All Traffic is Junk Cars

Enter L2, RIGHT, L1, UP, X, L1, L2, R2, R1, L1, L1, L1.

Cheat; Insane Handling

During gameplay enter TRIANGLE, R1, R1, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L1.

Hint - 2P Select-A-Drive-By-Shooting

During co-op, you can use the weapon codes to alter the weapon used for drive-bys. Once you have a "normal" drive-by weapon, expend all the ammo and select a different weapon (rocket launchers, flamethrowers, and grenades are invalid).

Board a vehicle with the selected weapon and input any weapon cheat again (refills ammo). The weapon you selected will now be usable for drive-by mode.

Night

During gameplay, enter R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, TRIANGLE.

Cheat List

    Chaos Mode: L2, RIGHT, L1, TRAINGLE, RIGHT, RIGHT, R1, L1, RIGHT, L1, L1, L1
    Spawn Hunter: CIRCLE, X, L1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, R1 R2, L2, L1, L1
    Spawn Tanker: R1, UP, LEFT, RIGHT, R2, UP, RIGHT, SQUARE, RIGHT, L2, L1, L1
    All cars have Nitros: LEFT, TRIANGLE, R1, L1, UP, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, DOWN, CIRCLE, L2, L1, L1
    Maximum Vehicle Stats: SQUARE, L2, X, R1, L2, L2, LEFT, R1, RIGHT, L1, L1, L1
    Hitman in all weapons: DOWN, SQUARE, X, LEFT, R1, R2, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, L1, L1, L1
    Ma...



To make a sandstorm enter UP,DOWN,L1,L1,L2,L2,L1,L2,R1,R2

Super-Punch

During gameplay, press UP, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE, R1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L2. A message will confirm code entry. This will allow you to launch people when you punch them and finish them with a one hit kill.

Recruit Pedestrians to Gang

Press DOWN, SQUARE, UP, R2, R2, UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP. A message will confirm code entry. You should be able to take anyone into your gang like pedestrians and rival gangs.

Funhouse Theme

Enter this code during game play: TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, L1, SQUARE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, DOWN, CIRCLE

Infinite Lung Capacity

During game play press DOWN, LEFT, L1, DOWN, DOWN, R2, DOWN, L2, DOWN

Cars Fly

During game play press UP, DOWN, L1, R1, L1, RIGHT, LEFT, L1, LEFT

Traffic is Fast Cars

During game play press UP, L1, R1, UP, RIGHT, UP, X, L2, X, L1

Weapon Aiming While Driving

During game play press UP, UP, SQUARE, L2, RIGHT, X, R1, DOWN, R2, CIRCLE

Reduced Traffic

During game play press X, DOWN, UP, R2, DOWN, TRIANGLE, L1, TRIANGLE, LEFT

Taxis Have Nitrous and L3 Bunny Hop

During game play press UP, X, TRIANGLE, X, TRIANGLE, X, SQUARE, R2, RIGHT

Gangs Control the Streets

During game play press L2, UP, R1, R1, LEFT, R1, R1, R2, RIGHT, DOWN

Spawn Dozer

During game play press R2, L1, L1, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, UP, X, L1, LEFT

Orange Sky and Time Stopped at 21:00

During game play press LEFT, LEFT, L2, R1, RIGHT, SQUARE, SQUARE, L1, L2, X

Glitch: Zap The Hood

When attempting a take over of a hood, exploit the game by looking for a nearby body of water deep enough for CJ to actually swim in.

Get into the water then swim back out and a message will apear claiming that the hood is yours.

Jump High

CJ can now jump 10 times as high as before. That's right, CJ's getting higher than ever. Up, Up, Triangle, Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, R2, R2.

Fatty

CJ turns into one hell of a tubby. Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Down.

Skinny

CJ loses all the fat and the muscle to turn into one scrawny gangster. Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Right.

ATV Quad

Spawns a quad that drops down right in front of CJ. While playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Square, Circle, Triangle, R1, R2.

Hydra

Spawns a Hydra in front of CJ. Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L1, Down, Up.

Vortex Hovercraft

Spawns a hovercraft in front of CJ. Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L2, Down, Down.

Maximum Muscle

Maximum muscle instantly. Press Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left during gameplay.

CJ Phone Home

CJ has the ability to bunny hop on the BMX over massive distances, reaching heights of over 100 feet. Press Triangle, Square, Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, L2, R1, R2 during gameplay.

Vehicle of Death

Whatever vehicle the player is using becomes invulnerable and gains the old tank ability to instantly destroy anything it touches. This applies to everything from the cars to motorcycles, golf carts, and even BMX bikes. Press L1, L2, L2, Up, Down, Down, Up, R1, R2, R2 during gameplay.

