Up Your Arsenal controls

This page includes the controls for Up Your Arsenal. Originally released on the PlayStation 2, the game was later ported to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita as part of the Ratchet & Clank Collection. As such, both the controls for the standard DualShock controller and those for the Vita will be included.

Ratchet

Ratchet is the main character, who you control for most of the gameplay, be it on foot, or in a vehicle.

Third-person mode

The default control setup, this setup is more similar to the controls of Ratchet & Clank and Going Commando.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
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.
Glide			Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to glide while in mid-air.
Crouch			Crouch down.
Crouch turn	+	+	Rotate around while in the crouching position.
Backflip / sideflip	+ +	+ +	Flip in the air from a crouching position in the intended direction.
Boost jump	+	+	Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a high jump from a crouching position.
Stretch jump	+ +	+ +	Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a longer jump forward while running.
Strafe	+ /	+	Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning.
Use equipped weapon, gadget or 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.
Toggle weapon	+ (double tap)		Toggle between the last two equipped weapons and gadgets.
Interact			Triangle interacts with devices 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.
First person targeting view		/	Toggle to view first person to free-view and target weapons.
Start			Open the in-game menu.
Map	/	/	Open the in-game map and available missions.
Display HUD			Displays the HUD on-screen if it is hidden, contains info such as the nanotech and bolt count.

Lock-strafe mode

Lock-strafe is a new set of controls that are more similar to a third-person shooter. The main difference of this mode is that Ratchet will automatically strafe upon holding a weapon other than the OmniWrench or Plasma Whip, with an aimable reticule.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Jump	/	/	Jump once.
Double jump	+ / +	+ / +	Jump twice in the air for extra height.
Glide	/ (hold)	/ (hold)	Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to glide while in mid-air.
Crouch			Crouch down.
Crouch turn	+	+	Rotate around while in the crouching position.
Backflip / sideflip	+ +	+ +	Flip in the air from a crouching position in the intended direction.
Boost jump	+	+	Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a high jump from a crouching position.
Stretch jump	+ +	+ +	Use the Heli-Pack or Thruster-Pack to make a longer jump forward while running.
Use equipped weapon, gadget or item	/	/	Fire equipped weapon or use equipped gadget.
Map	/	/	Open the in-game map and available missions.

First-person mode

First-person mode controls identically to lock-strafe mode, except the player is permanently in a first-person view.

Clank

Clank, Ratchet's sidekick, has a few sections in which he has to act on his own. Sometimes he can use and control Gadgebots or the BGAMD.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Move character			Move the player character around.
Move camera			Move the camera around.
Jump			Jump once.
Glide	+ (hold)		Glide slowly in the air.
Punch			Throw a punch forward. Can be used three times in succession for a combo.
Use BGAMD.	/		Fire the equipped weapon.
Gadgebot 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.

Giant Clank

The player can control Clank in Giant Clank mode only once during "Film a Secret Agent Clank Episode".

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Move character			Move the player character around.
Move camera			Move the camera around.
Jump			Jump once.
Punch			Throw a punch forward.
Fire rockets			Hold to fire rockets that home in on enemies.
Bomb			Press to throw a large energy bomb attack at enemies.
Strafe	+ /	+	Walk sideways, while facing forwards and without turning.
Start			Open the in-game menu.
Map	/	/	Open the in-game map and view available missions.

Turboslider

The player can control the turboslider on Tyhrranosis, Aridia, and Mylon.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Steer			Steer the vehicle around.
Move camera			Move the camera around.
Accelerate	(hold)		Hold to accelerate forward.
Brake / Reverse			Hold to brake and drive in reverse.
Enter / exit			Enter or exit the vehicle.
Swap seats			Multiplayer-only, switch between the driver and gunner seats.
Start			Open the in-game menu.
Map	/	/	Open the in-game map and view available missions.

Hovership

The player can control the hovership on Tyhrranosis, Kerwan, and Aridia.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Steer			Move the hovership around.
Aim			Move the reticle around, also serves as camera and ship pitch control.
Fire cannons	or		Hold to fire cannons.
Ascend	(hold)		Hold to ascend.
Descend	(hold)		Hold to descend.
Start			Open the in-game menu.
Map	/	/	Open the in-game map and view available missions.

Qwark

Captain Qwark is a controllable character in the Qwark vid-comics played onboard the Starship Phoenix.

Name	Controls		Effect
	PS2/3	Vita
Move character			Move the player character around.
Jump			Jump once.
Aim weapon	+	+	Aim the equipped weapon upwards, directly or diagonally.
Fire weapon			Fire the equipped weapon.
Crouch			Crouch down.
Start			Open the in-game menu.