Gears of War 4 control scheme will be pretty familiar to anyone who has played third-person shooters. However, you’ll encounter several unique elements.
In some situations, especially in multiplayer, if you are not familiar with them you’ll be easily defeated. If you want to improve your gameplay and take effectiveness to the next level, you should take maximum advantage of your basic and advanced controls. In this guide, we’ll show you all controls used for moving, performing attacks, special moves and covers.
Gears of War 4 Basic and Advanced Controls
In the table below you’ll find all controls available in Gears of War 4, that will help your character to move, attack, take cover, revive and perform some special actions.
| Button | Action |
|---|
| L (Left Thumbstick) | Strafe / Move, [Click to Cover Crouch] [Aim and click to mark target] |
| R (Right Thumbstick) | Rotate / Look (Click to Zoom) |
| A | Take Cover / Evade |
| Hold A | Mantle Roadie run |
| Tap & Hold A + move L left / right | 90-Degree Turn |
| Tap & Hold A + point L down | 180-Degree Turn |
| Hold A + Press L up | Cover Slip |
| X | Use / Revive / Meatshield / Grab / |
| Hold X | Pickup |
| B | Melee / Grenade Tag / Vault / Count |
| Hold B | Chainsaw / Bayonet |
| Y | Point of Interest / Curb Stomp |
| Hold Y | Execute |
| LT | Aim |
| RT | Shoot / Throw Grenade |
| LB | TAC / COM / Objectives |
| RB | Reload / Active Reload |
| D-Pad | Switch Weapons |
| Hold Back Button | View Scoreboard |
| Press Start Button | Pause |
You put every control up except the one I am lost on,how to call an airstrike?
I’ve been shooting at a monsters tentacles forever but I have to call an airstrike to shoot the tentacle off but there is no guide or controls for this anyway including this guide.
How do you call an airstrike on an xbox 360 gamepad?