PC gamers may struggle with the controls, since Codemasters designed them with a controller in mind. Primary fire was mapped to the right mouse button to correspond with the right hand holding the gun, which completely goes against PC gaming intuition. Players can go into the options menu and reassign the keys, which works nicely as long as you don't mind things feeling a little strange when playing the dual pistol wielding priest. Alternatively, players can plug in gamepads and get the benefit of rumble feedback, but sacrifice the accuracy of a mouse. It's a significant sacrifice, since most of the monsters have specific weak points. Accuracy is of course tantamount, especially with the exploding zombies, where players need to shoot boils off their bodies as they stumble forward, causing them to detonate.
Leaping from one teammate to another gives players control of the host's powers. Luckily, possessed teammates also gain Ross's ability to heal downed comrades, bringing them back from the brink of death. Computer controlled teammates have a habit of getting themselves killed, so the resurrecting touch gets a lot of use. Ross can also issue commands through the scroll wheel. Pushing it upwards orders them to follow, while rolling it down orders them to halt and take cover. Unfortunately, that means gun scopes operate using the middle button. Pushing it zooms the scope in, but there's no way to quickly get out of scope mode, often giving nearby monsters a couple free shots.
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