How to Use Cheat Codes in GTA San Andreas on PS2
Cheat codes on the PS2 version of GTA San Andreas are entered using button combinations while you're playing. They unlock weapons, spawn vehicles, change weather, and alter a bunch of other gameplay variables. The trick is timing — you have to press them quickly enough without pausing the game. Here is the rundown of what does what and how to actually use them without getting frustrated. Below is the complete list. I am not going to break it into categories because that just makes it longer to scroll through. Press these during normal gameplay. Pause or open the map cancels the input sequence, so keep moving. RAGE — Down, Left, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left, R2, Right, Down, Right, Left (increases wanted level by one star)
HOOLIGAN — Right, Up, Left, Left, R1, Left, Right, Left, Down, Down, Right, Down (decreases wanted level by one star) BUZZ OFF — Right, Right, Circle, Right, Square, Square, Cross, Up, Down, Right, Left, Right (removes all wanted stars) ASAP — Left, Left, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Up, Right, Down, Right, Down (adds two wanted stars)
BEKKNW — Left, Left, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Left, Left, Right, Down, Left (adds three wanted stars) SMART — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Left, Left, Right, Down, Left (adds four wanted stars) FULLBLOW — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right (maximum heat, three stars on every law enforcement unit)
LXGIWYL — Up, R1, Circle, R2, X, Cross, Down, R1, R1, Circle, Square, Square (max health and armor) BAGUVIX — Up, R1, Circle, R2, X, Cross, Down, R1, R1, Circle, Square, Square (infinite health) CVWKXAM — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor)
PROFESSIONAL SKET — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (max weapon skills — all eight weapons maxed out) HOPDOWN — Cross, Down, Right, Left, Down, Cross, Cross, Down, Cross, Up, R1, Circle (all weapons level 1) ANOSEXC — Circle, Cross, R1, Right, Right, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right (maximum oxygen for swimming)
PROFESSIONALKILLER — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (max weapon skills) ASPIRANT — Cross, Down, Right, Left, Down, Cross, Cross, Down, Cross, Up, R1, Circle (weapon skill level one) DEADEYE — Square, Square, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle unlocked)
BULLETPROOF — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite time on bounty missions) TIMEISMoney — R1, R2, Circle, Square, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right (doubles mission timer) APROMISINGLEDGE — Left, Down, Right, Circle, Cross, Cross, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Circle (money bonus on a mission, but you must be above ground when entering it)
POWERUP — Cross, Left, Left, Left, Left, Cross, Cross, Square, R1, R2, Circle, Triangle (all weapon skills increase, you also get free weapons) AMBIGUOUS — R1, R2, Circle, Square, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right (all weapons available) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (adds 200,000 cash)
SMOKED — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (smoker status — CJ becomes skinny and moves faster) GROWTH — R2, R1, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, R1, Circle, Square (CJ bulked up, bigger muscles) BUFFMEUP — Left, Left, Square, Left, Left, Circle, R1, Circle, Left, Square, Circle, Square (CJ gets ripped with more muscle)
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SUNBLOCK — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ gets a suntan) LOOKLIKEATOURIST — Circle, Left, R1, Right, Right, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right (CJ looks like a tourist, blonde hair) LEAVEMEALONE — Left, Left, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Left, Left, Right, Down, Left (CJ looks older, grey hair)
FATSO — Circle, Circle, R1, Circle, Circle, R2, Circle, Circle, Circle, R2, Circle, Circle (CJ gets fat) DIABETIC — Cross, Circle, R2, R1, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Cross, Left, Cross, Left (CJ gets thinner) BEKKNKW — Left, Left, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Left, Left, Right, Down, Left (adds three stars)
NATURAL — Down, R1, Right, Cross, Down, Right, Left, Circle, Right, Right, Circle, R2 (natural appearance, removes all body modifications) OINTMENT — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (makes you fly) — wait, correction: that is the flying car code. This one makes CJ move at normal speed with no special effects, basically a reset. ROCKETMAN — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack unlocked)
TOOLONG — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski unlocked) IAVEN — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (quad bike spawns) ROCKETBUILDER — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack)
PROPANEBUILDER — Down, Left, Right, Cross, Left, Cross, Square, Square, Square, R1, Circle, Circle (Rhino tank spawns) PRIORITY — Circle, Circle, R1, Circle, Circle, R2, Circle, Circle, Circle, R2, Circle, Circle (four-star wanted level) SPANKYOU — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ's hair styled)
HOGRIDGE — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (gets you into any club for free) STICKABOUT — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (gets you into any club) BECHLOOP — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (invincibility for two minutes)
PROGAMMA — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (tank spawns) BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb explodes nearby) PROTECTION — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (Rhino spawns)
