01 · The buttons
Basic controls
Light attack (L)
Medium attack (M)
Heavy attack (H)
Assemble Assist
Switch
02 · Two ways to fire
Skill input styles
The game supports two Skill input styles: Command Inputs and Quick Skill. Command Inputs deal slightly higher damage and generate more Skill Gauge according to the official beginner guide.
03 · Your first offense
Link Attacks
Link Attacks chain basic buttons into full sequences. These official example routes are the fastest way to feel the flow:
L > L > L > LChains into a Skill and can trigger a Break / stage transition
M > M > MLeads into a Super Skill
H > H > HLeads into an Ultimate Skill
L > M > H > Skill > Assemble Rush > Follow-up AttackExample advanced route
04 · Don’t get opened up
Defense
- Standing Guard
- Hold back
- Crouching Guard
- Hold down-back
- Assemble Counter
- Square + Cross while not guarding
- Crossover
- Square + Cross while guarding
05 · Fight as four
Team actions
- Call an assist
- Cross
- Switch character
- Direction + L2
- Second teammate
- Neutral or forward
- Third teammate
- Down
- Fourth teammate
- Back
- Assist into switch
- Press L2 during the Switch prompt after calling an assist
Your four-character team shares a single health bar — protect it as a team resource, not four separate life bars.
Wondering who to put on a team together? Team comp recommendations are in testing and land after the synergies survive hands-on play.
06 · Put it to work
Now learn a fighter
The system is the same for everyone; the game plan is not. Pick a character guide to learn a fighter’s signature tools, or follow the Beginner Guide for a structured first session.
Evidence trail
Official sources
- SRC-PS-BEGINNEROfficial Beginner’s Guide
PlayStation Blog / game development team
- SRC-PS-HANDSONOfficial 4v4 hands-on article
PlayStation Blog / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- SRC-PS-USOfficial PlayStation US product page
Sony Interactive Entertainment