Primary Collection of Cheats
Cheat mode
Highlight "Options Mode" at the main menu.
Press [Down] to highlight "Options: <name>",
then press [Left] or [Right] until "Options: Cheat
Codes" appears. Press [X]. Then, enter one of the following
case-sensitive cheat codes. Then, highlight "Accept"
and press [X].
All locations and cars
Enter "rimbuk" or "pennyThug" as a case-sensitive
code to unlock all locations and cars in arcade mode.
All cars
Enter "theCollector" or "nimbuk" as a case-sensitive
code to unlock all cars in arcade mode.
All locations
Enter "Globetrotter" as a case-sensitive code
to unlock all locations in arcade mode.
Enhanced in-air control
Enter "carcrobatics" as a case-sensitive code.
Note: This is not unlockable.
Guns, rockets, nitrous, and no damage
Enter "immortal" as a case-sensitive code. Note:
Press [L3] and [R3] to fire the weapons.
All modes
Enter "dextran" as a case-sensitive code to unlock
all modes.
Guns and rockets
Enter "savethekids" as a case-sensitive code.
Play in arcade mode, then press [L3] and [R3] to fire.
Unlimited nitrous
Enter "greenLantern" as a case-sensitive code
to get unlimited nitrous boosters in arcade mode. Note: This also
adds nitrous to motorcycles.
No damage
Enter "gladiator" as a case-sensitive code to
become immune to most damage in arcade mode. Note: If you burnout,
there will be damage on your damage meter. However, if you hit
something at a high speed you will not see or get damage from
that impact.
Pedestrians move faster
Enter "voomPeds" as a case-sensitive code.
Traffic while on online cruise
Complete the game 100% without codes. Then, go online
and enter "bangedup" as a case-sensitive code. Start a cruise
with four or less players. Note: The code cannot be activated
until online with game is 100% complete.
Adjust game speed
Enter one of the following case-sensitive codes to
set the game speed. "howfastcanitbe0" is the slowest setting,
and "howfastcanitbe9" is the fastest.
howfastcanitbe0
howfastcanitbe1
howfastcanitbe2
howfastcanitbe3
howfastcanitbe4
howfastcanitbe5
howfastcanitbe6
howfastcanitbe7
howfastcanitbe8
howfastcanitbe9"
Adjust game difficulty
Enter one of the following case-sensitive codes to
select a difficulty setting. "howhardcanitbe0" is the easiest
setting, and "howhardcanitbe9" is the most difficult.
howhardcanitbe0
howhardcanitbe1
howhardcanitbe2
howhardcanitbe3
howhardcanitbe4
howhardcanitbe5
howhardcanitbe6
howhardcanitbe7
howhardcanitbe8
howhardcanitbe9"
Motorcycle
Defeat five motorcycles in a long race.
Los Angeles police car
Win all the circuit races in Los Angeles in arcade
mode.
Paris police car
Win all the circuit races in Paris in arcade mode.
Tokyo police car
Win all the circuit races in Tokyo in arcade mode.
SLF450X
Win all the races in Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo
in arcade mode to unlock the SLF450X. It is the fastest car in
the game and can hit 250 mph with no boost. You can only use it
in arcade mode.
Veloci
Win all six of the World Champion's races (Savo).
Zoom on mini-map
Press [Down/Left] or [Down/Right] to zoom
in and out of the mini-map at the bottom left corner.
Hints
Quick start
At the starting line when the countdown begins, hold
[R1] to peel out, and then move back and forth to sway the
car. This will move you forward slightly, and will give you a
better starting position.
Note: This trick requires a car with nitrous. At the start of
the race begin by doing a burnout (hold [R1] + [X]).
When the word "Go" appears, press [R2] for nitrous,
and depending on your car, you will start off going anywhere between
120 to 200+ mph.
Note: This trick requires a car with nitrous. To get a better
start without using burnout, before a race begins hold down [L1]
+ [X] + [L2] ("Nitrous"). When the race starts,
release [L1] and [L2]. You will take off like a rocket.
Always start in correct direction
While doing the burnout start trick (hold [R1]
+ [X]), move the Left Analog-stick [Left] or
[Right] in order to line up with were you want to go.
Boost
The Veloci and SLF450x vehicles have a boost option.
Once you go over 60 mph, hold [R1] to get a speed boost.
Note: Handling will get difficult when this is done; using it
on a straightaway may work best.
When riding the Cohete (motorcycle) and accelerating, briefly
hold [L1] to pop a wheelie. This will give you more acceleration/speed.