Massive Bunny Hops

CJ has the ability to bunny hop on the bmx over massive distances: TRIANGLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, L2, L2, R1, R2

Beach Party

Pedestrians turn into girls wearing swimsuits. Vehicles are also beach style and CJ will be dressed in shorts and sandals. While playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas enter: UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, SQUARE, CIRCLE, L1, R1, TRIANGLE, DOWN

Get Parachute

LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, UP, DOWN, RIGHT, L1

Spawns a Stunt Plane

CIRCLE, UP, L1, L2, DOWN, R1, L1, L1, LEFT, LEFT, X, TRIANGLE

Vehicle of Death

Any vehicle the player is using becomes invincible and gains the ability to instantly destroy anything it touches. L1, L2, L2, UP, DOWN, DOWN, UP, R1, R2, R2

Monster Truck

RIGHT, UP, R1, R1, R1, DOWN, TRIANGLE, TRIANGLE, X, CIRCLE, L1, L1

Spawn Jetpack

During game play press L1, L2, R1, R2, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT.

Unlockable List

    Weapons in Kitchen

    To enable the Ak-47, Tec-9, Sawn-Off Shotgun, and Molotov Cocktails to spawn in the Johnson's Family Home complete all 100 tags in Los Santos.
    Extra 50 Percent Health

    To enable 50 percent extra health complete level 12 of the paramedic mission.
    Fireproof

    To enable fireproof complete level 12 of the fire fighter missions.
    Pimping mission

    To start the pimping mission, enter a broadway (low-rider vehicle) and press R3. Drive the prostitutes to their destinations for big ca...

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Suicide

RIGHT, L2, DOWN, R1, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, L2, L1

Faster Cars

RIGHT, R1, UP, L2, L2, LEFT, R1, L1, R1, R1

Faster Clock

CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, SQUARE, L1, SQUARE, SQUARE, SQUARE, L1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE

Sunny Weather

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, SQUARE

Pedestrians Have Weapons

R2, R1, X, TRIANGLE, X, TRIANGLE, UP, DOWN

Pedestrian Riot- Cannot be disabled

DOWN, LEFT, UP, LEFT, X, R2, R1, L2, L1

Overcast Weather

R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, TRIANGLE

Rainy Weather

During game play press R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, CIRCLE

Faster Game Play

During game play press TRIANGLE, UP, SQUARE, SQUARE, L2, L1, SQUARE

Foggy Weather

During game play press R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X

Slower Game Play

During game play press TIRANGLE, UP, RIGHT, DOWN, SQUARE, R2, R1

Full Health, Full Armor, $250,000

To have all of the above, press the following while playing GTA: San Andreas: R1, R2, L1, X, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP.

Weapon Set 1

To unlock the Bat, Pistol, Shotgun, Mini SMG, AK 47, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktail, Spray Can, Brass Knuckles in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas enter: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.

Weapon Set 3

You can unlock the Chainsaw, Silenced Pistol, Combat Shotgun, M4, Bazooka, Plastic Explosive in Unlock some new rides in GTA: San Andreas during gameplay by pressing R1, R2, L1, R2, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.

Weapon Set 2

To unlock the Knife, Pistol, Sawnoff Shotgun, Tec 9, Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower, Grenades, Fire Extinguisher in Unlock some new rides in GTA: San Andreas enter: R1, R2, L1, R2, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT.

Get Rhino

To make a Rhino tank fall from the sky, press the following during gameplay: CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, CIRCLE, L1, L2, R1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE.

Wanted Level Up

To raise your Wanted Level, enter the following during gameplay: R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT.

Wanted Level Down

To erase your Wanted Level, enter the following during gameplay: R1, R1, CIRCLE, R2, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN.

Blow Up All Cars

To make all vehicles explode, press the following during gameplay: R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, L1.

Spawn Caddy

During game play Press CIRCLE, L1, UP, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, CIRCLE, X

Spawn Trashmaster

During game play press CIRCLE, R1, CIRCLE, R1, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT

Spawn Stretch

During game play press R2, UP, L2, LEFT, LEFT, R1, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT.

Spawn Romero

During game play press DOWN, R2, DOWN, R1, L2, LEFT, R1, L1, LEFT, RIGHT.

Spawn Hotring Racer 1

During game play press R1, CIRCLE, R2, RIGHT, L1, L2, X, X, SQUARE, R1.

Spawn Hotring Racer 2

During game play press R2, L1, CIRCLE, RIGHT, L1, R1, RIGHT, UP, CIRCLE, R2.

Spawn Ranger

During game play press UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, L1, RIGHT, UP, SQUARE, L2.

