GTA4 Cheats Cheat Sheets GTA4
Don’t want to pass a bunch of missions to be able to whip out a rocket launcher and cause a bunch of chaos? Here’s some cheats to get you there quicker.
Enter these cheats into your cell phone and then call the number to activate them.
(Please note that cheating may affect unlockables/achivements, so do not save when cheating.)
- Full health and armor
Dial "3625550100" into the cell phone. Note: This
phone number translates to "DOC-555-0100". This code prevents the
"Cleaned The Mean Streets", "Finish Him", "One Man Army", and "Walk
Free" achievements from being earned. - Full health, armor, and ammunition
Dial "4825550100" into the cell phone. If you enter this code while in a vehicle, it will also repair it. Note:
This phone number translates to "GTA-555-0100". This code prevents the
"Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned. - Weapons tier 1
Dial "4865550100" into the cell phone. This will unlock the baseball bat, handgun, shotgun, MP5, M4, sniper rifle, RPG, and grenades. Note:
This phone number translates to "GUN-555-0150". This code prevents the
"Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned. - Weapons tier 2
Dial "4865550150" into the cell phone. This will unlock the knife, Molotov cocktails, handgun, shotgun, Uzi, AK47, sniper rifle, and RPG. Note:
This phone number translates to "GUN-555-0100". This code prevents the
"Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned. - Remove Niko’s wanted level
Dial "2675550100" into the cell phone. Note: This
phone number translates to "COP-555-0100". This code prevents the "One
Man Army" and "Walk Free" achievements from being earned. - Add one star to Niko’s wanted level
Dial "2675550150" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "COP-555-0150".
- Spawn Annihilator police helicopter
Dial "3595550100" into the cell phone. The Annihilator is armed with rockets. Note:
This phone number translates to "FLY-555-0100". This code prevents the
"One Man Army" and "Walk Free" achievements from being earned.
Alternately, collect all 200 pigeons (flying rats) to unlock the
Annihilator police helicopter. - Spawn Cognoscenti
Dial "2275550142" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0142".
- Spawn Comet
Dial "2275550175" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0175".
- Spawn FBI Buffalo
Dial "2275550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0100".
- Spawn Jetmax
Dial "9385550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "WET-555-0100".
- Spawn NRG-900
Dial "6255550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "MBK-555-0100".
- Spawn Sanchez
Dial "6255550150" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "MBK-555-0150".
- Spawn SuperGT
Dial "2275550168" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0168".
- Spawn Turismo
Dial "2275550147" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0147".
- Change weather and brightness
Dial "4685550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "HOT-555-0100".
While playing the game, press Up to display Niko’s cell phone. Press Up again to access the keypad. Then, enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Once a code has been entered correctly, a new "Cheats" menu option will be available on your phone, below "Options", where you can access the cheats without having to enter the phone number again. Note: Do not save the game after enabling a code to avoid unforeseen problems. Enabling some cheats will prevent the indicated achievement(s) from being earned. You can usually only spawn one vehicle at a time. Any previously spawned vehicles will disappear. However, if you spawn a vehicle, save the game, and load again, you can spawn another one and your original will not disappear. You must have it in your parking space in front of a safehouse or it will be gone before you have a chance to spawn another.
- Full health and armor
Dial "3625550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "DOC-555-0100". This code prevents the "Cleaned The Mean Streets", "Finish Him", "One Man Army", and "Walk Free" achievements from being earned.
- Full health, armor, and ammunition
Dial "4825550100" into the cell phone. If you enter this code while in a vehicle, it will also repair it. Note: This phone number translates to "GTA-555-0100". This code prevents the "Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned.
- Weapons tier 1
Dial "4865550100" into the cell phone. This will unlock the baseball bat, handgun, shotgun, MP5, M4, sniper rifle, RPG, and grenades. Note: This phone number translates to "GUN-555-0150". This code prevents the "Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned.
- Weapons tier 2
Dial "4865550150" into the cell phone. This will unlock the knife, Molotov cocktails, handgun, shotgun, Uzi, AK47, sniper rifle, and RPG. Note: This phone number translates to "GUN-555-0100". This code prevents the "Cleaned The Mean Streets" achievement from being earned.
- Remove Niko’s wanted level
Dial "2675550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "COP-555-0100". This code prevents the "One Man Army" and "Walk Free" achievements from being earned.
- Add one star to Niko’s wanted level
Dial "2675550150" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "COP-555-0150".
- Spawn Annihilator police helicopter
Dial "3595550100" into the cell phone. The Annihilator is armed with rockets. Note: This phone number translates to "FLY-555-0100". This code prevents the "One Man Army" and "Walk Free" achievements from being earned.
- Spawn Cognoscenti
Dial "2275550142" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0142".
- Spawn Comet
Dial "2275550175" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0175".
- Spawn FBI Buffalo
Dial "2275550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0100".
- Spawn Jetmax
Dial "9385550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "WET-555-0100".
- Spawn NRG-900
Dial "6255550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "MBK-555-0100".
- Spawn Sanchez
Dial "6255550150" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "MBK-555-0150".
- Spawn SuperGT
Dial "2275550168" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0168".
- Spawn Turismo
Dial "2275550147" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "CAR-555-0147".
- Change weather and brightness
Dial "4685550100" into the cell phone. Note: This phone number translates to "HOT-555-0100".
- Secret map locations
Go to a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter "www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com" as a URL to view maps that reveal all weapon, health, armor, vehicle, pigeon, ramp/stunt, and entertainment locations.