With any car, after you start to accelerate hold [R1] and
it will speed up your car.
After using a slipstream, press "Nitrous" quickly to go at
least 180 mph.
Los Angeles: Easy motorcycle win
On the motorcycle level, the best strategy is to knock
your opponents off their motorcycles by ramming into them. You
can get a good start in the beginning of the race by doing the
"burning rubber" strategy and moving to the left into
two of the motorcycles and knocking them off.
Los Angeles: Secret area
Enable the "Guns and rockets" and "No
damage" codes. Go to cruise at the arcade mode and select
Los Angeles. Drive to the jump near the bridge and wash. If you
go off it, you will land on a rooftop and go down another jump
that is slightly different than the first. On the side with the
two red bins, go to the left bin and hold [R3] to land on
a roof top. Go to the left or right side of the white wall on
your right and slowly go down. You will be in a room. You can
go through the black wall on the left. If you go too far, you
will be on the street with the jump.
Paris: Secret area
Find the Cathedral. Once there, you will see the doors.
They appear as if you cannot go through them. However, you can
drive straight into them and they will open, allowing your car
to go through.
Paris Big jump and backflip
Go to Paris in cruise mode. Drive the Veloci for the
best results. Go up the glass pyramid at the start. Use all your
nitrous from the word go, in the air as well. Hold "Analog-stick
Back" when you start to go up the jump. Most of the time you
can land a backflip. This may take a few attempts. Try going up
the jump in different directions.
Tokyo: Big jump
Select cruise mode and follow your way through the
glass rectangle about 50 meters in front of you. Drive straight
until you get to the road up to the freeway. Go up onto the freeway
and stay on the right-hand side. Take the first turnoff on the
right. Follow that until it goes back down on the street. You
should be next to a large river. Follow that river road until
you reach a massive jump. You can use it and land on the other
side of the river. Note: It is best to get a run up from down
that small street with one of the best cars with some nitro.
Easy turning with motorcycles
Hold [L2] while driving and use the Analog-stick
to make any type of turn. On straightaways, hold [Up] to
duck down to prevent drag.
Powerslide
Enable the "Unlimited nitrous" code. Get
a motorcycle and begin arcade mode. Find a good straightaway and
hold "Weight Shift". When you are going fast use the brake
and the nitrous at the same time. You will powerslide around faster.
It is useful for 180 turns in races.
Wheelies and side burns
While playing with any car or motorcycle, hold [L1]
and drive above 20 mph. Then, while holding down [L1], press
the Left Analog-stick [Left] or Left Analog-stick
[Right] with a car and they will turn on their left or right,
enabling them to drive sideways. With a motorcycle, press "Left
Analog-stick Down" and you will pop a wheelie. However, you
can also press [Forward] and [Forward/Left] or [Forward/Right]
to bend down more and be able to do tremendous turns.
Get a motorcycle and do a wheelie for at least three seconds.
Then, pull back all the way on the Analog-stick. If done
correctly, you will be perfectly balanced.
If you have the Veloci, you can do a wheelie by going onto two
wheels and pressing both brakes until you turn around. Then, press
the gas to do a wheelie. Using nitro while doing the wheelie will
help keep you in it.
Go to cruise mode and select London. Find a four lane street and
ram into one of the buildings on either side. Hold [R2] then
hold [Square]. You will start to go in reverse. When you
are kist about to hit the other building on the other side of
the road, hold [X] and you will do a wheelie for a short
period of time.
Drive the 1971 Besetia. Rev up and do a wheelie, but instead of
holding [R1], keep pressing that button to make it seem you
have hydraulics.
On the Cohete in any mode, drive forward at any speed. Press "Left-Analog
stick" [Down] then (while holding the throttle direction)
hold "Hand Brake" + "Weight Transfer". You will hold
the bike up, while only moving a few mph. You can hold and maintain
this wheelie as long as you hold those buttons and direction.
The best motorcycle to use to practice wheelies is the first one
you unlock in career mode. This bike is most useful for going
down straightaways on the highway on the Los Angeles level. If
you use the fastest motorcycle instead of this bike, you will
most likely fall off immediately.
Endo/Nosie/Front Hand Stand
While riding a motorcycle, hold "Weight Transfer"
([L1]) and press the "Left Analog-stick Forward". Apply
the normal brakes ([Square]) The bike will then balance on
its front wheel.
