Cheating in GTA Vice City

Written by: Simon Hill • Edited by: Michael Hartman
Updated Aug 10, 2011 • Related Guides: Cheat Codes | Cheats | PS2

There are loads of great cheat codes for GTA Vice City. Some are useful and allow you to grab health, armor and weapons, others are silly and have some comical or bizarre effect on the game. You'll find a complete list of all known cheats here.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was a fantastic game on the PS2. It cast you in the role of Tommy Vercetti and challenged you to work your way up from mafia hitman to mob boss. The game was much like an interactive version of Scarface as you robbed and murdered your way to the top of a vast criminal empire. The production values were fantastic with Tommy voiced by Ray Liotta and a number of other big name actors weighing in. The art style was reminiscent of Miami Vice and the challenging gameplay made for an epic sandbox experience as you plotted your own path to the top.

There were a huge number of GTA Vice City cheat codes you could enter using the PS2 gamepad for all sorts of useful and bizarre effects in game. Here is a complete list of those cheats. In order to activate cheats in GTA Vice City you enter them during gameplay (don’t pause the game).

Useful Cheats

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Weapons - R2, R2, R1, R2, L1, R2, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT DOWN, RIGHT, UP
More Weapons - R1, R2, L1, R2, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN
Health Boost - R1, R2, L1, CIRCLE, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP
Body Armor - R2, L1, X, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP
Improve Driving Skill - TRIANGLE, R1, R1, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L1 (you can now press L3 to jump when in a vehicle)
Lower Wanted Level By Two Stars - R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN
Raise Wanted Level By Two Stars - R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
New Tires - R2, L2, L1, CIRCLE, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP

Comical or Bizarre Cheats

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Unlock Rhino Tank - CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, L2, R1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE
Reveal Media Level - R2, CIRCLE, UP, L1, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, UP, SQUARE, TRIANGLE
Cars Drive on Water- RIGHT, R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, SQUARE, R1, R2
Faster Traffic - R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L2
Slow Motion - TRIANGLE, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, SQUARE, R2, R1
Attract Followers - CIRCLE, X, L1, L1, R2, X, X, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE
Low Gravity - RIGHT, R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, DOWN, L1, R1 (now you can press UP while you accelerate to make your car hover off of the ground)
Speed Up Time - CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, SQUARE, L1, SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE, L1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE
Kill Yourself - RIGHT, L2, DOWN, R1, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, L2, L1
Fast Motion - TRIANGLE, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, L2, L1, SQUARE
Pedestrians Go Nuts - DOWN, LEFT, UP, LEFT, X, R2, R1, L2, L1
Make All Cars Explode - R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, L1

Cosmetic Cheats

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Turn Cars Black - CIRCLE, L2, UP, R1, LEFT, X, R1, L1, LEFT, CIRCLE
Turn Cars Pink - CIRCLE, L1, DOWN, L2, LEFT, X, R1, L1, RIGHT, CIRCLE

Make Tommy look like another character.

Red Leather: RIGHT, RIGHT, LEFT, UP, L1, L2, LEFT, UP, DOWN, RIGHT
Candy Suxxx: CIRCLE, R2, DOWN, R1, LEFT, RIGHT, R1, L1, X, L2
Hilary King: R1, CIRCLE, R2, L1, RIGHT, R1, L1, X, R2
Ken Rosenberg: RIGHT, L1, UP, L2, L1, RIGHT, R1, L1, X, R1
Lance Vance: CIRCLE, L2, LEFT, X, R1, L1, X, L1
Love Fist 1: DOWN, L1, DOWN, L2, LEFT, X, R1, L1, X, X
Love Fist 2: R1, L2, R2, L1, RIGHT, R2, LEFT, X, SQUARE, L1
Mercedes: R2, L1, UP, L1, RIGHT, R1, Right, UP, Circle, Triangle
Phil Cassady: RIGHT, R1, UP, R2, L1, RIGHT, R1, L1, RIGHT, CIRCLE
Ricardo Diaz: L1, L2, R1, R2, DOWN, L1, R2, L2
Sonny Forelli: CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, L2, LEFT, X, R1, L1, X, X

Change the Weather

Normal: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, DOWN
Rainy: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, CIRCLE
Foggy: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X
Overcast: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, SQUARE
Sunny: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, TRIANGLE

References

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Author's own knowledge.
GTA: Vice City cover remains copyright of Rockstar Games.

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Cheating in GTA Vice City

Useful Cheats

Comical or Bizarre Cheats

Cosmetic Cheats

References

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