- Unlockables
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus:
Annihilator police helicopter: Collect all 200 pigeons (flying rats).
No ammo limit: Get a 100% completion.
Rastah Color Huntley SUV: Successfully complete 10 Package Delivery missions.
- Special friendship bonuses
Reach the indicated level of friendship with the corresponding character to unlock their special friendship ability:
Alex
Method: Reach 80% friendship.
Special ability: 50% off at all clothing stores.
Brucie
Method: Take him bowling, drinking, eating, strip clubs, shows, helicopter tours, and boating to reach 70% friendship.
Special ability (Chopper Ride): Call Brucie, and he will fly his helicopter to you. This allows you to fast travel to various portions of the city.
Carmen (screen name "SoboHoe")
Special ability (Health Boost): Restores Niko’s health over the phone. She will call Niko every chance she gets.
Dwayne
Method: Take him to strip clubs, eating, drinking, shows, and bowling to reach 60% friendship.
Special ability (Extra Help): Call Dwayne to have a car full of gang members follow you.
Kiki (screen name "LawChick")
Method: Date LawChick via "www.lovemeet.com" through the in-game internet. Take her out a few times. When dropping her off, select the "Try your luck" option. Afterwards, she will call you and say she can clear the feds.
Special ability (Remove Up to 3 Wanted Stars): Call her on your cell phone, and select "Clear wanted levels".
Little Jacob
Method: Take him to darts, shows, pool, drinking, eating, and strip clubs to reach 60% friendship.
Special ability (Discount Guns): Call Little Jacob, and he will drive out a car full of guns for you to buy.
Packie
Method: Take him to strip clubs, shows, darts, drinking, bowling, pool to reach 75% friendship.
Special ability (Boom?): Call Packie, and he will make a car bomb for you.
Roman
Method: Take him to bowling, darts, drinking, eating, pool, shows, and the strip club to reach 60% friendship.
Special ability (Free Ride): Call Roman, and he will send a free cab.
Stevie
Method: Successfully complete his car boosts.
Special ability: The South Bohan garage will now offer money for any vehicle you deliver. The better the condition, the more money you will earn.
- Getting 100% completion
The following is a list of how to get a 100% completion:
Successfully complete all 90 story and procedural missions to get 68% complete.
Successfully complete all 30 car thefts to get an additional 2%.
Successfully complete all 50 stunt jumps to get an additional 2.5%.
Collect all 200 pigeons (flying rats) to get an additional 2.5%.
Find all random characters and complete their missions to get an additional 5%.
Successfully complete all 20 vigilante crimes to get an additional 2.5%.
Kill all 30 people on the list to get an additional 2.5%.
Beat friends or computers at every activity to get an additional 5%.
Get all your friend’s special abilities and do all their activities to get an additional 10%. Note: This does not include Dwayne or Roman.
- Easy money
Go to an ATM, then cause a traffic jam to the area. Wait for someone to take money from the ATM, then kill him or her. Make sure to block any nearby roads so the ambulance cannot get to the murdered victim. Take the money they dropped on the ground. Then, run a short distance away, and go back. The money should have respawned on the ground. You can repeat this as many times as desired. You can also kill more people taking their money from the ATM to increase the amount of money that respawns. -From: Khairol161
There is a glitch in Aldeney at the intersection of Tudor and Port Tudor, close to the prison where you visit Gerald. You can find a total of nine armored trucks arriving back-to-back. Highjack one, then block the road. Another one will appear. Blow them up one-by-one. There is a total of approximately $1,100 on each truck, which is especially useful when just starting out or if you need money.
- Easily lower wanted level
If you want to get rid of your wanted level, simply start a mission. Your wanted level will instantly go away. If there were any police cars chasing you, the police will be gone but the cars will still be there. -From: D2
To lose your wanted level, simply enter a safehouse, and save your progress. When you wake up, your wanted level will be gone.
- Repairing engine
If the vehicle you are driving breaks down and the engine will not start, call "911", and your engine should start again.
- Parking more vehicles
Outside your first hideout is a small parking area to park your vehicles and save them. Instead of parking your vehicles fully within the lines, you can park your vehicles partially within the lines to allow for more vehicles to be parked and saved. -From: Zane
At the start of the game it would appear that you can only save two vehicles parked in the "Residents Parking Only" parking spaces in front of your safe house. However, if you can find other "Residents Parking Only" places around the city, you can also save vehicles there even if you do not have a safe house at those locations yet.
If you attempt to use the trick to keep more than two vehicles in any one parking space, it will only work until you leave the current game session. If you shut off your system, play a multiplayer game, or load your most recent save, all but two of your vehicles will have disappeared. It seems to either save the two vehicles closest to the center of the parking space or two at random.
- Fast travel
To avoid wasting time driving all the way across the city, call a taxi. They will take you to your destination for your mission, stores, safe houses, or even a waypoint marker. You can skip through the taxi ride, allowing you to travel across the entire city in about ten seconds. This can also be done during missions.
- Easy headshots
It is sometimes difficult to get headshots, which do count. With some practice, doing the following is an easy way to get headshots. Press [Auto-Aim], then use the Right Analog-stick to move the auto-aim target around your victim’s body. Barely move the Right Analog-stick as you are shooting. This puts bullets in the chest and head, and results in an easy instant kill.
- Easy emergency vehicles
Dial "911" on your cell phone. You will reach a voice menu that allows you to call the police by dialing "1", an ambulance by dialing "2", or a fire truck by dialing "3". Select the vehicle of your choice, and wait for them to arrive. They will stop and look around for the emergency, allowing you to easily steal their vehicle.
