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Combat Controls

Saber and Force Combos

More often than not, you will dispose of enemies with your lightsabers rather than your Force powers. You will undoubtedly develop your own combat style. For example, you may prefer to lead with your Force powers but finish a fight with a saber strike or two. Or you may like to lead with saber combos and finish enemies off with Force power attacks.

Regardless, you should incorporate saber combos into nearly all attacks. The following table lists all available saber and Force combos.

Combo Xbox PS3
Lightsaber Combo 1 X,X Square,Square
Lightsaber Combo 2 X,X,X Square,Square,Square,
Lightsaber Combo 3 X,X,X,X Square,Square,Square,Square
Lightsaber Combo 4 X,X,X,X,X Square,Square,Square,Square,Square
Lightsaber Combo 5 X,X, pause, X,X, Square,Square, pause, Square,Square
Lightsaber Combo 6 X,X,X, pause,X,X,X Square,Square,Square, pause, Square,Square,Square
Lightsasber Combo 7 X,X,X,X, pause, X,X,X,X Square,Square,Square,Square, pause,Square,Square,Square,Square
Saber Flurry X, pause,X, pause, X pause, X Square, pause, Square, pause, Square, pause, Square
Saber Blast X,B Square,o
Saber Sling X,X,B Square,Square,o
Saber Slam 1 X,X,X,B Square,Square,Square,o
Saber Slam 2 X,X,X,X,B Square,Square,Square,Square,o
Saber Slash X,Triangle,Triangle Square,Triangle,Triangle
Saber Smash 1 X,X,Y Square,Square,Triangle
Saber Smash 2 X,X,X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,Triangle
Saber Smash 3
X,X,X,X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,Square,Triangle
Dashing Blast Square,B L1,O
Dashing Slash Square,X L1,Square
Dashing Shock Square,Triangle L1,Triangle
Cannonball RT,B R1,O
Lightning Grenade RT,Triangle R1,Triangle
Lightning Strike X,Triangle Square,Triangle
Leaping Slash 1 A,X X,Square
Leaping Slash 2 A,X,X X,Square,Square
Leaping Slash 3
A,X,X,X X,Square,Square,Square
Leaping Slam 1 A,X, hold X,Square, hold
Leaping Slam 2 A,X,X, hold X,Square,Square, hold
Leaping Slam 3
A,X,X,X, hold X,Square,Square,Square, hold
Aerial Ambush 1 X,X,X,B, hold Square,Square,Square,O, hold
Aerial Ambush 2 X,X,X,X,B, hold Square,Square,Square,Square,O, hold
Aerial  Ambush   Flurry 1 X,X,X,B, hold, X,X,X Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Square,Square
Aerial  Ambush   Flurry 2 X,X,X,X,B hold, X,X,X Square,Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Square,Square
Aerial  Ambush   Flurry 3 X,X,X,X,B, hold, X,B Square,Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,O
Aerial  Ambush  Flurry 4 X,X,X,X,B hold X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Triangle
Aerial  Ambush  Flurry 5 X,X,X,X,B, hold,X,X,B Square,Square,Square,Square,O hold, Square,Square,O
Aerial  Ambush  Flurry 6 X,X,X,X,B, hold, X,X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Square,Triangle
Aerial Assult 1 X,X,X,B, hold ,X Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square
Aerial Assult 2 X,X,X,B, hold ,X,X Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Square
Aerial Assult 3 X,X,X,B, hold,X,X,B Square,Square,Square,
O, hold, Square,Square,O
Aerial Assult 4 X,X,X,B hold, X,X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,Square,Triangle
Aerial Blast 1 X,X,X,B, hold, B Square,Square,Square,O, hold, O
Aerial Blast 2 X,X,X,B, hold ,X,B Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,O
Aerial Shock 1 X,X,X,B, hold, Triangle Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Triangle
Aerial Shock 2 X,X,X,B, hold, X,Triangle Square,Square,Square,O, hold, Square,O
Aerial Throw 1 X,X,X,B, hold, [X + A] Square,Square,Square,O, hold, [Square + X]
Aerial Throw 2 X,X,X,B, hold, [Triangle + B] Square,Square,Square,O, hold, [Triangle + O]

Grapple Attacks

Action Xbox 360 PS3
Grapple Attack 1 A + X Triangle + O
Grapple Attack 2 B + Y X + Square

Throughout your adventure, enemies will often surround you quickly. Use grapple attacks to pull close enemies in closer and savagely attack them in close-quarter combat. After pulling them in for the attack, you’ll either strike them with their own weapon, impale them with yours, or toss them into the air before finishing them off with a saber strike—depending on the enemy and the grapple attack you execute.

Regardless of what the attack looks like, the outcome is always the same: one less enemy to worry about.