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GTA: Chinatown Wars: quick answer and scope
GTA: Chinatown Wars cheats are entered using platform-specific words or button sequences. This guide collects documented built-in entries, explains activation and separates edition limits. Choose your platform before copying a code; GTA games do not all share one input method.
How to enter the codes
Return to ordinary gameplay and use the directions and buttons in the matching table. PC words are typed as game codes; console sequences are pressed in order. Do not automatically substitute Xbox for PlayStation or PS2 for PSP. GTA Advance first requires its cheat mode, explained below. Look for the game’s confirmation before repeating an entry.
Useful cheats: what each effect changes
Chinatown Wars separates four weapon sets, health, armour and wanted-level effects. Open the Nintendo DS or PSP group before entering buttons: Sony’s symbols cannot replace Nintendo’s buttons. The table identifies two PSP-only time variations; their absence from the DS list is not a transcription error.
Enter sequences during play, distinguishing Nintendo DS buttons from PSP buttons. Four weapon sets and health or armour effects use different inputs on the two systems. The classic iOS table records words entered using an external keyboard; it does not establish that every modern mobile version displays a cheat box. PSP-specific time changes remain within that platform’s table.
Codes and combinations by platform
Open your platform’s group. Each row pairs an effect with its input; counts describe rows rather than unique effects. Code words and button sequences remain untranslated.
Nintendo DS (16)
| Cheat or effect | Code / button sequence |
|---|---|
| Weapon pack 1 | R UP B DOWN LEFT R B RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 2 | R UP A DOWN LEFT R A RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 3 | R UP Y DOWN LEFT R Y RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 4 | R UP X DOWN LEFT R X RIGHT |
| Armor | L L R B B A A R |
| Health | L L R A A B B R |
| Wanted level up | L L R Y Y X X R |
| Wanted level down | R X X Y Y R L L |
| Explosive eagle | L R X Y A B UP DOWN |
| Sunny | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT A B L R |
| Extra sunny | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT B X L R |
| Cloud | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT X Y L R |
| Rain | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Y A L R |
| Heavy rain | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT A X R L |
| Hurricane | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT B Y R L |
| Fog | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT Y B R L |
PSP (16)
| Cheat or effect | Code / button sequence |
|---|---|
| Weapon pack 1 | R UP X DOWN LEFT R X RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 2 | R UP O DOWN LEFT R O RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 3 | R UP SQUARE DOWN LEFT R SQUARE RIGHT |
| Weapon pack 4 | R UP TRIANGLE DOWN LEFT R TRIANGLE RIGHT |
| Armor | L L R X X O O R |
| Health | L L R O O X X R |
| Wanted level up | L L R SQUARE SQUARE TRIANGLE TRIANGLE R |
| Wanted level down | L L R TRIANGLE TRIANGLE SQUARE SQUARE R |
| Explosive eagle | L R TRIANGLE SQUARE O X UP DOWN |
| Sunny | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT O X L R |
| Extra sunny | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT X TRIANGLE L R |
| Cloud | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT TRIANGLE SQUARE L R |
| Rain | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT SQUARE O L R |
| Heavy rain | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT O TRIANGLE R L |
| Hurricane | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT X SQUARE R L |
| Fog | UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT SQUARE X R L |
Classic iOS · external keyboard (13)
| Cheat or effect | Code / button sequence |
|---|---|
| Weapon pack 1 | LOADOA |
| Weapon pack 2 | LOADOB |
| Weapon pack 3 | LOADOC |
| Weapon pack 4 | LOADOD |
| Armor | SHELLY |
| Health | LIFEUP |
| Wanted level up | COPIN |
| Wanted level down | COPOUT |
| Explosive eagle | BOOMCAN |
| Jump 1 hour | JUMPHR |
| Jump 6 hours | JUMPHRS |
| Jump 1 day | JUMPDAY |
| Get $10,000 | CASHIN |
Editions, limits and common mistakes
Classic iOS references document words entered with an external keyboard, not a universal touchscreen sequence. These instructions are not extended to Android or every mobile patch without edition-specific evidence. PSP differs from DS in presentation and controls; selecting the right machine is the first check when a sequence fails.
Saving, undoing effects and continuing without cheats
Keep a separate save before experimenting. Re-entering a code does not reverse every effect, and editions can behave differently. An earlier save is the clearest route back to a previous state; check mission or achievement restrictions for your edition afterwards. Tables come from checked documentation, without claiming hands-on testing of every sequence on every machine.
More guides for this game and the series
For GTA: Chinatown Wars characters, plot and development, read our history of this entry. The complete-series cheat catalogue orders games from newest to oldest and links their dedicated guides, helping you change games without mixing their codes.
