Skate 2 Cheats and Hints for Xbox 360

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Achievements
Complete each achievement to get the allotted gamerscore:

Amateur Skater (15) - Achieve Amateur Rank Online.
Active Skater (20) - Successfully complete all online freeskate activities with your created skater.
Anyone Else? (20) - Beat all the pros at Throwdown challenges.
Fully Sponsored (50) - Obtain all sponsorships.
Big Air Champ (50) - Win the San Van-a-Slamma.
Cooperation is key (10) - Complete 50 online freeskate activities with your created skater.
Dethrowned (20) - Download and own a community-created spot.
DIY (35) - Spend 30 minutes moving objects in career mode.
Gender Bender (5) - Change your skater's gender.
I Like To Move It (5) - Move your first object in career mode.
Juggling Chainsaws (20) - Wipeout at high speed in career mode.
Good Samaritan (20) - Knock down a security guard chasing another skater in career mode.
Graphically Extreme (5) - Add a custom graphic to your skater.
Grasshopper (20) - Perform one grass gap of at least 10 meters or 30 feet in career mode.
GVR Champ (20) - Win the GVR Contest.
How you like them apples? (20) - Acquire all phone numbers for the pros.
On Top Of The World (20) - Perform an invert on one of the highest points in the city in career mode.
Online Legend (50) - Achieve Legend Rank Online.
Make it Big! (15) - Use Big Black's service 10 times in Career Mode.
Meet Slappy (5) - Meet Slappy.
Need for Speed (50) - Maintain maximum speed for 5 seconds in career mode.
New San Van Hero (20) - Call Mikey 10 times.
Pull the Plug (15) - Drain every pool and fountain in career mode.
Pwn some n00bs (15) - Win an online ranked match.
Online Pro (25) - Achieve Pro Rank Online.
Perfectionist (50) - Complete all paths in career mode.
Playing Nice Together (5) - Complete your first online freeskate activity with your created skater.
Race Hero (20) - Win all races in career mode.
Skater's Choice (20) - Win the Skater's choice award in an online ranked match.
Real Estate Mogul (50) - Purchase all property in career mode.
Running Man (5) - Escape a chase off board in career mode.
Sandbag (20) - Break at least 15 bones in a single wipeout in career mode.
SBM Cover (30) - Get the cover of The Skateboard Mag.
Skater Evolved (5) - Get off your board in career mode.
Skitched Up (5) - Skitch for 1000 meters or 3000 feet in career mode.
That's the Way (20) - Beat all of Danny Way's film challenges.
Spare Parts (50) - All Hall Of Meat paths complete.
Stairmaster (20) - Perform one stair gap of at least 12 meters or 36 feet in career mode.
Still Alive? (5) - Win a Deathrace in career mode.
Taste The Mongo (20) - Mongo Push 5000 times in career mode.
The Architect (5) - Upload a created spot.
The Critic (10) - Rate 10 community videos and photos.
Thrasher Cover (30) - Get the cover of Thrasher.
Uninsurable (20) - Break 100 bones in career mode.
Urban Legend Too (40) - Own all spots in career mode.
Where's my TV show? (20) - Beat all Rob Dyrdek challenges.

Additionally, there are four Maloof Money Cup DLC achievements:

Pitch a Tent (25): Get on top of the tent in the half-pipe.
BOOM Goes The Dynamite (25): Ride out the left camera crane.
#1 Maloof Goof (100): Win the Maloof Money Cup street contest.
Vert Vertigo (100): Win the Maloof Money Cup vert contest.

Change Clothes Color
Press [Pause] and edit your skater. Buy a Hoodie/T-Shirt/Jacket and exit. Enter the store again and select the Custom T-Shirt. Select whatever colour you want the item you just bought to be, edit your receipt and REMOVE the Custom T-Shirt. Do not exit, but return to the store. Just where you could change the colour of the T-Shirt, you can change the colour of your equipped apparel. Exit and you should have your coloured clothes at no extra charge.

