Burnout 2: Point of Impact Cheats - GameCube

All cheats unlocked
Use a memory card with a saved game from Burnout with free mode unlocked. Start Burnout 2 and load that game.

Cheat mode
Unlock any cheat and the "Cheat Mode" selection will appear at the options screen. Note: Races will not be counted as wins with any cheat activated.

Invulnerability
Complete all Grand Prix Championships with gold medals to unlock the "Invulnerability" option at the "Cheat Mode" menu.

Runaway
Complete Crash mode with all gold medals on all fifteen tracks to unlock the "Runaway" option at the "Cheat Mode" menu. This is a free-play type Crash mode with no goals or brakes. Note: Hold [R] to boost at the start.

Face Off
Win all the face offs in the first championship.

Freerun
Complete the Custom Series Championship to unlock the "Freerun" option at the "Cheat Mode" menu.

Two Player Pursuit
Complete Pursuit 3.

Multiplayer Mode
Complete the first set of Offensive Driving 101 lessons

Unlimited Boost
Unlock everything in the Custom Series Championship to unlock the "Unlimited Boost" option at the "Cheat Mode" menu.

Custom Series Championship
Get all gold medals in every race and win everything in the first championship to unlock the Custom Series Championship. There will be about six more cars that you can unlock.

1997 Eclipse and 2001 Focus SVT
Complete the Custom championship two times and get best score possible in the races.

Custom Compact car
Win the Custom Series Qualifier.

Custom Coupe car
Win all gold medals at the Split Second Grand Prix.

Custom Muscle car
Win Pursuit 6.

Custom Pickup truck
Win Pursuit 5.

Custom Roadster
Win all gold medals at Point Of Impact Grand Prix.

Custom Sport car
Win all gold medals at the Speed Streak Grand Prix.

Custom SUV
Win Pursuit 4.

Classic 1970 car
Win Pursuit 2 by destroying the classic 1970 car with the police car. This car has average to bad stats, but it can get past a police car very quickly in Pursuit mode and in races.

Drivers Ed car
Get all gold medals in the Offensive Driving 101 competition. The Driver's Ed car is much faster and handles better than the Muscle car. You can see this at the stats at the car selection screen.

Oval Racer
Race Face-Off 2 against the Oval Racer. The race is five laps around Airport Terminal 3 (one of the first races). If you manage to defeat it, you will unlock it. This car has great acceleration, maximum control, and maximum top speed.

Police car
Win Pursuit 1 by destroying the criminal's car before it gets away. The police car has maximum top speed, average control, and good acceleration.

Gangster car
Win Pursuit 3.

Hot Rod car
Win Face Off 1.

Stock car
Win Face Off 2.

Japanese Muscle car
Win Face Off 3.

Super Car
Win Face Off 4.

Two player pursuit mode
Successfully complete Pursuit 3.

Cheats in championship mode
When you unlock any of the cheats, they normally cannot be used to win championship mode. However, there is a way around this. Simply use the cheat to come in first until the last race. Then, go to the main menu and disable the cheat. You will have all the medals, and all you have to do is win the last race.

Quick start
Wait until the timer is about to reach "Go", then quickly press [B], then hold [A]. This may require several times to master the timing.

Immediately before the countdown ends at beginning of a race, quickly press the brake, then the gas. You should take off with a sudden burst off energy as soon as the race begins, and be ahead of everybody else.

Hold "Brake", then press "Gas" to cause your tires to peel out. When "One" appears at the top of the screen, release "Gas" and immediately press it again when "Go!" appears. If done correctly, you will get a boost that will almost always put you in front of the other vehicles.

At the beginning of any race, pursuit or crash session, before it race starts, at the countdown, hold "Gas", then hold "Brake" briefly for about half second. Half a second before the counter reaches zero, release "Gas" and quickly press it again. You will start with a boost.

Better start
If you are not at the pole position, try to drive into the rear end of an opponent. He will lose control for a moment and you can pass.

Never follow the opponents in front of you. Almost always, there is a faster route even if it is takes sharper bends.

Spin your tires until the countdown is halfway through "1" and release the gas. Immediately after you release the gas, press [A] again. This gives you a boost start.

