Vice City Cheats

[spaceeinstein]

This following list is THE most complete list on the Internet of all available cheats in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The pinned topic containing a list of cheats is out-dated and has many errors. Even high-traffic gaming sites like IGN and Gamespot have terrible mistakes! I have made sure that each cheat and its associated cheat combinations listed here are as correct as possible. If there are any errors on my list, please post here!

 

Information

Cheats can be inputted into the game at anytime during gameplay, including in the pause menu. For the Xbox 360 version, all black and white buttons are equivalent to the right and left bumpers. A successful input of a cheat, either activated or deactivated, will display a "Cheat activated" message. The usage of most cheats will decrease the criminal rankings by 1,000 points. Cars will only spawn on the closest car path node, not in front of the player. Attempting to save the game after inputting certain cheats will pop up a screen warning the player not to save the game after inputting cheats.

Legend

T = triangle

S = square

X = cross

C = circle

U = d-pad up

L = d-pad left

D = d-pad down

R = d-pad right

LT = left trigger

RT = right trigger

WHITE = left bumper (Xbox 360)

BLACK = right bumper (Xbox 360)

List

 

Effect	-----------------PS2-----------------	PC	----------------------------Xbox----------------------------
Replenish player health; if driving vehicle, replenish health and fixes tires of vehicle	R1 R2 L1 C L D R U L D R U	aspirine	RT BLACK LT B L D R U L D R U
Replenish player armor	R1 R2 L1 X L D R U L D R U	preciousprotection	RT BLACK LT A L D R U L D R U
Basic weapons set (Brass Knuckles, Bat, Molotov Cocktails, Pistol, Chrome Shotgun, Tec 9, Kruger, Sniper Rifle, Flame Thrower)	R1 R2 L1 R2 L D R U L D R U	thugstools	RT BLACK LT BLACK L D R U L D R U
Intermediate weapons set (Katana, Detonator Grenade, .357, Stubby Shotgun, Mac-10, M4, .308 Sniper, Rocket Launcher)	R1 R2 L1 R2 L D R U L D D L	professionaltools	RT BLACK LT BLACK L D R U L D D L
Advanced weapons set (Chainsaw, Grenades, .357, S.P.A.S. 12, MP, M4, .308 Sniper, Minigun)	R1 R2 L1 R2 L D R U L D D D	nuttertools	RT BLACK LT BLACK L D R U L D D D
Spawn a Sabre Turbo	R L2 D L2 L2 X R1 L1 C L	gettherefast	R WHITE D WHITE WHITE A RT LT B L
Spawn a Caddy (golf cart)	C L1 U R1 L2 X R1 L1 C X	betterthanwalking	B LT U RT WHITE A RT LT B A
Spawn a Romero's Hearse	D R2 D R1 L2 L R1 L1 L R	thelastride	D BLACK D RT WHITE L RT LT L R
Spawn a Trashmaster (garbage truck)	C R1 C R1 L L R1 L1 C R	rubbishcar	B RT B RT L L RT LT B R
Spawn Love Fist limo	R2 U L2 L L R1 L1 C R	rockandrollcar	BLACK U WHITE L L RT LT B R
Spawn a Rhino (tank)	C C L1 C C C L1 L2 R1 T C T	panzer	B B LT B B B LT WHITE RT Y B Y
Spawn a Hotring Racer (variant 1)	R1 C R2 R L1 L2 X X S R1	getthereamazinglyfast	RT B BLACK R LT WHITE A A X RT
Spawn a Hotring Racer (variant 2)	R2 L1 C R L1 R1 R U C R2	getthereveryfastindeed	BLACK LT B R LT RT R U B BLACK
Spawn a Bloodring Banger (variant 1)		gettherequickly
Spawn a Bloodring Banger (variant 2)		travelinstyle
Aggressive drivers	R2 C R1 L2 L R1 L1 R2 L2	miamitraffic	BLACK B RT WHITE L RT LT BLACK WHITE
All traffic cars are black	C L2 U R1 L X R1 L1 L C	iwantitpaintedblack	B WHITE U RT L A RT LT L B
All traffic cars are pink	C L1 D L2 L X R1 L1 R C	ahairdresserscar	B LT D WHITE L A RT LT R A
All traffic lights are green	R R1 U L2 L2 L R1 L1 R1 R1	greenlight	R RT U WHITE WHITE L RT LT RT RT
Blow up/explode/destroy all vehicles, excluding police-controlled helicopters and NPC Dodo	R2 L2 R1 L1 L2 R2 S T C T L2 L1	bigbang	BLACK WHITE RT LT WHITE BLACK X Y B Y WHITE LT