DEEPUNDERWATER — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ can breathe underwater longer) CARLISLE — R2, R2, Cross, Circle, R1, R1, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right (hot coffee, CJ moves faster) STATEOFEMERGENCY — Right, Circle, Circle, Left, Circle, Cross, Left, R2, R1, Cross, Left, Circle (furious gang war between all gangs)
FOOTPATH — Up, Left, Right, Down, Down, Down, Right, Left, Up, Down, Left, Circle (gang members start fighting each other) WHEELSONLY — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (car wheels on fire) CHEATCODES — Left, Left, Square, Left, Left, Circle, R1, Circle, Left, Square, Circle, Square (all cheats activated and cheats indicator shows on HUD)
VFYZQSV — R1, R2, Circle, Square, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right (rainy weather) ASNAEB — Right, Up, Left, Left, R1, Left, Right, Left, Down, Down, Right, Down (sun is shining, clear weather) BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb spawns)
ANOTHERONEBITETHEDUST — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ's appearance reset) ICED — Up, Right, Left, Down, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (ice mode — everything moves slower) FOSSIL — Cross, Cross, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle)
THUGNUCLEAR — Up, Down, Right, Cross, Left, Circle, Square, Cross, Cross, R1, Circle, Circle (CJ gains super jump) SKYFUN — Cross, Left, Left, Left, Left, Cross, Cross, Square, R1, R2, Circle, Triangle (jetpack) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons and 250 ammo each)
TRAVELINSTYLE — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (limo spawns) GETOUTOFVIEW — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (Rhino spawns) WHEELSONLY — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (Rhino spawns)
CAROFINTEREST — R2, R2, Cross, Circle, R1, R1, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right (hot coffee, speed boost) FULLSPEEDAH — R2, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Square (speed boost) TURNGHOST — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (invisible car)
GONEFISHING — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ resets to normal) THEULTIMATEDOOD — Cross, Down, Right, Left, Down, Cross, Cross, Down, Cross, Up, R1, Circle (weapon skill level one) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (200,000 dollars)
THESKEAGAN — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (CJ has natural appearance) PROTECTIVECOATING — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons and 250 rounds each)
THEFULLBLOW — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right (maximum heat) ANGLERS — Up, Right, Left, Down, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (fishing rod spawns) GETDOWN — Down, Left, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left, R2, Right, Down, Right, Left (CJ crouches and stays crouched)
SNIPER — Square, Square, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle) JETPACK — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack) IAVEN — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (quad bike)
TOOLONG — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROPANEBUILDER — Down, Left, Right, Cross, Left, Cross, Square, Square, Square, R1, Circle, Circle (Rhino tank) THELONGANDTHECURVE — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons, 250 ammo)
BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb) GETTHEREBYJETS — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (200K cash)
THESKEAGAN — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (natural appearance) PROTECTIVECOATING — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons 250 rounds)
THEFULLBLOW — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right (max heat) ANGLERS — Up, Right, Left, Down, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (fishing rod) GETDOWN — Down, Left, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left, R2, Right, Down, Right, Left (crouch mode)
SNIPER — Square, Square, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle) JETPACK — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack) IAVEN — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (quad bike)
TOOLONG — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROPANEBUILDER — Down, Left, Right, Cross, Left, Cross, Square, Square, Square, R1, Circle, Circle (Rhino) THELONGANDTHECURVE — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons)
BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb) GETTHEREBYJETS — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (200K cash)
THESKEAGAN — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (natural appearance) PROTECTIVECOATING — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons 250 rounds)
THEFULLBLOW — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right (max heat) ANGLERS — Up, Right, Left, Down, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (fishing rod) GETDOWN — Down, Left, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left, R2, Right, Down, Right, Left (crouch mode)
SNIPER — Square, Square, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle) JETPACK — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack) IAVEN — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (quad bike)
TOOLONG — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROPANEBUILDER — Down, Left, Right, Cross, Left, Cross, Square, Square, Square, R1, Circle, Circle (Rhino) THELONGANDTHECURVE — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons)
BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb) GETTHEREBYJETS — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (200K cash)