- Getting away from police
When running away from the cops, you will have a circular area in which they look for you. However, if you get out and another cop sees you, it changes. To use this to your advantage, barely get out of that circle, which you will see on your radar. Then, just sit there for about five seconds instead of flooring past it.
If you are at a four star wanted level or less, find a place with grass or sand. The cops will follow you in, but they usually cannot get back out. You can then just drive away.
- No wanted level when arrested
When you are being arrested by a cop, instead of pressing A immediately, click Right Analog-stick to crouch. You will still be able to walk away, but you will not get a two star wanted level. -From: reaver456
- Calling for backup
Steal a police car, and any time you are in trouble, press L1 while your car is stationary. Select "Call For Backup", and within minutes you will have two cruisers full of police who will fight on your side unless you shoot someone. Note: They will turn on you when they realize you are not a cop.
- Killing pedestrians without fighting
You can kill most pedestrians by repeatedly running into them against walls. This is a good way to get easy money without alerting the police.
- Regaining health during missions
You can leave the mission area and go to a Cluckin’ Bell, hotdog stand, etc. and eat food to replenish your health if you are low and cannot find a health pack. This is especially useful on missions where there are no health packs in sight. Note: You can also take a taxi to those locations during missions.
- Avoiding toll booths
Drive through any toll booth with any emergency vehicle with the sirens on. The booth attendant will open the gate, and you will save $5.
Drive a normal car up to the toll booth. As you get close, slow down and jump out while making sure the car passes through the booth. Then, walk past the booth, and get in your car. -From: Mike
While in a vehicle or on a motorcycle, drive up to the toll booth. Stay on the far side of the booth. Niko will stick his arm out but not put money in the basket, and the gate will still open.
Drive a motorbike to the side of the pay toll wall. You will not pay a toll if you can drive through the small gap on the sides.
- Free taxi rides
Get in a taxi, but do not skip the ride after choosing your destination. When you are approximately two blocks away from your destination, break the window, and start shooting. The cab driver will get out and run away, allowing you not to have to pay for the ride. You can also kill the cab driver and take his money, so he is actually paying you for the taxi ride. -From: DemonUrameshi Naruto
- Free internet access
Some of your safehouses have a computer in them that will not charge the $1 fee. The Algonquin safehouse has a laptop in it, and is somewhat far away from some of the internet cafes.
- Free health boost
Enter an ambulance to get a small health increase.
- Free shotgun shells
Enter a police cruiser to get five shotgun shells.
- Getting Desert Eagle early
To get the Desert Eagle before you can buy it, kill the gun salesman in Broker that has it equipped, and then take it from him.
- Getting pistol and shotgun early
The following is an easy way to start the game with full pistol and shotgun ammo. Unlock the ability to save by sleeping on the bed in Roman’s home. Getting the knife is also helpful. Go outside Roman’s home, and kill a few people. The police will appear. Kill a police officer. He will drop his gun. Take it, then immediately run into Roman’s home, and sleep on the bed. You can choose to save the game if desired. When you wake up, your wanted level will be down, and you will still have the pistol. Go back outside, and kill more pedestrians. When the cops appear, run up the stairs. Turn around at the top of the stairs, and face the door going outside of Roman’s home. The cops will come through that door, and you can simply pick them off with your new pistol. Watch your health, and do not worry about picking up the guns. If your health gets low, you can sleep on the bed. Wake up, and when you go outside there will be lots of weapons. The shotgun will take longer because not every cop uses it. However, if you enter the police cars that have been abandoned outside the apartments, you can easily get five shells for the shotgun for each car you enter.
- Getting Remington shotgun early
You can get the good shotgun early in the game by simply going to the strip club. On the way out, there is a manager’s office that you can enter. There is a large Remington shotgun on the floor you can take.
- $100 for all ringtones and themes
After getting the phone from Playboy X, go to the nearest Internet Cafe. Buy all of the ringtones and themes from the ringtones site. Log out of the computer, and you will notice that you only paid $100 for all ringtones and themes.
- Claude outfit
Kill Playboy X and get his penthouse. Then, save the game, and restart the Xbox 360. When you reload your saved game, look through your outfits, and you should have Claude’s outfit (the main character in Grand Theft Auto 3). Everything from the leather jacket, the green cargos, and the black shoes with the white stripe on the bottom should be there.
- Hidden shirt
There is a secret Happiness Island shirt laying at the highest point on the statue’s base that can be reached by foot. It looks like a glowing red rectangle. Once it is picked up, Niko will automatically put it on. It is a navy blue sweatshirt. The front shows the statue and reads "Happiness is…" and is continued on the back with the word "…land".
- Niko in a bra
To wear a bra, go to the clothes store called Modo, and walk up to the cashier. It must be a female cashier for this trick to work. Knife the cashier, and stand over her body for one game hour. Travel back to Roman’s apartment, and go to the wardrobe. You should now have an option to wear a bra. Wearing the bra will change NPC dialogue, and they will start saying things to you like "What the hell are you wearing man?!"
- Sultan RS
This car can only be found in the northeastern-most part of the final island. It is stashed in some bushes behind the small shack up a dirt road.
- Tug Boat
Get in a boat, and search along the water between Alderny and Industrial island to find a tug boat parked in front of two barges. Get near it, jump on, and press [Enter Vehicle] to steal it.
- Phone numbers
Dail one of the following numbers on Niko’s cell phone to call the indicated service:
- Bean Machine Coffee: 555-0110
- Emergency Services: Dial "911" to summon the police, fire department, or an ambulance.
