Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Cheat mode:
Note: Do not save the game after activating the following cheat codes. Some of them
cannot be disabled.

Armor:
Press Up, Down, Left, Right, Square(2), L1, R1 during game play.

Weapons (tier 1):

Press Left, Right, X, Up, Down, Square, Left, Right during game play.

Weapons (tier 2):

Press Left, Right, Square, Up, Down, Triangle, Left, Right during game play.

Weapons (tier 3):

Press Left, Right, Triangle, Up, Down, Circle, Left, Right during game play.

Destroy all cars:

Press L1, R1(2), Left, Right, Square, Down, R1 during game play.

Faster game time:

Press R1, L1(2), Down, Up, X, Down, L1 during game play.

Slower game play:

Press Left(2), Circle(2), Down, Up, Triangle, X during game play.

Faster game play:

Press Left(2), R1(2), Up, Triangle, Down, X during game play.

$250,000:
Press Up, Down, Left, Right, X(2), L1, R1 during game play.

Full health:
Press Up, Down, Left, Right, Circle(2), L1, R1 during game play
Lower wanted level:
Press Up, Right, Triangle(2), Down, Left, X(2) during game play.

Raise wanted level:

Press Up, Right, Square(2), Down, Left, Circle(2) during game play.

Wanted level never rises:

Press Up, Right, Triangle(2), Down, Left, X(2).
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Overcast weather:
Press Left, Down, L1, R1, Right, Up, Left, Square during game play.

Rainy weather:
Press Left, Down, L1, R1, Right, Up, Left, Triangle during game play.

Foggy weather:
Press Left, Down, Triangle, X, Right, Up, Left, L1 during game play.

Sunny weather:
Press Left, Down, R1, L1, Right, Up, Left, Circle during game play.

Clear weather:
Press Left, Down, R1, L1, Right, Up, Left, X during game play.

Pedestrians attack:
Press Down, Triangle, Up, X, L1, R1, L1, R during game play.

Pedestrians have weapons:

Press Up, L1, Down, R1, Left, Circle, Right, Triangle during game play.

Pedestrians riot:
Press R1, L1(2), Down, Left, Circle, Down, L1 during game play.

Pedestrian enters your vehicle:

Press Down, Up, Right, L1(2), Square, Up, L1 during game play while in a vehicle.
Spawn Rhino tank:
Press Up, L1, Down, R1, Left, L1, Right, R1 during game play.

Spawn Trashmaster:
Press Down, Up, Right, Triangle, L1, Triangle, L1, Triangle during game play..

Perfect handling::
Press Down, Left, Up, L1, R1, Triangle, Circle, X during game play. Note: Press Down
to make your car jump.

Black traffic:
Press L1, R1, L1, R1, Left, Circle, Up, X during game play.

Chrome traffic:
Press Right, Up, Left, Down, Triangle(2), L1, R1 during game play.

Traffic avoids you:

Press Up(2), Right, Left, Triangle, Circle(2), Square during game play.

Pedestrians follow you:

Press Right, L1, Down, L1, Circle, Up, L1, Square during game play.

Upside down:
Press Square(3), L1(2), R1, Left, Right during game play.

Upside down (alternate):

Press Left(3), R1(2), L1, Right, Left during game play.

25% of multi-player bonuses unlocked:

Press Up(3), Square(2), Triangle, R1, L1 during game play.

50% of multi-player bonuses unlocked:

Press Up(3), Circle(2), X, L1, R1 during game play.
75% of multi-player bonuses unlocked:
Press Up(3), X(2), Square, R1, L1 during game play.

100% of multi-player bonuses unlocked:

Press Up(3), Triangle(2), Circle, L1, R1 during game play.

Commit suicide:
Press Right(2), Circle(2), L1, R1, Down, X during game play.

Completion bonuses:
Successfully complete the game 100% to unlock unlimited ammunition and the
intermission sequences in The Clymenus Suite.
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Car delivery bonus:

Deliver all 32 vehicles to The Civil Asset Forfeiture impound yard to unlock free Pay N
Spray usage.

Shooting range bonus:

Successfully complete the shooting range challenges outside Phil's place at the Vice City
Docks to get discount prices at Ammi-Nation stores.

Balloon bonus:
Pop the indicated number of hidden balloons to unlock the corresponding weapon at your
safe house.

Pistol: 10 balloons
Scorpion submachine gun: 20 balloons
Stubby shotgun: 30 balloons
Molotov Cocktails: 40 balloons
AK-47: 50 balloons
Armor: 60 balloons
Flamethrower: 70 balloons
Equalizer scoped pistol: 80 balloons
Sniper Rifle: 90 balloons
M249 machine gun: 99 balloons

Business bonus:
Take over all 30 businesses to get bulletproof business vehicles.

