Instructions
Press the left thumbstick to move your character.
Press the "Square" button to perform a normal attack.
Press the "Triangle" button to perform a power attack. Power attacks are slower than normal attacks, but do more damage.
Hold down the "Triangle" button to perform a power attack against all nearby targets. This attack is slower than a normal power attack, but potentially useful when surrounded by enemies.
Press the "Circle" button to perform your Musou attack. A Musou attack is a very powerful special attack that does large amounts of damage to any enemy nearby. Your Musou bar must be full to perform this attack. The Musou bar fills up as you do damage to enemies.
Press "L2" to use the special attack for your character. The attack used is dependent on your character. For example, Sun Shang Xiang's special attack is Volley, which causes a volley of arrows to hit enemies surrounding him. You must have a special tome to use this attack. These tomes are items that you can find on the battlefield.
Press the "X" button to jump, climb ladders or mount a horse. You must be near the ladder or horse to use either.
Press "R1" to evade attacks or dismount a horse. Evading an attack causes your character to roll out of the way.
Press "L1" to block. You can only block attacks coming from the front. It does not prevent attacks from behind.
Press "Square" or "Triangle" after blocking a hit to perform a counter attack. A counter attack is a quick attack that you can throw without breaking your guard.
Press "Square" or "Triangle" while blocking, but without stopping a hit, to perform a grab attack. This causes your character to grab and attack an opponent in front of him.