Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Cheats

Change Characters
To play as a different character from the game, press the following during gameplay to metamorphosise:
Candy Suxxx: O, R2, Down, R1, Left, Right, R1, L1, X, L2.
Hilary King: R1, O, R2, L1, Right, R1, L1, X, R2.
Ken Rosenborg: Right, L1, Up, L2, L1, Right, R1, L1, X, R1.
Lance Vance: O, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, X, L1.
Mercedes: R2, L1, Up, L1, Right, R1, Up, O, Triangle.
Phil Cassidy: Right, R1, Up, R2, L1, Right, R1, L1, Right, O.
Ricardo Diaz: L1, L2, R1, R2, Down, L1, R2, L2.
Sonny Forelli: O, L1, O, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, X, X.
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Decrease Wanted Level
During gameplay, press R1, R1, O, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down.
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Fast Motorbike
In Downtown, there is a bike emporium, which sometimes has a fast bike inside. Shoot the windows with a machine gun or hit them with a large melee weapon, and they will smash, allowing you to take the bike. This bike (the PCJ 600) is the best kind for doing stunts such wheelies and stoppies.
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Full Armour
During gameplay, press R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
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Full Health
During gameplay, press R1, R2, L1, O, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
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Get Vehicles
During gameplay, press the combinations below to get the corresponding vehicles:
Golf Caddie: O, L1, Up, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, O, X.
Rhino Tank: O, O, L1, O, O, O, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, O, Triangle.
Romero's Hearse: Down, R2, Down, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, Left, Right.
Trashmaster: O, R1, O, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, O, Right.
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Increase Wanted Level
During gameplay, press R1, R1, O, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right.
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Make All Cars Black
During gameplay, press, O, L2, Up, R1, Left, X, R1, L1, Left, O.
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Make All Cars Pink
During gameplay, press, O, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, Right, O.
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125 Health / Get Laid
Get into a sports car such as a 'Cheetah' or a 'Banshee', and drive up to a prositute (female pedestrian with a red bra and black miniskirt. She will talk to you and get in your car. All the time she is in the car she will be taking dollars away from you. Drive to a small alleyway and stop your car. The car will begin to rock and your health will go up to 125. It is a good idea to do this just before you do missions where you lose a lot of health. Note: Saving your game will reduce you health back to 100.
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Stoppie
To perform a stoppie, get on a motorbike such as the Sanchez or the PCJ 600, and accelerate to top speed. While still holding X, press and hold Up, then depress X and press Square until the bike stops. If your stoppie was good enough, you will receive a cash reward.
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Wheelie
To perform a wheelie, get on a motorbike such as the Sanchez or the PCJ 600 and accelerate. Press Down to lift the front wheel up. Use X to accelerate and Up to lift to keep your front wheel in the air for as long as possible. If your wheelie was long enough, you will receive a cash reward.
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Fireproof
Complete firefighter mission level 12 to become fireproof.
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Unlimited Molotov Cocktails
Once you get to the point in the game where you can buy the condominium in Downtown (the one with the helicopter on the roof), save your game here. Accross the road down the alley (going towards the stairs from the save point) is a restaurant where you can pick up 4 molotov cocktails. Each time you pick some up, return over the road and save your game. After the game is saved, the molotov cocktails will return. Repeat as desired.
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Easy Money
An easy way to earn thousands of extra dollars is to do the 'Firefighter Mission'. Get in any fire truck and press R3 to begin a mission. For each level you complete you will receive a cash bonus (level 1 is only $50 and level 2 is only $200, but the amounts get much bigger after this). Also, if you complete firefighter mission level 12, you will become completely fireproof.
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Rocket Launcher
Take the route from Little Havana to Escobar International Airport. Just before you get to the airport, there will be the 'Hookers Inn' (logo like Holiday Inn). Go into the courtyard and there will be a rocket launcher, which can explode helicopters and most vehicles with one hit. Also, if you go a little further through the Hookers Inn, there is a grenade rampage behind a bush.
Submitted by rparnell. 100% success rate. Did this cheat work for you? [Yes] [No].

G-Spotlight Mission Tip
The third and final mission for the film studios asks you to ride a motorbike over the rooftops of lots of buildings in downtown in order to get to a spotlight. If you are finding this difficult, simply perform the first jump with a motorbike, then get off the roof and find a helicopter (there is one on the roof of the Hyman Condo if you've bought it). You can then fly a helicopter through all the checkpoints, which is much easier than using a motorbike.
Submitted by rparnell. 100% success rate. Did this cheat work for you? [Yes] [No].