Fire fighter bonus:

Successfully complete 15 levels in the fire fighter missions to become fireproof.
Paramedic bonus:
Successfully complete 15 levels in the paramedic missions to have unlimited sprint.

Vigilante bonus:
Successfully complete 15 levels of the vigilante missions to get extra armor.

Maximum health increase:

Successfully complete 15 levels in the air ambulance missions to increase your maximum
health.

Unlimited energy when swimming:

Successfully complete 15 levels in the beach patrol missions to never tire while
swimming.

Jumping taxi:
Complete over 50 fares in the taxi missions to be able to press Down to jump while
driving a taxi.

Alternate costumes:
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding costume in your safe house.

Army Fatigues: Complete the "Last Stand" mission.

Casual: Complete the "Conduct Unbecoming" mission.
Cuban style: Complete the Umberto mission "Strand".
Hired muscle: Buy a "High Roller" protection racket building.
Hood: Buy a "High Roller" robbery building.
Leisure: Buy a "High Roller" prostitution building.
Mr. Repo: Buy a "High Roller" loan shark building.
Pastel suit: Buy a "High Roller" drug dealing building
Smart suit: Complete all missions for all six empire types.
Smuggler: Buy a "High Roller" smuggling building
Track suit: Buy a "High Roller" drug dealing building.
Trailer trash: Complete the "D.I.V.O.R.C.E" mission.
Wetsuit: Win all eight Jetski races on the Jetski at the film studios.
Winner's Outfit: Complete the "Last Stand" mission.

Hint: Little Willie:

Little Willie is a small helicopter that fits only one person. You can get it at your new
apartment building after doing the "From Zero To Hero" mission. It is on the roof and
costs $5,000.

Hint: Skimmer:
As soon as you get out of Little Haiti and enter Downtown, notice the small line coming
out of the island and going into the water on your map. When you go there, it will look
like a little dock. On it will be the Skimmer aquatic plane.

Hint: Splitz-6 ATV:

Complete Lance's mission "From Zero To Hero". The Splitz-6 ATV that can travel on
land and water will appear at the compound safe house.

Hint: Easy M16:

After the first mission you will end up in the barracks. Grab the handgun and kill soldiers.
Take their guns. Note: If you kill too many of them they will fire back.

At the start of the game when Vic is stationed at the barracks, the soldiers walking around
the fort all carry M16 assault rifles. You can get as many as desired by jumping into one
of the parked Patriots and running the soldiers over. You can pick up their rifles and go
on a rampage, or use them to complete the bonus missions around the city easier. After
you pass the third or fourth mission for your first Boss however, you will be kicked out of
the base and have no way of getting the M16s with that method.

Hint: Domo Arigato Domestoboto mission: Safe combination:

The code to crack the safe is "8423".

Hint: Jive Drive mission: Lead Lance from harm:

The first part can be easy, but the second part can be frustratingly hard. To make it easier,
stand and fight when it is safe, and run when it is not. First, equip yourself properly. You
will need a shotgun with at least 10 shells and an AK47 with at least 70 rounds. You will
also need some basic knowledge of how Lance behaves during this mission. Knowledge
of Lance's behavior is crucial to his survival, as well as your own. Lance will follow you
as long he can see you. If you sprint and he sees you, he will also sprint. Do not make any
sharp turns around corners. If he loses sight of you, he will run to the closest wall along
the path to get to you, then just do a continuous bump-into-the-wall movement. Before
entering the pink marker, equip the shotgun. This mission starts easy enough. Go to
pickup your brother at the airport. He makes you wait, then he surprises you. You settle
your differences, then point yourself toward home. The Cholos will decide this is a prime
opportunity to exact revenge on you. Once you regain control of Vic, try to hit as many
Cholos as you can. The trick to keeping your car free of damage is to kill all the Cholos
shooting your vehicle. Aim for the heads of individuals, and the tires of moving cars. If
you just shoot moving cars until they explode, the explosion will damage your vehicle if
they explode nearby. Shoot the tires so that they skid away from you. As far as stationary
cars, just fire away. The explosion should kill nearby Cholos. If you make it all the way
to the end, Lance will make "one more Lance Vance Chance". After Vic and Lance argue
some more, it is time to flee. When the second part starts, equip the shotgun and run
towards the Cholo if front of you. Kill as many Cholos in front of you as possible, then
run down the street towards the water. Make sure that Lance can see you at all times.
Lance will only follow if he can see you. Keep your eye on traffic and stay to the right.
Do not let Lance get run over by a car. Once you have Lance in tow, keep running down
the street and cross Bayshore Avenue. Stay in the grassy area and hang out with Lance.
You will be mostly safe from harm. You still have to kill all the Cholos that are
represented by red blips on your radar, but you will now have the upper hand not only on
the Cholos, but on Lance as well. Equip the AK47 and start making your way back
towards the Cholos. They will be making their way towards you, but the AK's longer
range means you can dispatch the Cholos without them being able to target you with their
shorter range SMGs. Lance will not be able to engage them either, which will keep him
safe as well. Once all the Cholos are dead, take Lance home.