- Express Car Service: 555-2222
- Express Car Service: 555-3333
- Fire Proof Doors: 555-5700
- Hero Shop: 555-8575
- LCPD Recruitment: 555-RECRUIT
- Liberty Construction: 555-1274-73
- No Problemo Bail Bonds: 555-945-733-92
- Roman Bellic: 718-926-7215
- Storage: 555-221-3877
- Superb Deli: 555-4674
- The Serrated Edge: 1-800-555-5555
- Used Auto Parts: 555-7300
- Vinewood Laundromat: 555-5123
- Zit Song Identifier: Dial "948-555-0100" if you hear a song you like on the radio, dial this number to get a text message with the name and artist of the song.
- Police database
Go to a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter "www.libertycitypolice.com" as a URL to go to the Liberty City Police Department website. Click the "Database" tab at the bottom of the home page to get information on all characters, including Niko and Roman.
- Wanted as a pedophile
Go to a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter "www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com" as a URL to get an instant five star wanted level as a pedophile.
- Internet websites
Go to a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter one of the following URLs to visit that site:
- limevenus.blogsnobs.org
- mail.eyefind.info
- pychakilla.blogsnobs.org
- www.americantravelguide.net
- www.antfarmcam.net
- www.area53site.com
- www.artthrob.org
- www.a-thousand-words.net
- www.autoeroticar.com
- www.babiesovernight.com
- www.beanmachinecoffee.com
- www.bigdog.blogsnobs.org
- www.blogsnobs.org
- www.bruciesexecutivelifestyleautos.com
- www.bulimialovers.com
- www.burgershot.net
- www.chiropracticovernight.com
- www.craplist.net
- www.darksoullock.blogsnobs.org
- www.designerslave.com
- www.domestobotlovers.com
- www.dragonbrainthemovie.com
- www.easterislandcoverup.com
- www.eatbiglogs.com
- www.eddielowfilthslayer.blogsnobs.org
- www.elchamucoroboto.com
- www.electrictit.com
- www.electronicwritingtablet.com
- www.erisfootware.com
- www.eugenicsincorporated.com
- www.eunux.net
- www.eyefind.info
- www.fantasyleaguebatswingers.com
- www.fefighter2008.blogsnobs.org
- www.fistfans.com
- www.flyhighpizzapie.com
- www.freejames.org
- www.friendswithoutfaces.net
- www.fruitcomputers.com
- www.gloryholethemepark.com
- www.goldberglignerandshyster.com
- www.golfloversonline.net
- www.grype.org
- www.hand-jobs-online.com
- www.happyfarmersupplies.com
- www.heritagenothate.org
- www.homecremation.com
- www.homeworkfriend.org
- www.hornyhighschoolreunions.com
- www.huganimals.com
- www.ilovetoblow.org
- www.inyapuper.blogsnobs.org
- www.krapea.com
- www.leftover-vacations.com
- www.liberatedwoman.blogsnobs.org
- www.libertycitypolice.com
- www.libertycityrealestate.net
- www.libertytreeonline.com
- www.liesdamnlies.net
- www.lipurgex.com
- www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com
- www.lootandwank.com
- www.love-meet.net
- www.loveyourmeat.com
- www.modderstotallyrule.com
- www.money2makemoney.com
- www.myonlineme.com
- www.myroomonline.net
- www.onlineradiorevolution.com
- www.our-own-reality.com
- www.outdatedtastes.com
- www.outsourceforamerica.com
- www.peepthatshit.com
- www.pinktorpedo.org
- www.piswasser.com
- www.pointclickshipabitch.com
- www.poker-in-the-rear.com
- www.publiclibertyonline.com
- www.redwoodcigarettes.com
- www.roidsforlittleboys.com
- www.rustybrownsringdonuts.com
- www.sh*tster.de
- www.sprunksoda.com
- www.stopshavingnow.net
- www.thebankofliberty.com
- www.tobaccofacts.net
- www.vipluxuryringtones.com
- www.weazelnews.com
- www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com
- www.whymommygotfat.com
- www.yourmexicandoctor.com
- www.yournewbabysname.com
- TV channels
The following is a list of what can be seen when you turn on a television:
CNT
- CNT commercial
- Fear The Dark Finger movie commercial
- I’m Rich
- LCPD Recruitment - Join LCPD
- Patriot 500
- The History Of The Civil War And Beyond
Weazel
- John Hunter political commercial
- Republican Space Rangers cartoon
- Terror Marathon
- Venturas Poker Challenge
- VIG Insurance commercial
- Vinewood Cunts
- Weazel Wednesdays
- Moving up stairs faster
Instead of running up a set stairs, try jumping up them to move faster.
- Self-healing fire truck
If your fire truck catches on fire, use its water cannon to put out the flames and prevent it from exploding.
- Change police siren
Get in a police car, and turn on the sirens. Hold [Horn] to cycle through alternate siren sounds until released.
- Shooting people with water cannon
Steal a fire truck, then press [Fire] while driving around to shoot the super water cannon at people around you. You will get many funny reactions from the people that you shoot with it.
- Burnout
While in a car, hold [Accelerate] + [Brake] to do a burnout. If you keep doing this, the smoke will change color and eventually your tires will burst.
- Easy strikes in bowling
Select the first lane (all the way to the left). Take two full steps to the left. Hold Right Analog-stick Down for about a half second, then press Right Analog-stick Up. Do not add any aftertouch to the throw.