Skate Plaza
Get sponsored, then and select "Team Film Challenges" in your phone contacts. Complete them until you unlock a demo session with Rob Dyrdek to raise money for a new park. You can now buy the property from your challenge map for $200,000.

Draining the Dam
Complete all the Thrasher magazine challenges. This is the site for the Thrasher Cover shot.

Megaramp Stadium
Win all the tranny contests.

Etnies Park
Win all the street challenges.

Pools
Pools are located at the following locations. The letters and numbers refer to the map markings:

G.E.D. High Pool: To the right of E and 4.
Think Pink Pool: Middle of C-D and Middle of 3-4.
Community Pool: Left of E and 3.
Do-Drop Inn Pool: Middle of E-F and just below 3.
Poop Deck Pool: D 8.
Old Pool: D and just above 4.
Party Pool: E and middle of 3-4.

Spots
Spots are located at the following locations. The letters and numbers refer to the map markings. Kill a spot in Campaign mode by beating the second point requirement to unlock it in Freeplay and Party Play modes.

1. Rock The Gap: Middle of B-C and just below 4.
2. No Need For Speed: Middle Of B-C and Below 4.
3. Mini-Mega Redux: Left of E and 4.
4. Lilypads: Little Left of D and Below 7.
5. Thrice the Hubba: Left of E and 5.
6. The Wall: Middle of D-E and 3.
7. Off Street: Slightly Left of E and Middle of 6-7.
8. Books: Slightly Right of E and Middle of 4-5.
9. Glass Awning: Slightly Right of B and 5.
10. By The Bridge: Middle of D-E and 6.
11. Alphabet: Left of E and Middlle of 4-5.
12. Razor's Edge: Left of C and Middle of 6-7.
13. Swiss Cheese Moon: Middle of C-D and 8.
14. Welcome Hut: Right of B and 4.
15. Poop Deck Pool: D 8.
16. Bus Stop: Right of C and Slightly below 4.
17. Winged Bench: Slightly Left of C and Above 5.
18. Manny Hop Set: Left of C and Slightly above 8.
19. The Statue: Slighty Right of A and Middle of 6-7.
20. Urban Curves: Slightly Right of E and just below 3.
21. Getting Technical: E and Above 7.
22. Stink Pit: Middle of A-B and 5.

Locations
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding location:

Etnies GvR Plaza - Complete all Street challenges.
Monster Skate Park - Get sponsored, then and select "Team Film Challenges" in your phone contacts. Complete them until you unlock a demo session with Rob Dyrdek to raise money for a new park. You can now buy the property from your challenge map for $200,000.
S.V. Dam - Complete all the Thrasher magazine challenges to drain the dam. This is the site for the Thrasher Cover shot.
S.V. Mega-Ramp Stadium - Win all the Tranny contests.
S.V. Summit - Complete all the Death Races to unlock the peak of Cougar Mountain.
Training Park - Complete all Team Film challenges.

Easy Money
Go through the Thrasher magazine challenges until you unlock the pros and get a board sponsor to almost double your earning on most events. To make the most use of this, place a maximum bet on the death races. If you do not win, restart and try again.

"Alien Manual Shop Pro" Challenge
Step off your board and hop on the first planter. Run across the planter and jump up the step. Jump off on the other side. Remain still and get on your board again to complete the first task of the challenge. Get off your board and jump on the next planter. Jump across the gap between the planters. Run across the last section of the planter and jump off. Stand still and get back on your board to complete the challenge.

"Who Lives here?" Challenge
There is a kicker that you need to move to land on. It is to the left of where you are supposed to land.

"Can You Spell Girl?" Challenge
Restart the challenge until Eric Koston falls. When you get the set trick do 540's by pressing the [Left Analog-stick] and [Right Analog-stick] in the same direction. You can also try triple kickflips or heelflips.