Endo burnout
Get a bike and select cruise mode. Go about 20 to 40
miles a hour. Do a endo by using weight transfer ([L1], [Square],
[L3], [Up]). When you successfully have done the endo
and still have it, hold [X] + [R1] to do a burnout.
You should spin while doing it, and can hold it longer.
One wheel 180
While going about 100 mph or more on a motorcycle,
pull a medium to high wheelie, press Analog-stick [Down]
and do an endo. Press the Analog-stick [Left] or [Right]
at the same time to do a front wheel 180 degree turn.
360
Drive a car to at least 135 mph, then press [R1]
+ [Square] as if you are doing a 180 turn; only use the "Left
Analog-stick" in the direction you want to go.
When going at least 130 mph and driving straight, hold [Right]
or [Left] + [Reverse] to do a perfect 360.
Rocket Bolt
Choose a motorcycle and enable the "Guns and rockets"
code. Pop a wheelie in any level. During the wheelie press the
Right Analog-stick. It should go up and down and hit the
ground.
Barrel roll
After you unlock the "Driving On Two Wheels"
cheat, go to arcade mode and select "Cruise" and a fast
car. Then, press the "Weight Transfer" + Left Analog-stick
to get onto two wheels when on a long straight-a-way. Go down
the straight-a-way and gain speed. When you reach a turn, use
the handbrake to make an extremely sharp turn. If you gained enough
speed and turned the correct way, you should have flipped over
and landed back on your wheels. In order for this to work, you
must take physics into consideration. If you go on your right
side wheels, you must turn left to do a barrel roll and vice versa.
Front and back flips
Win the first few Gina races to unlock the weight shifting
ability. Then, go off of any big jump, hold [L1], and hold
Analog-stick [Forward] or [Away] to do a flip.
Cars that this can be done with are the Saikou, the Saikou XS,
and the Victory. The best places to do them are in Paris. Try
the glass pyramid into the street and off the big jump over the
water after the red tube jump. The big jump is on the right-most
side of your map and is a small gray rectangle.
Two wheel 360
This trick requires the ability to go on two wheels
with your car. Select a car and enter arcade mode. Select cruise
as the mode. The best car to use is the SLF450X because it is
the fastest. Enable the "All cars" code to unlock it,
if needed. Go onto the Freeway .While on it, use nitro. After
the Nitro has stopped quickly hold [L1] + "Analog-stick
Left "while using [R1] to handbrake. If done correctly,
you will do a 360 on two wheels and land on all four wheels facing
the same direction you started on. You can also do this with pressing
"Analog-stick Right".
Lowrider jumping car
Select the 1971 Bestia and any city in cruise mode.
Hold [R1] + [X] then release [R1]. Then, press
and release [R1]. Keep this going while still holding [X]
and your car will jump like a lowrider.
Jumping car
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Choose
any car (will not work with motorcycles) and drive it up to a
wall. Hold [R3] and five or six missiles will shoot out.
With every explosion, your car goes higher. Note: Enabling the
"Invincibility" code is also recommended.
Slip stream turbo
Line up in the wake of the car ahead of you, watching
air streams and listening for the draft noise. Stay in this sweet
spot for a few moments until the meter fills up with red, and
then press "Nitro" ([R2]) to slip ahead of your opponents.
Note: You cannot use this until you defeat three people in career
mode.
Losing the police
When side by side with a police car, find a tree or
pole ahead that is on the side nearest to the police car. Push
the police car into the tree or pole.
When a police car is directly behind you, find a tree or pole
ahead. Drive directly toward it and when near, take a sharp turn
away from it. The police car will smash into the tree or pole.
See driver
Get a car and drive up towards a wall. Try to make
the car do a wheelie against the wall. Once you are up and against
it, move your car slightly and look at the back of your car by
pressing [L2].
Graffiti
Look at some of the graffiti on the walls in Los Angeles
to find some interesting things. Near a wall by the airport is
graffiti that says "Vice City", referring to the fact
that Rockstar made both Midnight Club 2 and Grand Theft
Auto: Vice City. There is also saw a wall that had "Rockstar"
on it.
Go to the dry trench in Los Angeles. You will see graffiti on
the sloped part of the trench. You can find the names of other
Rockstar games such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and
M.C. (Midnight Club).
Easy wins in Capture The Flag mode
Get the item, stop, and allow one of your opponents
to get the flag. Then, go all the way to the finish line and stay
there. When your opponent is racing down to the finish line, quickly
use stop on his or her car. While stuck there, ram into their
car, get the flag, and bring it to the finish line. Note: This
trick may not work if not executed properly. Also. to avoid your
opponent's attacks, get a shield or stealth.