- View Statue Of Happiness’ heart
Once you gain access to Happiness Island, find the Helicopter Tours, which is directly east of Happiness Island, and steal a helicopter. Fly to Happiness Island and over the Statue Of Happiness, then jump out of the helicopter at the statue’s feet. You should land on the top-most tier of the statue, which is basically a square platform with a door in the center of each side. Run around the platform until you see a door with a plaque on either side of it that reads, "No Hidden Content Here". It may seem like you cannot go through the door, but you can — it doesn’t open, you simply walk through the door. You will find an empty room with a tall ladder inside. Climb it, and when you reach the top, look up to see a huge beating heart, held in place by chains.
- Online dating
You can date people from the in-game internet. When looking at their profile, click "Date". You will then have to wait a few in-game days for a negative or positive reply via email. If your date accepts, reply to their email, and meet them.
- Lap dance duet at strip club
Go to a strip club, and reserve a lap dance. After the performance is done, she will ask if you want another, accept twice, and she will bring another girl into the room for a duet.
- Lola the lollypop girl
Lola is a prostitute in the game. She can be found near the docks.
- Finding the serial killer
Throughout the game the radio, television, and internet talk about a serial killer. You can meet him in an alley close to the Auto Eroticar dealership in Alderney. When you get close to the alley, a circle called "friend" will appear. He will ask you for a ride. You can then hear all the crazy things he has to say.
- Visiting your kidnapped victim again
While driving through southern Alderny soon after completing Garry’s kidnapping missions, you my noticed a blip on the radar. Drive to the small house, and you will see the mob daughter who screams and calls for help. Her father and several gangsters will appear and attack you.
- Brucie on "Money Maker" magazine
Zoom in on the magazine in Playboy X’s penthouse coffee table. Brucie is on the cover of "Money Maker" magazine with the subtitle "How To Spend It Wisely".
- Mid-air cars
While in a helicopter, preferably the Annihilator, enable a code to spawn a vehicle. The vehicle will either float in the air motionless, fall at high speeds, or hit your rotor and spin off.
- Stopping police siren
Shoot out a police car’s lights with a gun to make the siren malfunction.
- No helmet on motorcycle
Use the following trick to ride a motorcycle without Niko wearing a helmet. Tap Y at any point during the animation where Niko puts the helmet on, but before the helmet actually appears. Doing this cancels the animation, and Niko will not wear his helmet. If you wait too long and press that button after the helmet has appeared in Niko’s hand, it will still cancel the animation, but the helmet will immediately appear on Niko’s head.
- Ice cream truck music
When you steal an ice cream truck, turn the music on. It will change speed depending on how fast you are driving. If you reverse, so will the music.
- Honking traffic jam
Drive up to an intersection, and start honking your horn. Other vehicles will join in and honk as well. If you honk your horn near a police car, they will run their siren to honk with you.
While stopped in a vehicle in a large traffic jam, tap out the rhythm of the musical phrase "Shave and a haircut" with your horn. Another car in the traffic jam or pedestrian will answer it with the standard two beep "two bits" response.
- License plate messages
Certain vehicles have funny notes on their license plates cover or border. For instance, the "Ruiner" 1980’s Camaro clone has the saying "Ruining Imports Since ‘67".
- Karate pedestrian
At the bottom area of Broker is a beach. Continue to the edge nearest to Algonquin to see a pedestrian practicing karate.
- Fall through ground
Drive a large vehicle, such as an SUV, to Francis International Airport. Drive sideways under a moving plane so that the wheels are pushing into you. Sometimes you and the car will drop below the world. After a few seconds, you will respawn back on land with the vehicle gone.
Get to the part where you go into the subway about halfway through the mission "Your Shirt, Your Boots, Your Motorcycle". Stay to the left. When the subway car comes towards you, keep left, and try to get in-between the wall and the subway car. Doing this will drop you into "blue hell" for a few seconds before popping you back up.
Go to "Fishmarket South" (where you do one mission for Bernie). Find the Anchor statue near the sea. Go towards the water and over the little dock into the water. Swim to the right (south) until you see a wooden "pier" against the wall. It should have square gaps that you can hop through. Jump through the one to the far right (the first one you swim past), and move towards the wall. You will fall down into "blue hell".
- Swim under city
Go to the north part of the map, just northwest of Butterfly Street in Bohan. Then, get down to the outskirts of the land, and walk towards the corner between the brick wall and the cliff. You can walk through the invisible wall. Lookup towards the city to see the city from below. You can also continue onwards and swim under the city.
- Skull box inside Packie’s head
Position Packie between the camera and Niko. Move until the camera is inside Packie, and look at the center of his head to find a box with skulls.
- Random character missions
There are a total of 22 total random character missions. All except Jeff, Cherise, Ivan, and Clarence count towards 100% completion. There are six on the first island (three for Brian, and one each for Mel, Ilyena, and Badman), twelve on the second island (three for Jeff, two each for Marnie, Sara, and Pathos, and one each for Hossan, Clarence, and Cherise), and four on the third island (two for Eddie Low, and one each for Gracie and Ivan). Note: The missions for Ivan, Clarence, and Cherise are only available if you allow them to live during the storyline missions. The random characters only appear after the following missions:
- Brian: It’s Your Call
- Badman: Shadow
- Mel: Escuela Of The Streets
- Ilyena: The Puerto Rican Connection
- Hossan: The Puerto Rican Connection
- Sara: The Puerto Rican Connection
- Pathos: The Puerto Rican Connection
- Jeff: Photo X
- Cherise: The Holland Play
- Marnie: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
- Eddie Low: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
- Ivan: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
- Gracie: Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend
- Clarence: Blood Brothers
The missions can be picked up at the following locations. If a person has multiple missions, you must wait at least one or two days before trying to find them again.
