while playing the game or at the pause menu, enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.
If you entered the code correctly, a message "Cheat Activated" will appear
| Result | Cheat Code | |
| Health [Note 1] | aspirine | |
| Armor | preciousprotection | |
| Weapons (tier 1) | thugstools | |
| Weapons (tier 2) | professionaltools | |
| Weapons (tier 3) | nuttertools | |
| Raise wanted level | youwonttakemealive | |
| Lower wanted level | leavemealone | |
| View media level when over two stars | chasestat | |
| Better driving skills | gripiseverything | |
| Dodo cars (flying) [Note 2] | comeflywithme | |
| Rhino tank | panzer | |
| Faster game clock | lifeispassingmeby | |
| Faster game play | onspeed | |
| Slower game play | booooooring | |
| Destroy all cars | bigbang | |
| Pedestrians riot | fightfightfight | |
| Pedestrians attack you | nobodylikesme | |
| Pedestrians have weapons | ourgodgivenrighttobeararms | |
| Pedestrians enter your car | hopingirl | |
| Change wheel size | loadsoflittlethings | |
| Only wheels visible on cars | wheelsareallineed | |
| Bikini women with guns [Note 3] | chickswithguns | |
| Heavy traffic | miamitraffic | |
| Pink traffic | ahairdresserscar | |
| Black traffic | iwantitpaintedblack | |
| All traffic lights green | greenlight | |
| Romero's Hearse | thelastride | |
| Love Fist Limousine | rockandrollcar | |
| Trashmaster | rubbishcar | |
| Bloodring Banger (style 1) | travelinstyle | |
| Bloodring Banger (style 2) | gettherequickly | |
| Caddy | betterthanwalking | |
| Pedestrian costumes [Note 4] | stilllikedressingup | |
| Lance Vance costume | looklikelance | |
| Ken Rosenberg costume | mysonisalawyer | |
| Hilary King costume | ilooklikehilary | |
| Jezz Torent (Love Fist) costume | rockandrollman | |
| Dick (Love Fist) costume | weloveourdick | |
| Phil Cassaday costume | onearmedbandit | |
| Sonny Forelli costume | idonthavethemoneysonny | |
| Mercedes costume | foxylittlething | |
| Cars float on water | seaways | |
| Engines are faster | getthereveryfastindeed | |
| Engines very fast | getthereamazinglyfast | |
| All cars are faster | gettherefast | |
| Tommy groupies [Note 5] | fannymagnet | |
| Ricardo Diaz costume | cheatshavebeencracked | |
| Tommy smokes cigarette | certaindeath | |
| Tommy is fatter | deepfriedmarsbars | |
| Tommy has thin arms and legs | programmer | |
| Good weather | apleasantday | |
| Great weather | alovelyday | |
| Sunny weather | abitdrieg | |
| Stormy weather | catsanddogs | |
| Foggy weather | cantseeathing | |
| Reguard target | airship | |
| Commit suicide | icanttakeitanymore |
Note 1: If this code is enabled when there is damage on your car, the meter will be reset to zero without changing the visible effects of the damage.
Note 2: You will not be able to fly a helicopter correctly when this code is activated.
Note 3: The women will drop guns when they are killed.
Note 4: Repeat this code to cycle through the various pedestrian costumes, including a cop.
Note 5: Aim your gun at someone and they will attack your target.