he Eighties brought us many things: hot pink, legwarmers, cheesy synth pop, big hair and crime. Drug crime. Lots and lots of drug crime. Of course, we dont mind. All the coke lords and shootouts and vendettas make for a lot of quality entertainment. Without 80s crime we wouldnt have had Miami Vice, Scarface, Tango & Cash , and now… Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Set firmly in the Reagan Era, Vice City is a continuation of everything you learned from the first game. If you think that by now youre a smooth criminal, think again. Vice City packs a lot of new stuff into the experience: new missions, new weapons, new music, new cars, tons of secret jumps and hidden packages, and, of course, lots and lots of cops to avoid.
Our guide will help you in all aspects of your conquest. Weve got a detailed walkthrough with multiple solutions to each mission, a full secrets section, locations of all 100 Hidden Packages and more.
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Cheat List
See the keyboard? Type the cheats (displayed in CAPs) to get the effect. Note that Cap Sense does not apply to the cheats! THUGSTOOLS ~ Weapon set #1 PROFESSIONALTOOLS ~ Weapon set #2 NUTTERTOOLS ~ Weapon set #3 ASPIRINE ~ Restore health PRECIOUSPROTECTION ~ Gain/restore armor ICANTTAKEITANYMORE ~ Kill self YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE ~ Increase Wanted Level LEAVEMEALONE ~ Decrease Wanted Level FANNYMAGNET ~ Female actors follow player CERTAINDEATH ~ Tommy smokes a cigarette DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS ~ Player model changed to fat PROGRAMMER ~ Player model changed to skinny STILLLIKEDRESSINGUP ~ Player model changed randomly CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED ~ Player model is Ricardo Diaz LOOKLIKELANCE ~ Player model is Lance Vance MYSONISALAWYER ~ Player model is Ken Rosenberg LOOKLIKEHILARY ~ Player model is Hilary King ROCKANDROLLMAN ~ Player model is Love Fist rocker #1 WELOVEOURDICK ~ Player model is Love Fist rocker #2 ONEARMEDBANDIT ~ Player model is Phil Cassidy IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY ~ Player model is Sonny Forelli FOXYLITTLETHING ~ Player model is Mercedes PANZER ~ Spawns a Rhino Tank TRAVELINSTYLE ~ Spawns a Bloodring Banger GETTHEREQUICKLY ~ Spawns a Bloodring Banger (alternate) GETTHEREFAST ~ Spawns a Sabre Turbo GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED ~ Spawns a Hotring Racer GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST ~ Spawns a Hotring Racer (alternate) THELASTRIDE ~ Spawns a Romeros Hearse ROCKANDROLLCAR ~ Spawns a Love Fist Stretch/Limo RUBBISHCAR ~ Spawns a Trashmaster BETTERTHANWALKING ~ Spawns a Golf Caddie BIGBANG ~ Explodes nearby cars MIAMITRAFFIC ~ Aggressive AI driving on AHAIRDRESSERSCAR ~ All cars become pink IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK ~ All cars become black COMEFLYWITHME ~ Flying cars cheat GRIPISEVERYTHING ~ Vehicle handling improved GREENLIGHT ~ All traffic signals green SEAWAYS ~ Cars hover over water WHEELSAREALLINEED ~ Only car wheels visible LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS ~ Some cars have big wheels HOPINGIRL ~ Actors get into players current car ALOVELYDAY ~ Weather sunny APLEASANTDAY ~ Weather overcast ABITDRIEG ~ Weather very overcast CANTSEEATHING ~ Weather foggy CATSANDDOGS ~ Weather stormy LIFEISPASSINGMEBY ~ Time compression (speeds up game time) ONSPEED ~ Time compression (alternate) BOOOOOORING ~ Time expansion CHASESTAT ~ Shows Media Level FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT ~ Actors all attack (riot cheat) NOBODYLIKESME ~ Actors attack player CHICKSWITHGUNS ~ Female actors armed OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS ~ All actors armed CHASESTAT ~ Show media level (when 2+ stars):
Hint: Reduced Felony
If you want to kill cops without receiving a load of wanted stars, use the main blade of a helicopter and angle it so that the blade hits them. You accrue less “wanted points” this way.
Hint: Instant Health Power-Up
This trick worked in GTA III as well. Drive up next to a hooker and wait. If youre driving a swank enough car, shell start talking to you. Eventually, shell get into the car. At this point, drive to a quiet spot and let the magic happen. The car will start rocking, and your “health” will grow from 100 to 125. Your pocketbook will take a hit though. This health-up only works until the next time you die.
Hint: Porno Flyers
After you complete the mission that dumps porn flyers all over the city, the flyers will continue to blow around town as long as youre playing the game.
Hint: Free Money From Parking Meters
Drive over parking meters to empty cash into the streets. Its free money!