Spawn Bloodring Banger

During game play press DOWN, R1, CIRCLE, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, LEFT, LEFT

Flying boats

During game play press R2, CIRCLE, UP, L1, RIGHT, R1, RIGHT, UP, SQUARE, TRIANGLE

Pink Traffic

During game play press CIRCLE, L1, DOWN, L2, LEFT, X, R1, L1, RIGHT, CIRCLE

Drive on Water

During game play press RIGHT, R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, SQUARE, R1, R2

Black traffic

While playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas press CIRCLE, L2, UP, R1, LEFT, X, R1, L1, LEFT, CIRCLE

Perfect Handling

During game play press TRIANGLE, R1, R1, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L1.

Aggressive Traffic

While playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas press R2, CIRCLE, R1, L2, LEFT, R1, L1, R2, L2

Bounty on Your Head

While playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas press DOWN, UP, UP, UP, X, R2, R1, L2, L2.
3 Unlockables
Submit an Unlockable.

Date for Cars

Get the relationship to 50%

    Bandito: Date Helena
    Club: Date Millie
    Green hustler: Date Denise
    Monster Truck: Date Michelle
    Ranger: Date Barbara
    Romero: Date Katie


Secret Vehicles

Unlock some new rides in GTA: San Andreas by following these directions:

    BF Injection: Get First place at the Dirt ring race Las Venturas Stadium.
    Super GT: Get all Bronze medal in Driving school.
    Dune Buggy: Beat the score of 25 at the Dirt Ring.
    Hotknife: Get all gold medals in the Driving school.
    Jet Pack: Complete the Airstip asset near Las Venturas.
    NRG 500: Get all gold medals in Bike School. This bike can be found quite easily in a car park near the Johnson house.
    Rustler: Get...

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Dating Rewards

    Medic Outfit: 100% with Katie Zhan
    Pimp Outfit: 100% with Denise Robinson
    Racing Outfit: 100% with Michelle
    Police Outfit: 100% with Barbara
    Keep weapon after getting busted: Date Barbara
    Keep weapon after getting wasted: Date Katie

11 Hints
Submit a Hint.

Super Bunny Hop

Grab a bicycle (this works better if your bike skills are all the way up) make sure you have a weapon you can fire on your bike, hold down L1, right. As you release L1 to bunny hop fire your gun (your timing must be perfect but it gets easier), if your bike skills are high you will be able to clear stop lights and get on top of sum buildings easily! This comes in handy!

Video Game in Johnson House

When you enter the Johnson house there is a TV to your right with a game console on the floor in front of it, if you approach it, it will give the option to play a "Starship" game.

Bullet Proof Cars

During the mission "High Stakes, Low Rider", keep the competition closely behind you until the pier finish line. Once the race is over the other cars appear behind you.

With another car or by just walking, push Ceasar's red car up the pier and over the edge of the sidewalk into your nearby safe house garage to the left. What's the point of all this? Not only is it a pimp red car, it's also BULLET PROOF, which helps alot this early in the game.

Submitted by mrsparkle07

Quick Hood Defence

While playing the game, your hood will undergo attacks from other factions. To save yourself some time and end these disaster quickly, simply jack any vehice in which you can access extra missions using R3 (i.e., police vehicles, fire vehicles, taxicabs, ambulance, et al.). Start and end the extra mission (press R3 and exit the vehicle) and your hood will no longer undergo attack.

GTA3

In the mission "Wu Zi Mu," your "girlfriend" will start to attack you and leave you for the character you play as in GTA3. The mission has you racing against him and 2 others. After the race they leave for Liberty city.

Secret Weapon

To find a unique weapon, head to the Police Department in Los Santos (or just get "Busted"). Enter the building and walk to the shower room. You'll find a sex toy that can be used as a melee weapon.

Snapshots

At 12:01 AM in San Fierro all of the snapshot areas glow.

Play Basketball

Head to the left of Sweet's house (and go into the back yard) in your neighborhood to find a basketball court. Pick up the ball and follow the onscreen instructions to play some hoop.

Easy Firearms

Head out behind your house in Los Santos and go down into the aqueduct. Go down the slope and head right along the walkway to locate a nice Mini SMG. You'll also find a pistol in Sweet's backyard.

Easy Body Armor

Go out behind the house and into the aqueduct to the left. Go down the sloped wall of the aqueduct and head left. On an incline underneath the bridge, you'll find a handy vest.

Easy Money for Cleaning the Hood

Anytime you kill a drug dealer, you will net $2000. Drug dealers normally wear black jackets (some have white hoodies) and stand still waiting for people to talk to them. Kill as many as you can find to build up your cash stash quickly.
4 Easter Eggs
Submit an Easter Egg.