- Brian 1: Close to Roman’s taxi cab stand
- Brian 2: Near Vlad’s bar
- Brian 3: Middle left on the map, off Munsee Ave. and Dillon
- Badman: Top center of the map off Morris Dr
- Mel: Near Vlad’s bar on Iroquois
- Ilyena: Firefly Island on the bottom of the map, near the park
- Hossan: Off Garnet St
- Sara 1: At night, near Hossan spot on Feldspar
- Sara 2: At night, near the Broker Bridge.
- Pathos 1: Middle of the map, off Burlesque and near Lorimar
- Pathos 2: Near the previous location, except off Manganese and Denver-Exeter
- Jeff 1: Near Bismarck and Uranium
- Jeff 2: Will call you on the phone near Bismarck and Topaz
- Jeff 3: Denver and Feldspar
- Cherise: Exeter and Wardite
- Marnie 1: Diamond and Liberty
- Marnie 2: Union Drive and Quartz
- Clarence: Astoria and Vauxit, near Jeff’s first encounter
- Eddie Low 1: Between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. at Panhandle and Lockoqski
- Eddie Low 2: Between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. at Aspdin and Cockerell
- Ivan: Near Farnsworth and Fleming area
- Gracie: Near Babbage Dr
- Vehicle list
The following vehicles can be found in the game:
Cars
- Admiral
- Albany
- Banshee
- Blista Compact
- Blista
- Bucanneer
- Chavos
- Cognoscenti
- Comet
- Coquette
- DF8-90
- Dilettante
- Dukes
- Emperor
- Esperanto
- Faction
- Feltzer
- Feroci
- Fortune
- Futo
- Infernus
- Intruder
- Lokus
- Manana
- Marbelle
- Merit
- Oracle
- PMP 600
- Phantom
- Premier
- Presidente
- Primo
- Roman’s Taxi
- Romero
- Ruiner
- Sabre GT
- Sabre
- Schafter
- Sentinel
- Stallion
- Stratum
- Sultan
- Sultan RS
- Super GT
- Turismo
- Uranus
- Vigero
- Vincent
- Virgo
- Voodoo
- Washington
- Willard
SUVs, vans, and trucks
- Biff
- Bobcat
- Boxville
- Cavalcade
- Cavalcade FXT
- Contender
- Flatbed
- Habanero
- Huntley Sport
- Landstalker
- Minivan
- Mr. Tasty
- Moonbeam
- Noose Patriot
- Packer
- Patriot
- Perennial
- Rancher
- Rebla
- Ripley
- Securicar
- Speedo
- Steed
Commercial and emergency vehicles
- Ambulance
- Brute
- Bus
- Cabbie
- Enforcer
- FIB Buffalo
- Firetruck
- Forklift
- Police Cruiser
- Police Patrol
- Police Stockade
- Predator
- Sky Tram
- Subway Tram
- SWAT Van
- Taxi
- Trashmaster
Motorcycles
- Faggio
- Freeway
- Hellfury
- NRG 900
- PCJ 600
- Sanchez
- Zombie
Boats
- Dinghy
- Jetmax
- Marquis
- Tropic
Aircraft
- Annihilator
- Helitours Maverick
- Maverick
- Digital porn in Do You Have Protection
In the mission "Do You Have Protection", when you enter the building with three men, look at the television they were watching. It will show the porn movie the men were watching.
- Easy escape path in Holland Nights mission
As you are going up the stairs to chase Clarence, you will see a green health kit. Do not take it. Continue chasing Clarence, and follow the advice of McCleary about not using your weapon until you are on the second floor; otherwise, Clarence will just get into a vehicle and leave. If you wait until you are on the second floor, he will climb to the roof. After you have chosen Clarence’s fate, you will instantly get a three star wanted level regardless of what you selected. You must battle your way out. Since you are going down, you have a distinct disadvantage in cover and will take lots of damage. To give yourself an advantage, park a fast car on the street near the opening in the gate at the start of the mission. Do not pull up to the gate. Use the stairs to your right to give chase. Once you have gotten to the roof and chosen his fate, descend to the level with the first aid kit (green box). Since you left it there on your way up, you will know what level you are on and can power up. Go to the side of the building where your car is parked, and jump over the railing. You will not lose much health when you land. Sprint to your car, and get away from the cops. If done correctly, you should not take a single bullet from police. The health pack is a requirement to survive the fall.
- Zombie costume in Multiplayer mode
In ranked online Multiplayer mode, either reach rank 2 or kill a Rockstar employee. Bring up the cellphone menu, select "Multiplayer", then scroll down to "Player model", and select it. Press LB to access a costume that turns you into a zombie wearing only Rockstar underwear.
- Hidden car in Multiplayer mode
You can find a secret car in Party, Free For All, Story Line, Bomb da Base II, Cops ‘n Crooks, Car Jack City, Mafiya Work, and Deathmatch modes.
- Lara Croft appearance in Multiplayer mode
Reach rank 1 in all events to unlock all clothes and items. Then, use the following options to create Lara Croft:
- Gender: Female
- Hair: 2/5
- Head: 3/4
- Torso: 4/4
- Legs: 6/6
- Glasses: 1/2
- Hats: None
- 300 reference
Reach the part of the game where Niko and Roman have a safehouse in South Bohan. In the house on the left of the table near the television is a pile of books. The middle purple book in a stack of three is titled "Madness & Blasphemy: The Do’s and Dont’s". This is an reference to the movie 300 where in the "This is Sparta!" scene, the lines "This is blasphemy! This is madness!" are spoken.