"Dunk Slam" Challenge
Place one ramp under the backboard almost lined up with it, but slightly in front of it. Throw away the other ramp. When you start the challenge go left and up the concrete until you reach the tunnel. Place set marker as far as possible without leaving the challenge area. Skate as fast as possible towards the ramp. Hold R1 PlayStation3 or RB Xbox 360 before hitting the ramp and it should grab the backboard. Do not ollie. Hold that button and press [Up] as soon as you hit the ramp. Keep Up held until after the handplant. Try adjusting the position of the ramp as needed.

"Vert With The Vampire" Challenge
Get air as much as you can by going back and forth on the vert and ollieing. Then hold R2 PlayStation3 or RT Xbox 360 until you get to the tranny of the window side of the vert. Release the button when the tranny ends and you will be going up the wall.

"Blaow!" Challenge
Pump and hold [RT] on the opposite quarter pipe from the actual gap, where the two arrows are located. You should have enough air coming down. Use that speed and air with an angle to jump the gap. Use the [RT] trick on the tranny of the gap.

Change Branded Clothes Colors
Note: This trick only works for shirts, hoodies and jackets. Pause game play and select "Edit Skater". Select "Merchandise" and find a branded clothing item that you want to have a custom color (for example, a shirt). Purchase the item and leave the store. Wear the item, then go back to the store. Select the same category of the item that you purchased, for example "Shirts", then select "Custom Shirts". Press [Start], go to "Edit Receipt" and uncheck the shirt. Select the option to go back to the store. You should now how be wearing the branded item but can now customize it. Change its color as desired, then press [Start].

Can You Spell Girl? Glitch Trick
While S.K.A.T.E. is a gentleman's game, there's an exploit that you can use if you are tearing your hair out for the incredibly difficult Can You Spell Girl? Pro Challenge -- and yes, it's cheating. First, though, start the challenge and quit out. Now, make sure you haven't moved the two items involved in the challenge: the ramp and the rail. Go reset both of these if they've been moved, or for good measure. Now you'll need another rail like the one in the challenge setup. It must be from far away to work, you can't use the nearby one at the bottom of the spillway, so you have some dragging to do. Go up the spillway tubes and ramps until you find the rail way up the hill past the overhanging bridge area. Pull that back and BE SURE NOT TO TOUCH THE CHALLENGE OBJECTS WITH IT. Pull it in between the picnic table ramp and the rail so it's parallel with the challenge's rail. Leave it and start the match. Now, the first trick will occur and it will seem like nothing's changed. But the second fellow will bail after jumping awkwardly and -- lo and behold -- your grind rail has appeared! Yes, they will keep bailing. So big ollies, adding some spin and so forth will get you a victory. Finally, be sure to hit QUIT instead of RETRY if given the option -- this is a byproduct of the glitch. You will still complete the challenge if you choose QUIT.

Easy "Anyone Else?" Achievement/Trophy
Find the object used in the battle at the Lighthouse Park. Go west and find the big blue bench. Drag it over and position it lengthwise and so that it is out of your way. Start the Throwdown and choose the other skaters. Select the Lighthouse as the venue. Your opponents will bail because of the bench.

Execute double or triple kickflips. The pros cannot copy them.

Unlock Spots for Freeskate and Party Play
"Kill" a spot (beat the second point requirement) after discovering it in Campaign Mode to unlock it for Freeplay and Party Play. There are 22 spots to unlock.

Unlock Lindley Tower Spawn Point
After beat the first several Hall of Meat challenges, you will unlock a spawn point called "Lindley Tower" on your map. Go hear to do some serious damage to your body. Until then, check out the SV Dam, unlocked after finishing all Thrasher challenges. It's quite a drop!

Unlock Etnies Skatepark
Win first place in all the Street Contests to unlock the etnies Skatepark.

Unlock Dem Bones
Complete the finall Hall of Meat Challenge to unlock your old friend Dem Bones, an animated skeleton.

Unlock Crowns
To attain the desired crown, perform the actions listed below:

Legend - Reach Legend status online.
King of the Mountain - Beat every Race Challenge in Career Mode.

Skate 2 Cheats - Xbox 360