No Easter Egg

Fly up to the southern support beam of the Gant Bridge with the jet pack for a special message.

Inside-Out-Town

Note: This will corrupt your save file due to the cheat involved; for best results, pull out your PS2 memory card prior to your attempt.

    Go to the gym in Ganton
    Kill all 4 people inside.
    Use the jetpack cheat.
    Walk to the yellow marker with the jetpack, and fly straight up. You'll go straight up through the roof. Now, land on the roof.
    Fly 2 blocks east, and you'll see a yellow marker. Land right on/near the marker, take off the jetpack, and walk inside the marker.
    You'll enter the Ang...


Hoodlum Noteriety

When you finish some missions (for example: 555 we tip) listen to the radio. You'll hear the person talking about the mission just passed.

Rockstar Cameos

In one of Zero's mission, where you have to use the machine gun to knock down the RC planes, you can see some action figures of Rockstar characters like Tommy Vercetti, Lance Vance, as well as characters from other games in Rockstar's line-up during Zero's dialogue.

San Andreas is similarly structured to the previous two games in the series. The core gameplay consists of elements of a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open environment in which to move around. On foot, the player's character is capable of walking, running, swimming (the first GTA game in which diving and swimming without drowning is possible), limited climbing, and jumping, as well as using weapons and various forms of hand to hand combat. Players can operate a variety of vehicles, including automobiles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles and bicycles. Players may also import vehicles rather than steal them.

CJ is Grand Theft Auto's most customizable protagonist due to the possibility in-game to change his clothes, tattoos, hairstyle and even his body mass in which he can be fat, skinny or muscular. Later GTA III-era games eliminated much of the customization, swimming, and climbing abilities enjoyed by CJ.

One aspect of GTA III (and the later Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories) that is eliminated in San Andreas is the "Welcome to" screens, which often disrupt game flow in those games; in San Andreas, transition between areas occurs with no such interruption. (This is likely due to the high number of races and other missions that cross into different areas of the state.)

San Andreas Gangs

Rockstar North conducted massive amounts of research before developing the gangs of San Andreas; this primarily involved talking to DJ Pooh, Mister Cartoon, Estevan Oriol, and hundreds of other well-known faces.

Gangs play a much larger role in San Andreas than they did in Vice City.

    The number of gangs has increased. As well as having the large, dominating gangs, there are smaller, more local gangs.
    Generally, gangs cause a bit more trouble than they did in previous titles -- toppling cars, crowding streets, and using various new methods of attack. In some areas of the map, the player is welcome, and in others, the player is not.
    San Andreas gives you the ability to "take over" areas of the map, and recruit new members into gangs to help and defend you.

Gang members are recognized by their clothing, tattoos, and hand signs. These are useful for two reasons: it allows police to identify a gang set or victim, and it allows gang members to interact with one another. Each gang has its own territory, indicated by street warnings, wall graffiti, or simply violence. In Los Santos, each of the four gangs are split up into different "sets". While not all sets get along, at least there's always plenty of backup available.

Gang Wars & Territory

Winning territory involves gang wars, so this must be done carefully. Enter the area you wish to control, and kill every opposing member in sight. Killing 3 members on foot will provoke a gang war, and the area under attack will flash red on the radar. The opposing gang will attack in three waves to defend their land. Keep a close eye on the radar, and watch where the attackers come from. They may attack unexpectantly or in large numbers, so make sure you have a plentiful supply of health and armor before starting the war. If possible, shoot from long distances or from rooftops.

Survive the three waves, and the area is yours. The area is now highlighted green on the map, indicating your gang has gained possession over it. Similarly, other gangs may try and take your territory; it's up to you to defend it.

Gang wars and territory are introduced during the mission "Doberman". After the mission "The Green Sabre", CJ no longer has the ability to win new territory, or defend his own. This feature returns during the mission "Home Coming", in the Final Missions strand.

Recruit Others

CJ can recruit other members of his gang. The number of gang members he can recruit is based on CJ's respect level, with the game-wide maximum number being 7. There is also a limitation of number of seats in your vehicle. A typical car can carry 2 to 4 people, whereas a coach or bus can hold all 7 members.

While your homies are recruited, you can get them to follow you or stay put. Your homies will return fire to those who attack you, and shoot at rival gang members and cops. They will also participate in drive-by shootings, just like Sweet, Smoke, and Ryder demonstrate in the mission "Drive-By". Don't depend on your homies too much, as they aren't very reliable. They can, however, draw fire away from CJ. CJ can also take a picture of him with his homies.

See the page on game controls to learn how to recruit and control members.
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