Cars can drive/hover over water	R R2 C R1 L2 S R1 R2	seaways	R BLACK B RT WHITE X RT BLACK
Low gravity for cars, cars control like plane in air	R R2 C R1 L2 D L1 R1	comeflywithme	R BLACK B RT WHITE D LT RT
Low gravity for boats, boats control like plane in air	n/a	airship	n/a
Only the wheels of cars are visible	T L1 T R2 S L1 L1	wheelsareallineed	Y LT Y BLACK X LT LT
Various changes to vehicle properties, including wheel size, top speed, acceleration, and handling.	R1 X T R R2 S U D S	loadsoflittlethings	RT A Y R BLACK X U D X
Increase grip on ground, jump hydraulics in all cars, disables unique stunt jumps	T R1 R1 L R1 L1 R2 L1	gripiseverything	Y RT RT L RT LT BLACK LT
Commit suicide or, with sufficiently high health, suffer major loss of health	R L2 D R1 L L R1 L1 L2 L1	icanttakeitanymore	R WHITE D RT L L RT LT WHITE LT
Increase wanted level by two stars	R1 R1 C R2 L R L R L R	youwonttakemealive	RT RT B BLACK L R L R L R
Remove all wanted level	R1 R1 C R2 U D U D U D	leavemealone	RT RT B BLACK U D U D U D
Sunny/clear weather	R2 X L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 D	alovelyday	BLACK A LT LT WHITE WHITE WHITE D
Light clouds	R2 X L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 T	apleasantday	BLACK A LT LT WHITE WHITE WHITE Y
Stormy weather	R2 X L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 C	catsanddogs	BLACK A LT LT WHITE WHITE WHITE B
Foggy weather	R2 X L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 X	cantseeathing	BLACK A LT LT WHITE WHITE WHITE A
Overcast weather	R2 X L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 S	abitdrieg	BLACK A LT LT WHITE WHITE WHITE X
Tommy's gang become girls in bikini with M4s	R L1 C L2 L X R1 L1 L1 X	chickswithguns	R LT B WHITE L A RT LT LT A
Gives Tommy thin arms/legs	n/a	programmer	n/a
Gives Tommy thick arms/legs	n/a	deepfriedmarsbars	n/a
Women will follow player	C X L1 L1 R2 X X C T	fannymagnet	B A LT LT BLACK A A B Y
Increase game speed by 2, up to x4 normal speed	T U R D L2 L1 S	onspeed	Y U R D WHITE LT X
Decrease game speed by half, down to x0.25 normal speed	T U R D S R2 R1	booooooring	Y U R D X BLACK RT
Speed up game clock	C C L1 S L1 S S S L1 T C T	lifeispassingmeby	B B LT X LT X X X LT Y B Y
Makes Tommy smoke a cigarette	n/a	certaindeath	n/a
Pedestrians carry weapons (Pistol, Nitestick, Golf Club, Tec 9)	R2 R1 X T X T U D	ourgodgivenrighttobeararms	BLACK RT A Y A Y U D
Pedestrians hate Tommy (irreversible)	D U U U X R2 R1 L2 L2	nobodylikesme	D U U U A BLACK RT WHITE WHITE
Pedestrian riot (irreversible)	D L U L X R2 R1 L2 L1	fightfightfight	D L U L A BLACK RT WHITE LT
Shows media level when previous media level is beaten	R2 C U L1 R R1 R U S T	chasestat	BLACK B U LT R RT R U X Y
Change player into another ped	R R L U L1 L2 L U D R	stilllikedressingup	R R L U LT WHITE L U D R
Play as Candy Suxxx	C R2 D R1 L R R1 L1 X L2	iwantbigtits	B BLACK D RT L R RT LT A WHITE
Play as Hilary King	R1 C R2 L1 R R1 L1 X R2	ilooklikehilary	RT B BLACK LT R RT LT A BLACK
Play as Ken Rosenberg	R L1 U L2 L1 R R1 L1 X R1	mysonisalawyer	R LT U WHITE LT R RT LT A RT
Play as Lance Vance	C L2 L X R1 L1 X L1	looklikelance	B WHITE L A RT LT A LT
Play as Love Fist character Dick	D L1 D L2 L X R1 L1 X X	weloveourdick	D LT D WHITE L A RT LT A A
Play as Love Fist character Jezz Torrent	R1 L2 R2 L1 R R2 L X S L1	rockandrollman	RT WHITE BLACK LT R BLACK L A X LT
Play as Mercedes Cortez	R2 L1 U L1 R R1 R U C T	foxylittlething	BLACK LT U LT R RT R U B Y
Play as Phil Cassidy	R R1 U R2 L1 R R1 L1 R C	onearmedbandit	R RT U BLACK LT R RT LT R B
Play as Ricardo Diaz	L1 L2 R1 R2 D L1 R2 L2	cheatshavebeencracked	LT WHITE RT BLACK D LT BLACK WHITE
Play as Sonny Forelli	C L1 C L2 L X R1 L1 X X	idonthavethemoneysonny	B LT B WHITE L A RT LT A A

