Controls & Basic Movement

Zelda: Twilight Princess Guide - Controls and Basic Movement

Human

Link

Wii Remote
A – Special actions (climb, push, jump attack)
B – Item slot
D-pad – Item slots
Up (D-pad) – Call Midna
- - Brings up item menu
- Pause menu
2 – toggles the mini map
1 – toggles the big map

Nunchuck
Joy stick – Move
Z – Lock on/raise shield 
C – First person view

Combat:
Shake the Wii Remote for regular attacks
Z A for a jump attack
Shake the Nunchuck for a spin attack
Z Joy stick A to dodge

Jumping always confuses people. There is no jump button. Link jumps automatically when you run over a cliff or walk up to a ledge he can reach. If the ledge is too high, he wont jump to it.

Pressing the Z button centers the camera behind you when theres nothing to lock on to, and as such can be used to get a better camera angle.

Some actions will use the pointer (like aiming the Bow). If you point at the screen when not aiming a weapon, Navi (or a Navi-like fairy) will appear on the screen.

To assign an item to a slot, press the – button, point at an item, and press the button you want to assign it to.

Wolf

Also Link

Wolf Link has almost the exact same controls, except the D-pad and B.

Left and right – Animal sense
Down – dig
B – Have Midna “paint” targets

Up still calls Midna. Also, tap the A button while moving to move faster.

In wolf form, you cant talk to humans any more, but you can talk to animals.

You wont have the B button attack right away, but you'll be using it a lot later. Hold down the B button and a circle will come out around you. Any enemy that enters that circle gets “painted” for an attack. Release B to lunge at all the enemies within the circle.

Wolf Link cant use items, but he can use his senses to see things Link cant. He can also dig in the ground to uncover items.

Horse

Epona

Your trusty steed. You have much more control over Epona then before. Now you can use just about any item while riding her, including your sword. The controls are the same as in human form.

The A button enables a dash while you're moving. If you're standing still, A button mounts/dismounts her. Dash also allows you to jump over gates.