Easy wins in Circuit races
Enable the "Nitrous" and "Guns and rockets"
codes. Use a motorcycle of your choice. At the beginning of the
race, use the "Burnout" strategy and face a car in front
of you. You can either use the machine gun to blow it up or use
the rockets to move them out of your way. If they get past you
in any part of the race, hold [L3] to fire the machine gun
and steer and hold [R3] to accelerate (by pressing it forward)
and firing rockets to knock them off course.
Last Man Standing, The Final Race
After you have completed the game and have become the
Tokyo champion, another message appears. It reads "The World
Champion Of Illegal Street Racing". However, you are not
really the champion until you defeta Shave. He has all Velocis
and they have five nitros. The best way to defeat him is to enable
the "All cars" code. Red and yellow Velocis will attempt
to run you off the road.
Rarely fall off bike
Enable the "No damage" code. When riding
a motorcycle, the only way you can fall off is when you go too
far back on a wheelie.
Portapotty rocket
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Go to
the construction site and find a portapotty. Fire a rocket directly
at it. It will fly up, and after three seconds it will come back
down as it was before.
Disturbing portapotty comment
If you hit a portapotty, a man will say "Leave
us alone".
People falling from the sky
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Cruise
around a city of your choice. Go up to a person and blast them
with a rocket. After about five seconds, the person will plummet
to the ground and lay there.
Fly into the air
Enable the "Guns and rockets" and "No
damage" codes. Enter arcade mode and select "Cruise".
During game play, drive up to a wall and press [R3] to fire
a rocket. You will fly into the air.
Blow people away
Drive up to a person on the sidewalk, without running
them over. When they walk across the front of your car and are
close, press [L3] to fire your machine gun.
Repair damage and restore nitro
When cruising in in career mode with damage and no
nitro, find a racer and flash your lights at him. Do not follow
him. Instead, either stay where you are or drive in the opposite
direction. Ignore the countdown. Once out of time, your damage
and nitro will be as if you just started the level.
Flip the finger
Choose the motorcycle and go into any mode. Remain
idle without moving. After about thirty seconds, the man on the
bike will turn around and flip the finger.
On the motorcycle, hold [L1] at a stop and wait. The rider
will eventually will turn around and give you the finger. Note:
Sometimes he will just turn around.
Glitch: Truck standing on nose
When in arcade mode, enable the "Guns, rockets,
nitrous, and no damage" code. Find a truck on the street.
Make it stop by hitting it a few times with your gun (not rocket).
Then, pull directly behind it. Fire your gun and rocket simultaneously
at the back of the truck. Do this repeatedly until the truck is
blown into the air. Make sure that you hit it enough times with
both the guns and rockets. If done correctly, the truck should
be standing on its nose, with the rest of the body standing straight
up in the air.
Glitch: Motorcycle drives itself
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Select
the motorcycle, if available. When you are about to begin a race,
start to burn out. Shift yourself towards another racer while
still burning out by using the Left Analog-stick. Press
[R3] to fire a missile at an opponent. You should both explode.
However when you recover, your bike will be riding on its own.
Note: Your damage meter will be very high; if you crash and recover,
your driver will be back.
This trick requires two people. Enable the "Guns and rockets"
code and start a two player cruise in arcade mode. Before the
game says "Go" hold the handbrake and accelerate at
the same time. Turn while shooting and shoot the other player
off their motorcycle. If you shoot them off before it says "Go",
they will respawn without anyone riding their bike.
Glitch: Nitrous continues firing out of
the car after restarting
Start an arcade or career mode race. At the beginning
or any time during the race, press [R2] (Nitrous). Immediately
restart the race and your car will still be firing out the nitrous.
Glitch: Hit yourself with rocket
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Select
arcade mode, cruise, and choose the motorcycle. Begin the cruise.
While driving, Do a wheelie. While you are on the hind wheel,
release the weight transfer button and quickly fire a rocket.
Note: You must release the weight transfer or you cannot fire
a rocket. If done correctly, after a few seconds the rocket will
come down and hit you, or at least within the vicinity of you
and your motorcycle.
Glitch: Los Angeles: Get nitrous back
Go by the airport on the left side. When you going
up the ramp, hit it and fly over the bridge. You will be sent
back to start, but also have all your nitrous back.