- Apple computers reference
Go to a TW@ Internet Cafe, log into a computer, and enter "www.fruitcomputers.com" as a URL to see a parody of Apple computer products, including the iFruit Phone.
- Bully references
Jimmy from Bully can be found walking outside the Hove Beach railway station at certain times.
Go into any of Niko’s safehouses, and watch the television show "I’m Rich". Every so often a blonde girl’s story will start, explaining her life. It says what school she went to as a child, which happens to be Bullworth Academy from the Rockstar game Bully.
- Grand Theft Auto 3 references
In the first mission, when you give Roman a ride to a betting shop, on the other side of the road is a shop called "Mr. Wong’s", which is reference to Mr. Wong in Grand Theft Auto 3. Also, there are Furgons in the city.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas references
After you have access to the Bohan apartment, look on the floor next to the table using a sniper rifle. You will see some albums, one of which is by Og Loc. Og Loc was a character from GTA: San Andreas.
Watch the Weazel and CNT channels on the television at your hideout. You will see various locations from San Andreas.
Go to the carnival, and look for the mini-golf course. Walk around until you see a chicken. It is a miniature version of the giant Feed Seed chicken located in the desert in Las Venturas.
- Grand Theft Auto series protagonists reference
After you kill the drug dealers in the "Shadow" mission for Little Jacob, leave the room, and go back the way you came. On the wall just before you go down the stairs, you will see graffiti which has the name of every previous Grand Theft Auto protagonist on the wall; Claude from Grand Theft Auto 3, Tommy from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Carl from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Tony Cipriani from Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Victor Vance from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The text says things like "Victor - never forget you / always remember you bro", "RIP Claude", "RIP Toni", "remember Tommy - u r still my hero", "Carl I love you RIP everyone miss you", "RIP Vic".
- Kat Williams reference
Go to the Split Sides comedy club in Algonquin. You will find Kat Williams doing some sketches from American Hustle.
- Red Dead Revolver reference
Watch the Weazel and CNT channels on the television at your hideout. You will see a commercial that uses scenes from Red Dead Revolver, which is another Rockstar game.
- Ricky Gervais reference
Take a friend such as Packie or Jacob to the Split Sides comedy club near the Star Junction area in Algonquin to see a virtual stand up routine featuring Ricky Gervais.
- Spider-Man reference
Sometimes when you walk past a pedestrian they will say "Looks it’s your friendly neighbor…, oh no never mind."
- The Brown Note reference
Near Faustin’s house is a reference to a legendary musical note. When you are in the area, proceed to the dead end about a block away towards the water. Hop over the fence on your left while facing the water, and a man should be sitting on a bench reading a book titled "The Brown Note". Musician’s joke that this is a note that when played causes bowel movements by the person playing it.
- Jizz! reference
Inside the laundromat, the detergent being used and prominently displayed above the back washing machine is "Jizz! Big Washing Power", an obvious attempt at crude humor.
- Easy "Chain Reaction" achievement
Jackknife a bus on the Algonquin Bridge so that it is blocking all lanes. Once a bunch of vehicles have piled up, get on top of the bus, and use the RPG and grenades to destroy the vehicles and get the achievement.
Create a traffic jam in an enclosed area, such as the Booth tunnel by blocking off both lanes with two vehicles. After the cars back up, steal some of them and squeeze them between the others so that there are three or four next to each other. Throw a grenade at the vehicles in front, then use a RPG to destroy the others.
Steal ten vehicles and park them next to each other, preferably in a smaller area, an inside corner, or the outside of a building so there is less of a chance the vehicles will push away when they explode. Then, use a weapon to make at least one vehicle explode. It should start a chain reaction and make the other vehicles explode.
- Easy "Join The Midnight Club" achievement
Keep joining and quitting matches until you are the host. Then, set the lap number to one, and start a helicopter race with very few opponents.
- Easy "One Man Army" achievement
Go to the bridge that takes you to the second island and has train tracks under it. Walk along the train tracks towards the second island before you are allowed to cross the bridge. When you are about half way, you should have a six start wanted level. Then, just stand on the train tracks for five minutes to get the achievement. You do not have to worry about the police because they will be on the bridge above you so they cannot shoot, and the helicopters are above you so you have cover from them.
Go to the hospital at the north-west corner of Algonquin. You can also get there by dying in that general area. Get a motorbike. Set a Waypoint at the hospital or just remember the way you came. Drive to the nearby bridge that takes you to the third island. You must not have access to the third island for this trick to work. Slowly reverse backwards over the barricade on the bridge until you get a six start wanted level. Then, drive straight back to the hospital. To the right of the hospital as you are coming back is a little red fence that you can bust through and get onto the elevated train tracks. Wait there for approximately five minutes to get the achievement. No cars can get to you on the train tracks and the helicopters cannot shoot accurately enough to hit you at motorcycle speed.
Attempt to enter one of the locked boroughs early in the game to get an immediate six star wanted level by taking a car on the subway (or elevated train) tracks. This can be done easily near the corner of Grand Boulevard and Leavenworth Ave. in North Bohan near the police station. From Leavenworth, take a left onto Grand, and go up the little hill. When you reach the crest of the hill, look to your left to find a very short wall above a subway tunnel. Drive a car over that short wall, then drive underground toward North Algonquin. When you have a six star wanted level, stop your car and remain there for five minutes to get the achievement.