Powerful boosts in Crash Zones
This trick works in one player and two player modes. When you are doing the Crash Zones, at the start immediately hold [R] for a boost. After a few seconds, press it again. This should give you more boost, which results in a faster speed and better crashes. Repeat this as many times as desired.

When you are doing Crash Zone 7 "Whip Up A Storm Of Metal And Glass", go to the right onto the dirt. You can have a wider angle to turn left at the intersection, and therefore have more speed for a greater crash.

Getting quicker boosts
Drive on the wrong side of the road to receive a boost faster. If your opponent is in the wrong lane, follow him, but not to closely. This allows him to pass the traffic for you. Also, if he hits someone you can get out of he way if you are not too close. This is unlikely however, as the CPU follows the cars through a safer route. As long as you do not disturb him he will not hit anything. This will give you a faster and safer boost.

When you get a full boost meter, you can gain and use boost a lot faster by tapping [A] ( "Boost" ) button instead of holding it down and draining your boost all the way.

Spin your tires until the countdown is halfway through "1" and release the gas. Immediately after you release the gas, press [A] again. This gives you a boost start.

Better slides
When doing the tire burn, once you go around the turn and have a boost, press [R]. You will speed up and take the turn very fast. Also, if you get a perfect lap you will automatically get a boost.

Easy points
If you are on a course that has a lot of bumps, do not drive the trucks, 1970's car, stock car, hotrod, or gangster. The best car for this are the Japanese muscle or the student driver car.

Easy turbo
Drive on the wrong side of the road until your turbo (NOS) tank or bar is full.

Easy gold medals
When you are trying to get all the gold medals in any championship that has two or more races, if you get a medal besides gold turn off the Gamecube and turn it back on. Load your profile and go back to the championship you were just playing. Select it, and you will be racing the map you just failed for another chance at a gold medal.

After you have unlocked the "Invulnerability" or "Infinite boost" cheats, enable one of them and start a custom series championship. Win all of the races until you get to the last race of the championship. Then, go to main menu. Turn off the cheat and save your profile. Go back to the championship and win the last race. If you do not win, reset the Gamecube, load the game and try again. The CPU should credit you with all golds if you won every race, even though you had the cheats active.

Easy pursuit wins
Try to get as close to the vehicle as you can when you have turbo. Then, use it and get in front of the car. Stay in front of it. It will try to get past you. When this happens, keep hitting it as it tries to pass.

In the pursuit modes, you can win the race immediately if you force the other car into a head-on collision with traffic -- this will stop them quite nicely.

Easy money in crash mode
When you are about to hit the car you think will make the biggest crash, use the turbo and drive towards that car. Hit your brakes and do a power slide into the car. This should put you into the air. Note: This will not work on trucks.

For easy money in Crash Course 6, select a car that catches air easily (such as the SUV). Start with a boost and burn out of the tunnel. Go all the way to the left and hit that car.

Easy gold medals in crash mode
Learn which car to crash into first, then restart, do a boost start, then burn into it.

Never lose
If you lose a championship race with all gold medals and you do not want to have to start all over and get them again, use this trick. At the end of the losing race, quickly remove your memory card. The "No Card Detected" message will appear and auto-save will be disabled. Return to main menu and re-insert your memory card. Load your game and play from where you last saved.

Glitch: Stuck horn
Press [L] to honk the horn immediately before crashing. When you crash, the horn will still sound, as if your driver had passed out on the steering wheel.

Glitch: Fall off level
In Palm Bay Marina, there is a wall that you can run into, sink, and fall off the level. To do this turn, enable the "Invulnerability" cheat. Note: This will count as a crash but is quite interesting to do. There is a wall blocking the highway. Its just before a bridge. A bus normally cuts it off before you get into the wall -- you must go around the bus. Just hit the wall exactly where it connects to another wall. This will enable you to drop off onto the highway, then somehow sink and spin in the sky for a few seconds. Afterwards, you will return onto the track. If done by player two, the first player will sometimes lose their checkpoints. Also, only the second player can receive them. You can reverse this by falling off the edge during the second or third lap around. Also when playing in pursuit mode, the person being chased loses all but one health point.