Glitch: Los Angeles: Earthquake
Start a cruise in arcade mode (preferably during the
day so you can see this better) with any car. Go to the freeway
entrance near the canal. You will see the red light and "Ron's
Trucking Company". Turn around and you will see the "Candel
Corp." Stop in between the red light and the freeway. Tap
the gas and the ground will start to shake like an earthquake
if you are on the correct location.
Glitch: Los Angeles: Flying car
When you first start your cruise, go through the glass
windows towards your right. Do not go up the little hill. Instead,
make a left. If you see it, back up away from it towards your
right. Do a burnout by pressing [R1] + [X]. Next, do
a weight transfer, if unlocked, and drive toward the wall next
to it. You should use a Veloci because you need to do the car
wheelie towards back of the car and into building. Your car should
fly in the air and drop you on second floor. Once there you should
go off a palm tree and through the walls, leaving you in a spot
where you can do anything. You can go through walls and even fall
through the ground.
Glitch: Paris: Raining inside of Notre
Dame
Select cruise mode with one or two players and select
the "Custom" option. In the options menu, select "Time
Of Day" and set it to "Midnight". Select "Weather"
and set it to "Rainy". Begin the cruise. Go into Notre
Dame, the one church that you can drive inside, and you will notice
rain falling from the ceiling.
Glitch: Paris: Drive through roof
When you first start the level, there is a big triangle
of glass. Go to the left side of it. Nitro off of it onto the
building on the other side. You will see some windows that are
also in the shape of triangles. Use these as a ramp and go straight
into the roof of the wall. Instead of crashing, you will go through
the roof and onto the other side.
Glitch: Paris: Drive through building
At the start, go down the right tunnel past the pyramid.
Drive down to about the big pillar in a room. Turn around and
hold "Nitrous" until you go off the glass pyramid. You will
hit a building can go through it and stay there. Note: This works
best in two player cruise mode when both players select the jet
propelled SLF450X.
Glitch: Paris: Drive through wall
Find the big red ramp. Go up it at an angle to the
right and land on the right-hand side building. Then, turn around.
When at the edge of the building, jump off. Try to get the furthest
to the left possible. If done correctly, you should go through
the wall and fall into nothingness, then teleport back to the
beginning of the level.
When you start in Paris, go forward until you get to the pyramid
of glass. Then, turn right. You should see a tunnel that goes
underground. Drive into it until you reach the first pole, then
turn around and drive up back through the tunnel as fast as possible
(using your nitros). You should hit the second building's roof
and land in the building. Note: Using the SLF450X is recommended.
Glitch: Paris: Go through ground
Use the pyramid to get on top of the building ahead
of you then drive a short distance until you get to the ledge.
Fall and while going down, weight transfer forward and you should
go through the ground.
Glitch: Tokyo: Get inside building
Enable the "No damage" code and drive around
the circular road until you see the building with glass. Crash
into it, then face one of the walls. Then, hold [R3]. If
done correctly, you will fly into the air and remain there. Next,
drive into the wall that you are facing to end up in the building.
Note: This may also work with other buildings in other cities.
Also, any cars from the Night-SFL450X, and bikes will not work
with this glitch.
Glitch: Tokyo: Ride on air
Go to the town square (the big circle). Drive over
to one of the poles on top. You have to jump a very small gap,
after which you will be riding on air.
Glitch: Drive with a totaled car
Enable the "Guns and rockets" code. Select
any race in arcade mode that has opponents. During the countdown,
shoot the opponent in front of you. You should start with a totaled
car and can basically "bounce off" walls. Note: In battle,
this only works for the first score.
Glitch Tire marks in the air
This trick requires the ability to do wheelies with
motorcycles after they are unlocked (enable the "All cars"
code if needed). Select a motorcycle and enter arcade mode in
cruise mode. Go to the Freeway. Do a wheelie into the wall that
prohibits you from going onto the other side of the Freeway. Do
not go full speed into it; just go to and put your front tire
just above the wall. Once you are on the wall, hit the gas. You
may fall off the bike, but when you look at the wall there will
be tire marks in the air above it.
Glitch: Freeway madness
Start a Capture The Flag or Detonate game at either
Los Angeles or Tokyo in the vehicle of your choice. Get the flag/detonator
and get on to the freeway. The cars on the other team will also
try to get on the freeway, but will end up acting crazy. They
will start ramming any wall nearest to them, and will not stop.
You can then get off the freeway and go to the finish line to
score, but the other cars will still be ramming the wall. There
will barely be anyone to stop you from scoring and winning the
match.
