This page includes the controls for Secret Agent Clank. It was released on both the PlayStation Portable and the PlayStation 2. As such, both the controls for the standard DualShock controller and those for the PSP handheld will be included.
Strafing on PSP is toggled to either the analog stick or the directional pad buttons. The PSP version lacks a lock-strafe setting within the control options unlike the PS2 version. Using lock-strafe lets you shoot with 
and jump with 
.
Clank[]
Clank is the main character for most of the game, although the controls will frequently shift to another playable character or vehicle that Clank controls. Clank is uniquely able to acquire additional melee moves through Clank Fu downloads.
| Name | Controls | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | ||
| Move character | 
|
Move the player character around. | |
| Strafe | + 
|
(or) ,  ,  , 
|
Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning. |
| Move camera | 
|
 / 
|
Move the camera around. On PSP the shoulder buttons can only be used to rotate it. |
| Center camera | 
|
+
|
Centers the camera. |
| Jump | 
|
Jump once. | |
| Double jump | +
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. | |
| Glide | + (hold)
|
Use the Jet Boots to glide in mid-air-. | |
| Use equipped item | 
|
Fire equipped weapon or use equipped gadget. | |
| Punch | 
|
Throw a punch forward. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. | |
| Agent Air Strike | +
|
Jump in the air with the Jet Boots and deploy a series of bombs underneath. | |
| Clank Fu Kick | ×4
|
A three punch combo followed by a kick. | |
| Clank Fu Hot Foot | ×4 +
|
A three punch combo followed by a kick and a backwards dash. | |
| Quick select |  (hold)
|
Show quick select menu. | |
| Swap weapon | (tap)
|
Toggle between the last two equipped weapons and gadgets. | |
| First person targeting view |
|
Toggle to view first person to free-view and target weapons. | |
| Start | 
|
Open the in-game menu. | |
Vehicle[]
Clank makes use of a vehicle in a few separate missions and challenges, although the base controls are identical for each vehicle, each of them has slightly different abilities.
| Name | Controls | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | ||
| Move vehicle |
|
Move the vehicle around. | |
| Jump |
|
Jump once. | |
| Brake |
|
Slow down the vehicle. | |
| Release bomb |
|
Release a mine or bomb behind the vehicle. | |
| Fire missile |
|
Release a missile in front the vehicle. | |
| Shove / Push | or
|
or
|
Shove or push to the left or right. |
| Hydrofoil | +
|
+
|
Elevate the boat to dodge mines. |
| Two wheels | or +
|
or +
|
Position the car to drive on two wheels to pass through thin gaps. |
| Start |
|
Open the in-game menu. | |
Ratchet[]
Ratchet is a secondary playable character, who you only control for the Prison Planet arena challenges.
| Name | Controls | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | ||
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around. | |
| Move camera |
|
/
|
Move the camera around. On PSP the shoulder buttons can only be used to rotate it. |
| Center camera |
|
+
|
Centers the camera. |
| Jump |
|
Jump once. | |
| Double jump | +
|
Jump twice in the air for extra height. | |
| Crouch | 
|
+
|
Crouch down. |
| Crouch turn | +
|
+ +
|
Rotate around while in the crouching position. |
| Strafe | +
|
(or), , ,
|
Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning. |
| Use equipped item |
|
Fire equipped weapon or use equipped gadget. | |
| Swing OmniWrench |
|
Swing OmniWrench in front of player to attack. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. | |
| Hyper-strike | +
|
Jump in the air, strike the OmniWrench down to attack below, dealing more damage. | |
| Comet-strike | +
|
+ +
|
Throw the OmniWrench forward while crouching for a brief time, dealing damage or breaking objects, before it returns to player character. |
| Quick select | (hold)
|
Show quick select menu. | |
| Swap weapon | (tap)
|
Toggle between the last two equipped weapons and gadgets. | |
| First person targeting view |
|
Toggle to view first person to free-view and target weapons. | |
| Start |
|
Open the in-game menu. | |
Gadgebots[]
Several missions and challenges involve a trio of Agency Gadgebot mk.IIs that work together as a group.
| Name | Controls | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | ||
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around. | |
| Move camera |
|
/
|
Move the camera around. On PSP the shoulder buttons can only be used to rotate it. |
| Center camera |
|
+
|
Centers the camera. |
| Switch gadgebot |
|
Switch between gadgebots. | |
| Stack / Unstack |
|
Stack to form a ladder, or unstack to split up. | |
| Bite / Grab |
|
Bite an enemy or grab a lever or a rope, also issues the command to other gadgebots. | |
| Command menu | +
|
Hold to select a Gadgebot command from a menu. | |
| Start |
|
Open the in-game menu. | |
| Map | /
|
— | Open the in-game map and available missions. |
Qwark[]
Qwark is playable in a handful of missions, with a variable playstyle in some of them.
| Name | Controls | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PSP | ||
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around. | |
| Strafe | +
|
(or), , ,
|
Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning. |
| Move camera |
|
/
|
Move the camera around. On PSP the shoulder buttons can only be used to rotate it. |
| Jump |
|
Perform Qwark's Galactic Leap. | |
| Fire blaster |
|
Fire Qwark's Trusty Blaster weapon. | |
| Punch |
|
Perform Qwark's Heroic Punch. Can be used three times in succession for a combo. | |
| Fire megablaster |
|
Fire the megablaster, only usable in "Qwarkography, Ch. 1". | |
| Start |
|
Open the in-game menu. | |
Giant Clank[]
The player can control Clank in Giant Clank mode during "Escape the Kudzu", a space mission.
| Name | Controls | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Move character |
|
Move the player character around. |
| Fire rockets |
|
Hold to fire rockets that home in on enemies. |
| Fire Supercolliding Super Laser | Hold to fire a giant laser. | |
| Fire lasers |
|
Hold to fire lasers. |
| Start |
|
Open the in-game menu. |