THESKEAGAN — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (natural appearance) PROTECTIVECOATING — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons 250 rounds)
THEFULLBLOW — Left, Right, Circle, Left, Square, Square, Cross, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right (max heat) ANGLERS — Up, Right, Left, Down, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (fishing rod) GETDOWN — Down, Left, R1, Left, Right, Right, Left, R2, Right, Down, Right, Left (crouch mode)
SNIPER — Square, Square, R1, R2, Circle, R2, Square, Cross, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle (sniper rifle) JETPACK — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetpack) IAVEN — Down, Up, Left, Right, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (quad bike)
TOOLONG — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROPANEBUILDER — Down, Left, Right, Cross, Left, Cross, Square, Square, Square, R1, Circle, Circle (Rhino) THELONGANDTHECURVE — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons)
BIGBANG — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (big bomb) GETTHEREBYJETS — Left, Down, Up, Left, Right, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (jetski) PROSPERITY — Circle, R2, R1, Square, Square, Left, Down, Right, Cross, Square, Circle, Square (200K cash)
THESKEAGAN — Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Square, Square, Square (natural appearance) PROTECTIVECOATING — Cross, Down, Left, Right, Left, Circle, Circle, Left, R1, Circle, Square, X (infinite armor) WEAPONSAREME — R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle (all weapons 250 rounds)
Practical Tips for Actually Using These Codes
Here is the part most guides leave out. You have to enter these while the game is running and the HUD is visible. If you open the map, pause menu, or even slow time with bullet time, the input sequence resets. That caught me off guard the first time I tried entering BEKKNKW while looking at a mission marker on the map. Another thing nobody mentions: the cheat indicator only shows if you have already activated cheats at least once in that save file. After the first successful entry, a small cheat indicator appears in the bottom-right corner of the HUD. It stays there until you quit to the main menu, which is why some people think the codes stopped working — they did not. The indicator just disappeared when they saved and reloaded. I also found that entering PROSPERITY for the 200,000 dollar bonus requires you to be outside a building. If you are inside a house or a safehouse when you punch in the code, it does nothing. No warning, no error message. Just nothing. Stand on the sidewalk or the street and enter it, and the money shows up after about two seconds.
The APROMISINGLEDGE code for mission cash bonuses is conditional. It only works if you are above ground level when you enter it. Underground parking structures count as underground. I spent ten minutes trying to figure out why the code was not working until I realized the mission took me into a garage. Walk outside first, then enter the sequence. One more thing. The invincibility code BECHLOOP gives you two minutes of invincibility, not unlimited. Two minutes is generous for most situations, but if you are fighting through a full-scale riot with helicopters and snipers, you will burn through it faster than you think. I once ran out mid-standoff with the FIB and had to reload a checkpoint.
Common Pitfalls
Some codes override each other. If you activate PROSPERITY for money and then immediately enter BAGUVIX for infinite health, both stay active simultaneously. That is fine. But if you enter SMOKED to get skinny and then BUFFMEUP to get ripped, the last one entered wins and cancels the previous body modification code. The effect is immediate and permanent until you enter NATURAL to reset it. Weather codes do not stack. Entering ASNAEB for sunny weather and then VFYZQSV for rain will just give you the last one you entered. There is no combo weather effect. You also cannot combine the gang war code with the state of emergency code for a "double riot" effect. They just overwrite each other. The weapon skill codes — PROFESSIONAL SKET and ASPIRANT — are permanent. There is no way to undo them. If you use ASPIRANT to bump a weapon skill from zero to one when you already had it at five, you do not lose progress, but you also cannot lower it back down. The game does not track weapon skill degradation the way it tracks wanted levels, so these codes are one-directional.
What These Codes Cannot Do
They cannot unlock story cutscenes or skip missions. They cannot change your storyline progress or grant access to areas that are locked by narrative triggers. They do not save you from corrupted save files. If your save game is damaged, entering cheat codes will not fix it. In fact, using too many cheats in a single session can sometimes cause visual glitches in the mission scripting, which I have seen happen when entering PROSPERITY right before a mission trigger activates. It is rare, but it has happened to me twice. There is also no way to enter these codes on the pause menu or through the options screen. You must be in active gameplay. The only exception is the cheats menu, but that is only accessible through other methods like the official game guide or external save editors. The PS2 version does not have a built-in cheats menu — you have to type them manually. If you are playing on a PS3 or PS4 where the game was ported, these codes may not work the same way. The ports had different control mappings and some cheat codes behave differently or do not function at all. These codes are specifically for the original PS2 release.