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GTA: Vice City Stories: quick answer and scope
GTA: Vice City Stories 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
Victor Vance’s guide separates health, armour, weapons, vehicles and world changes. Enter buttons in order during play, not on a name screen. PSP has L and R; describing L1 and R1 as additional PSP buttons is misleading. PS2 has its own table rather than a single-symbol replacement rule.
Enter sequences during play. PSP uses L/R and PS2 uses L1/R1, with those differences retained in the tables. Multiplayer content unlocks belong to PSP, not a supposed PS2 online mode. Some world changes may persist, so use a separate save. There is no official PC edition to which Vice City words can automatically be transferred: these are different games.
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.
PSP (36)
| Cheat or effect | Code / button sequence |
|---|---|
| COMMIT SUICIDE | RIGHT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L, R, DOWN, X |
| FULL ARMOR | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, SQUARE, L, R |
| FULL HEALTH | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L, R |
| GET $250,000 | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, X, X, L, R |
| WEAPON SET 1 | LEFT, RIGHT, X, UP, DOWN, SQUARE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| WEAPON SET 2 | LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, UP, DOWN, TRIANGLE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| WEAPON SET 3 | LEFT, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, UP, DOWN, CIRCLE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| CLEAR WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, R, L, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, X |
| FASTER CLOCK | R, L, L, DOWN, UP, X, DOWN, L |
| FASTER GAMEPLAY | LEFT, LEFT, R, R, UP, TRIANGLE, DOWN, X |
| FOGGY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, TRIANGLE, X, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, L |
| OVERCAST WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, L, R, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, SQUARE |
| RAINY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, L, R, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, TRIANGLE |
| SLOWER GAMEPLAY | LEFT, LEFT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOWN, UP, TRIANGLE, X |
| SUNNY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, R, L, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, CIRCLE |
| CHROME CARS | RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, L, R |
| DESTROY ALL CARS | L, R, R, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, DOWN, R |
| PERFECT HANDLING | DOWN, LEFT, UP, L, R, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, X |
| SPAWN RHINO TANK | UP, L, DOWN, R, LEFT, L, RIGHT, R |
| SPAWN TRASHMASTER | DOWN, UP, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, L, TRIANGLE, L, TRIANGLE |
| AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS | UP, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, SQUARE |
| ALL GREEN LIGHTS | UP, DOWN, TRIANGLE, X, L, R, LEFT, CIRCLE |
| BLACK TRAFFIC | L, R, L, R, LEFT, CIRCLE, UP, X |
| GUY MAGNET | RIGHT, L, DOWN, L, CIRCLE, UP, L, SQUARE |
| PASSENGER PEDESTRIANS | DOWN, UP, RIGHT, L, L, SQUARE, UP, L |
| PEDESTRIANS ATTACK | DOWN, TRIANGLE, UP, X, L, R, L, R |
| PEDESTRIANS HAVE WEAPONS | UP, L, DOWN, R, LEFT, CIRCLE, RIGHT, TRIANGLE |
| PEDESTRIANS RIOT | R, L, L, DOWN, LEFT, CIRCLE, DOWN, L |
| NEVER WANTED | UP, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, DOWN, LEFT, X, X |
| RAISE WANTED LEVEL | UP, RIGHT, SQUARE, SQUARE, DOWN, LEFT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE |
| REVERSE UPSIDE DOWN | LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, R, R, L, RIGHT, LEFT |
| UPSIDE DOWN | SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE, L, L, R, LEFT, RIGHT |
| MP CONTENT: 100% | UP, UP, UP, X, X, SQUARE, R, L |
| MP CONTENT: 25% | UP, UP, UP, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, L, R |
| MP CONTENT: 50% | UP, UP, UP, SQUARE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, R, L |
| MP CONTENT: 75% | UP, UP, UP, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, X, L, R |
PS2 (32)
| Cheat or effect | Code / button sequence |
|---|---|
| COMMIT SUICIDE | RIGHT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, R1, DOWN, X |
| FULL ARMOR | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, SQUARE, L1, R1 |
| FULL HEALTH | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, R1 |
| GET $250,000 | UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, X, X, L1, R1 |
| WEAPON SET 1 | LEFT, RIGHT, X, UP, DOWN, SQUARE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| WEAPON SET 2 | LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, UP, DOWN, TRIANGLE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| WEAPON SET 3 | LEFT, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, UP, DOWN, CIRCLE, LEFT, RIGHT |
| CLEAR WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, R1, L1, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, X |
| FASTER CLOCK | R1, L1, L1, DOWN, UP, X, DOWN, L1 |
| FASTER GAMEPLAY | LEFT, LEFT, R1, R1, UP, TRIANGLE, DOWN, X |
| FOGGY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, TRIANGLE, X, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, L1 |
| OVERCAST WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, L1, R1, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, SQUARE |
| RAINY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, L1, R1, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, TRIANGLE |
| SLOWER GAMEPLAY | LEFT, LEFT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, DOWN, UP, TRIANGLE, X |
| SUNNY WEATHER | LEFT, DOWN, R1, L1, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, CIRCLE |
| CHROME CARS | RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, L1, R1 |
| DESTROY ALL CARS | L1, R1, R1, LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE, DOWN, R1 |
| PERFECT HANDLING | DOWN, LEFT, UP, L1, R1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, X |
| SPAWN RHINO TANK | UP, L1, DOWN, R1, LEFT, L1, RIGHT, R1 |
| SPAWN TRASHMASTER | DOWN, UP, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, L1, TRIANGLE, L1, TRIANGLE |
| AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS | UP, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, SQUARE |
| ALL GREEN LIGHTS | UP, DOWN, TRIANGLE, X, L1, R1, LEFT, CIRCLE |
| BLACK TRAFFIC | L1, R1, L1, R1, LEFT, CIRCLE, UP, X |
| GUY MAGNET | RIGHT, L1, DOWN, L1, CIRCLE, UP, L1, SQUARE |
| PASSENGER PEDESTRIANS | DOWN, UP, RIGHT, L1, L1, SQUARE, UP, L1 |
| PEDESTRIANS ATTACK | DOWN, TRIANGLE, UP, X, L1, R1, L1, R1 |
| PEDESTRIANS HAVE WEAPONS | UP, L1, DOWN, R1, LEFT, CIRCLE, RIGHT, TRIANGLE |
| PEDESTRIANS RIOT | R1, L1, L1, DOWN, LEFT, CIRCLE, DOWN, L1 |
| NEVER WANTED | UP, RIGHT, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, DOWN, LEFT, X, X |
| RAISE WANTED LEVEL | UP, RIGHT, SQUARE, SQUARE, DOWN, LEFT, CIRCLE, CIRCLE |
| REVERSE UPSIDE DOWN | LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, R1, R1, L1, RIGHT, LEFT |
| UPSIDE DOWN | SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE, L1, L1, R1, LEFT, RIGHT |
Editions, limits and common mistakes
Vice City Stories is distinct from Vice City: Victor and Tommy use different lists despite sharing a city. The tables contain 36 PSP entries and 32 PS2 entries, not necessarily 68 different effects. Preserve a clean save before altering traffic or pedestrians and test one effect at a time so you can identify the active change.
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: Vice City Stories 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.