See also: List of cheats on Grand Theft Wiki Edited April 9, 2012 by spaceeinstein

[Arsen Vitiuk]

Nice work man! You surely deserve some

 

Some little corrections though: only car spawn cheats will decrease your crminal rating by 999 points, and the message upon saving will also appear only if you used a car spawn cheat, plus peds hate you or peds riot cheats. Checked that myself numerous times.

 

Also, you won't get the 'Cheat Activated' message when you turn the Media Attention Counter on.

[spaceeinstein]

Cheat help box message/decrease in criminal ranking/save message warning

 

 

	Message displayed	Criminal ranking	Save message
Weapon cheats	"Weapon cheat"	none	no
Armor cheat	"Armor cheat"	none	no
Health cheat	"Health cheat"	none	no
Wanted cheats	"Wanted level cheat"	none	no
Weather cheats	"Weather cheat"	none	no
Clock, explode car, change ped, gamespeed, media level, suicide, traffic cheats	"Cheat activated"	none	no
Car water, loadsoflittlewheels, boat fly, fanny magnet cheats	"Cheat activated"	none	yes
Spawn, ped fight, ped weapons, ped riot, wheels only, fly car, grip, chick gang cheats	"Cheat activated"	-1,000	yes
fat/skinny, smoke, change special character cheats	none	none	no

Edited October 23, 2011 by spaceeinstein

[spaceeinstein]

Can someone with the PS2 version help me distinguish the two Bloodring Banger cheats (U R R L1 R U S L2 and D R1 C L2 L2 X R1 L1 L L)? Which one is the Oceanic variant and which is the Glendale variant?

[Spuds725]

Apologies for not seeing this previously (when you posted this)... I will immediately pin this and unpin the existing cheats list--- your reputation is assurance enough for me that your list is accurate....

 

thanks for posting...

[Spuds725]

removed

[ConstMan]

thanks for the cheats
 

[Scarlett Ghostface]

Thanks a lot! I think it's time to remember my childhood and play this game 

[Limefong]

Good work! Thanks very much!