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Kingdom Hearts Dark Road: How to Change From Swipe to Tap Controls

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Xehanort is one of the most powerful characters in the Kingdom Hearts universe. But if you can’t swipe fast enough, then he’ll look more like a young Tidus in battle. That’s why it’s important to learn how to change from swipe to tap controls in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road.

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Swiping isn’t necessarily a difficult action to do on a cell phone. So many apps use that motion, but simply tapping on something is much more efficient and accurate. No matter how quickly you swipe cards during a battle in KH Dark Road, it’ll never be faster than tapping on them.

How to Change From Swipe to Tap Controls in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

If you’re just a few attacks away from being able to clear a certain mission or quest, then making this change could be the difference between a close loss and a comfortable victory. But you have to jump into a battle first in order to change from swipe to tap controls.

While in any type of battle, tap on the Options button in the upper right corner of the screen. This brings up the Options menu and pauses the game. The first option you can change is Card Selection. The default choice will be Flick. Touch the Tap button to switch to tap controls.

Hit the x on the Options menu to return to the battle and start tapping cards to use them.

Here’s a quick summary of how to change from swipe to tap controls in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road:

  1. Enter a battle

    This can be a Mission, Quest, Event, World Battle, or any other type of battle.

  2. Tap the Options button

    This is located in the upper right corner of your screen while in a battle.

  3. Touch the Tap button in the Options menu

    This will disable swipe controls and turn on tap controls for battle.

  4. Close the Options menu

    Hit the x in the upper right corner of the Options menu to return to battle and start using tap controls.

That’s all there is to know about how to change from swipe to tap controls in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. While you’re here, don’t forget to check out some of our other Kingdom Hearts guides.


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Omar Banat
Omar is a UofM Duluth graduate who is obsessed with Smash Bros. Video games are life, but life is not video games. Playing Games Since: 1991, Favorite Genres: Puzzle, Platformer, Action-Adventure (mainly Metroidvanias)