Hint: Paramedic missions: Save time:

When you are going to do the Paramedic missions, first take out the ambulance's doors so
that patients can enter faster.

Hint: Easy kills:

Walk up behind someone, then press Triangle. Their arms should be in the air. Press
Triangle again to break their neck.

Hint: Destroying durable vehicles:

To easily destroy durable vehicles (for example, tanks and Army trucks), throw Molotov
Cocktails at them. Tanks usually take about three to five Molotovs. Army trucks and
others like it take about two Molotovs. Almost every other vehicle only requires one
Molotov to destroy them. Note: A Flamethrower is also a good alternative. However, if
confronted by a massive group of tanks and trucks, you must have lots of health, armor,
and ammunition if you are out of Molotov Cocktails.

Hint: Go faster on bikes:

You can reach maximum speed on scooters and motorcycles by pressing Up slightly on
the Analog-stick to duck your head. Do not press it all the way or you will stand up,
which makes you go slower. You cannot steer while doing this.

Hint: Getting the best cars:

To find some of the best cars, drive to Starfish Island. Take the first left turn and then a
right turn. You will find a Cheetah, Infernus, etc.

Hint: Back flip:

To do a back flip, enable the "Perfect handling" code and go up a ramp. Just before you
go off the ramp, jump. You should do a back flip. Note: This may require a few attempts.
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Hint: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City reference:

The actual "Easter egg" from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is back in Vice City Stories in
the exact same location. This time it is literally under construction. Go to the bridge that
leads to Prawn Island from the east side of Vice City. If you are coming directly from the
Ammu-Nation, it should be on your left. It is the VCN building. You can walk into the
arrow and you will be on top of the VCN building. Walk up the ramps to get to the
helipad. Once there, you should see that a part of the helipad touches the neighboring
building. Run and jump into the window. You cannot see through the window; it is a wall
that you can walk through that has a window design on it. If you hit it in the correct
location, you go through the wall and see the Easter Egg from Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City, only it is still being built. It is a red metal frame (like a building that is under
construction) and has a construction arm that is building it. Also the stand that it is on has
a sign that has a smiley face and scribbles.

Glitch: Fall from sky into ocean:

Go to the small yellow supermarket located just outside the entrance to your "compound"
hideout in Little Haiti. Jump onto the shelves and keep tapping [Jump]. You should go
through the ceiling onto a dark area with just a floor. Run or jump off one of the edges
and you will fall until you land in the ocean far away from the shores of Vice City,
unable to swim back before drowning.

Glitch: Change the size of the moon:

Get a sniper rifle then, wait until night. Look around for the moon. Aim at the moon with
your scope and shoot it. The moon should get bigger (or smaller if it is already as big as
possible). At its smallest size, shooting it about several times should get the moon to its
maximum size. After it reaches maximum size, shooting it once should reset it to its
smallest size.

Glitch: Go into wall:

Go near the cargo ship on the first island near the water. Go to the right side. Jump in and
swim into the gap between the wall and the ship (not at full speed). Eventually, you will
swim into the wall.

Go to Little Havana. Go to where a small dock is located. Across from the deck is
Starfish Island. Jump in the water and swim towards the island. You will see a black
metal fence, a wall, then a small wall that goes into the other yard. Go to the wall that is
the dividing point between both yards. Press [Jump] to get out while using the Analog-
stick to keep yourself moving straight. You will be in the wall. Move a bit and you will
fall through the wall and be transported to the middle of a street on Prawn Island.

Glitch: Get under Starfish Island:

Start on the west side of Vice City. Once you are in front of the bridge leading across to
Starfish Island, jump into the water and swim to the closest horizontal cement support.
You should be able to grab on to it and climb up. After you get up, your head should sink
into the top of the bridge. Wiggle the Left Analog-stick and your character should
disappear into the bridge. His shadow should be visible from the bottom view. Join the
correct view again by moving him away from the area you entered in. You will be able to
see everything under the bridge and under Starfish Island. If you jump into the water that
is under the island, stay in the water area or you will fall and land somewhere on the
sidewalk on Starfish Island. Note: Having "Unlimited energy while swimming" unlocked
could add maximum exploration.