
|
Jump once. |
| Double jump | + / +
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. |
| Crouch |
|
Crouch down. |
| Drop from ledge | (tap)
|
Drop down from ledge player character is holding onto. |
| Backflip / sideflip | + /
|
Flip in the air in the intended direction. |
| Look mode | +
|
Enter look mode, offering a closer-up camera view. |
| Swing wrench |
|
Swing OmniWrench Millennium 12 in front of player to attack. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. Can also be used to grab and throw heliogrubs and lava rocks. |
| Hyper Strike | / +
|
Jump in the air, strike the OmniWrench down to attack below, dealing more damage. |
| Comet Strike | +
|
Throw the OmniWrench forward for a brief time, dealing damage or breaking objects, before it returns to player character. Used while aiming. |
| Kinetic tether | +
|
Throw the OmniWrench at a kinetic tether target, then use to move it.
|
| Fire weapon Use gadget |
/
|
Fire equipped weapon. |
| Toggle weapon | (tap)
|
Toggle between last weapon equipped. |
| Quick select | (hold)
|
Show quick select menu. |
| Interact | (when available)
|
Triangle interacts with objects, launch pads, and vehicles, such as entering Ratchet's ship. |
| Rise | / (hold)
|
Hold to rise and swim upwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Dive | (hold)
|
Hold to dive and swim downwards underwater, release to swim at the same depth. |
| Swim faster |
|
Swim faster while underwater. |
| Pause |
|
Pause game, entering pause menu. |
| Map screen | /
|
View map. |