- Easy "Rolled Over" achievement
Go to the airport runway in a fast car (Infernus, Super GT, police cruiser, etc.). There are small yellow ramps scattered in the grass by the runway. Locate one, drive back a good distance, then at full speed hit the ramp so that only half your car actually hits the ramp. You should get enough spins to get the achievement.
Go on the Algonquin Bridge that connects Dukes to Algonquin. Find the part where the lanes split at the bridge when going westbound. At the split is a small ramp. Hit that ramp at high speed to make your car roll over several times. Try to land in the lower area for more room to roll over.
- Easy "Walk Free" achievement
Get a four star wanted level, then start a mission to get the achievement.
Get on the airport runway with a car, then get out. This will instantly give you a four star wanted level. Then, run or drive to the end of the runway to get the achievement.
Start picking off cops one by one. Your wanted level will rise as more of them are killed. After you get a four star wanted level, get in a vehicle, and drive into the subway tunnel. Once you leave the flashing wanted circle and your wanted level disappears, you will get the achievement.
- Easy "Wheelie Rider" achievement
Get a motorbike, and go to Francis International Airport. Go to one end of the runway, start to accelerate, and do a wheelie by pressing Left Analog-stick Down for 500 feet to get the achievement. The runway works best because you have a very long distance where you can drive perfectly straight without worrying about vehicles pulling out in front of you.
- Achievements
Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
- Off the Boat (5 points): Complete the first mission.
- One Hundred and Eighty (10 points): In a darts game score 180 with 3 darts.
- Pool Shark (10 points): Beat a friend at pool.
- King of QUB3D (15 points): Beat the High Score in QUB3D
- Finish Him (15 points): Complete 10 melee counters in 4 minutes
- Genetically Superior (25 points): Come first in 20 singleplayer street races.
- Wheelie Rider (30 points): Do a wheelie lasting at least 500 feet on a motorbike.
- Gobble Gobble (10 points): Score 3 strikes in a row, a turkey, in 10-pin bowling.
- Driving Mr. Bellic (10 points): Unlock the special ability of taxi.
- Rolled Over (30 points): Do 5 car rolls in a row from one crash.
- Walk Free (50 points): Lose a 4 star wanted rating by outrunning the cops.
- Courier Service (10 points): Complete all 10 package delivery jobs.
- Retail Therapy (10 points): Unlock the special ability of buying guns from a friend.
- Chain Reaction (20 points): You must blow up 10 vehicles in 10 seconds.
- One Man Army (40 points): Survive 5 minutes on 6 star wanted level.
- Lowest Point (5 points): Complete mission "Roman’s Sorrow".
- Over Fulfilled (10 points): Complete all 10 Exotic Export orders.
- Manhunt (15 points): Complete the most wanted side missions from the police computer.
- Cleaned The Mean Streets (20 points): Capture 20 criminals through the police computer.
- Fed The Fish (5 points): Complete the mission "Uncle Vlad".
- It’ll Cost Ya (5 points): Complete a taxi ride without skipping from one island to another.
- Sightseer (5 points): Fly on all helicopter tours of Liberty City.
- Warm Coffee (5 points): Successfully date a girl to be invited into her house.
- That’s How We Roll! (10 points): Unlock the special ability of helicopter.
- Half Million (55 points): Reach a balance of $500,000.
- Impossible Trinity (10 points): Complete mission "Museum Piece".
- Full Exploration (20 points): Unlock all the islands.
- You Got The Message (20 points): Deliver all 30 cars ordered through text message.
- Dare Devil (30 points): Complete 100% of the unique stunt jumps.
- Assassin’s Greed (20 points): Complete all 9 assassin missions.
- Endangered Species (50 points): Collect every hidden package in the game.
- Under the Radar (40 points): Fly underneath the main bridges in the game that cross water with a helicopter.
- Dial B For Bomb (10 points): Unlock the special ability of phoning for a bomb to be placed.
- Gracefully Taken (10 points): Complete mission "I’ll Take Her".
- Liberty City (5) (20 points): After meeting all possible friends, the ones left alive all like you above 90%.
- No More Strangers (5 points): Meet all random characters.
- That Special Someone (10 points): Complete mission "That Special Someone".
- You Won! (60 points): Complete the final mission.
- Liberty City Minute (30 points): Complete the story missions in less than 30 hours.
- Key To The City (100 points): Achieve 100% in "Game progress" statistic.
- Teamplayer (10 points): Kill 5 players who are not in your team, in any ranked multiplayer team game.
- Cut Your Teeth (5 points): Earn a personal rank promotion in multiplayer
- Join The Midnight Club (10 points): Win a ranked multiplayer race without damaging your vehicle too much and with damaged enabled.
- Fly The Co-op (15 points): Beat the following times in ranked versions of "Deal Breaker" (7:04), "Hangman’s Noose" (2:32) and "Bomb da Base II" (5:56).
- Take It For The Team (10 points): Be on the winning team in all ranked multiplayer team games.
- Top Of The Food Chain (10 points): Kill 20 players with a pistol in a ranked multiplayer deathmatch.
- Top The Midnight Club (20 points): Come first in 20 different ranked standard multiplayer races.
- Wanted (20 points): Achieve the highest personal rank in multiplayer.
- Auf Wiedersehen Petrovic (30 points): Win all ranked multiplayer variations, all races and "Cops ‘n Crooks", as both sides.
- Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie (10 points): Kill a Rockstar developer in a ranked multiplayer match.