Rescue Lance from the Junkyard Tactics
The mission where you have to rescue lance from Diaz's gang in the junkyard is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, mission in the game. Before you start the mission, get yourself a sniper rifle and a semi-automatic self aiming gun such as a Uzi. Also, make sure you have full health and armour. After you have talked to Kent Paul at the Malibu club, drive (or fly) towards the Junkyard. When you get the road that leads to the junkyard, you can get behind a wall on your left about half-way along the road. From here, fire your sniper rifle and take out all of the gang members at the Junkyard entrance. After this, run into the junkyard with your semi-automatic gun equipped, firing down any gang members that come at you. Once you are in the junkyard, gradually make your way towards the warehouse with Lance in, pausing to shoot any gang members on the way. Then, when the warehouse is in sight, make a dash for Lance, killing the gang members guarding him. You will then talk to Lance and will need to take him to the Hospital. Walk out of the warehouse, shooting any remaining gang members (there might be one high up, so you might want to take him out with a sniper rifle). Diaz's men will be in sports cars and will try to kill you, so make sure you get in a heavy car. Sometimes, there will be a large truck in the Junkyard - if there is, get in this and drive fast to the Hospital. If it is not there, find a heavy car that doesn't tip over easily. When in the car, be very careful not to get turned over. If Diaz's men drive beside you - slam on the brakes and drive around them rather than trying to outrun them because their cars are very fast.
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Raise Maximum Armour
Complete level 12 in the vigilante missions to raise your maximum armour to 150.
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Pole Position Strip Club Asset
Buy the Pole Position Strip Club for $30,000. Go into the hallway in the back of the building and enter in the first door on the left for a private dance. You will begin spending money on her. Get to $600 and the asset will be completed and will start generating money for you.
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All Weapons
During gameplay, press R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
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Change Weather
To change the weather within the game, press the following during gameplay:
Cloudy: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Triangle.
Fog: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X.
Overcast: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square.
Sun: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Down.
Storm: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, O.
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Make Pedestrians Riot
During gameplay, press, Down, Left, Up, Left, X, R2, R1, L2, L1.
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All Pedestrians Have Weapons
During gameplay, press, R2, R1, X, Triangle, X, Triangle, Up, Down.
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Raise Maximum Health
There is a pizza delivery motorcycle next to the pizza shop in Downtown. Get on the bike and start a pizza delivery mission which works similarly to the vigilante / ambulance / firefighter missions. Complete pizza delivery level 10 to raise your maximum health to 150.
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Taxi Hydraulics
Complete 100 taxi fares to give all Taxis hydraulics. Press L3 to activate the hydraulics, making the taxi bounce in the air. This is very effective when being chased by police or by gangs because you can jump over other cars on the road.
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Never Get Tired
Complete level 12 in the ambulance missions to stop you from tiring when you sprint.
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Drive On Water
Enter this during gameplay Right, R2, O, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2.
Submitted by jphequalspillac. 0% success rate. Did this cheat work for you? [Yes] [No].

Best Pedestrians to Mug
If you desperately need money then the best people to kill are gangsters, shoppers or hookers.
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Easy Money
Go to downtown and run over the parking meters to get money. Sometimes it's loads sometimes it's not.
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Hidden Package Rewards
Collect to the following number of hidden packages for the corresponding reward:

• 10: Body armour.
• 20: Chainsaw.
• 30: Python.
• 40: Flame thrower.
• 50: Sniper Rifle.
• 60: Minigun.
• 70: Rocket Launcher.
• 80: Sea Sparrow.
• 90: Rhino Tank.
• 100: Apache Helicopter.

Sunshine Auto Car Showroom Asset
Buy the Sunshine Auto Car Showroom near Escobar International Airport for $50,000. Go down to the lower garages and find the dry erase board with the list of cars on the wall. Steal all the cars listed and bring them to the garage. After you have done this, the business will begin to generate more money. There are 4 lists to steal, and for each list completed the business will earn up to a maximum of $1,500 more.
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Spawn Vehicles
Press the following sequences of buttons during game play:

• Love Fist Limousine: R2, Up, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, O, Right.
• Sabre Turbo: Right, L2, Down, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, O, Left.
• Hotring Racer 1: R1, O, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1.

Attract Followers
Press the following sequence of buttons during game play: O, X, L1, L1, R2, X, X, O, Triangle.
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Spawn Rhino Tank
Press the following sequence of buttons during game play: O, O, L1, O, O, O, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, O, Triangle.
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Big Weapons
Press the following sequence of buttons during game play: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left.
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