How to Use Game Cheats for Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is notoriously violent and wildly popular. There are a great many game cheats you can use to make it even more fun. These game cheats are all entered during gameplay--you don't have to pause the game or enter them from a special screen. Simply enter the given codes to enjoy the effect immediately.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Give Yourself an Advantage: Use Game Cheats in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

1. Avoid the need to eat by never becoming hungry. Simply tap Square L2 R1 Triangle Up Square L2 Up X.
2. Turn things around with prostitutes and make them pay you. Approach one after you enter Right L2 L2 Down L2 Up Up L2 R2.
3. Unlock the Romero and Trashmaster characters. Romero can be accessed by entering Down R2 Down R1 L2 Left R1 L1 Left Right. Trashmaster can be unlocked by pressing O R1 O R1 Left Left R1 L1 O Right in rapid succession.
4. Eliminate cops and regular street citizens by pressing L2 Up R1 R1 Left R1 R1 R2 Right Down.
5. Lower or raise your wanted level one step at a time. Lose a star off your wanted level by pressing R1 R1 O R2 Up Down Up Down Up Down. Raise it by a star by tapping R1 R1 O R2 Right Left Right Left Right Left.
6. Lock down your wanted level, wherever it is, by entering O Right O Right Left Square Triangle Up. Nothing, not even other cheats, can alter it.
7. Gain different weapons combinations. There are 3 cheats that alter the weapons you have available. The first is: R1 R2 L1 R2 Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up. The second weapons cheat is: R1 R2 L1 R2 Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Left. The third one is R1 R2 L1 R2 Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Down.
8. Repair your car, get a quarter of a million dollars, restore your health to full and give yourself some armor all in one shot. Press R1 R2 L1 X Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up.
9. Destroy any cars in your path by entering R2 L2 R1 L1 L2 R2 Square Triangle O Triangle L2 L1.
10. Slow things down a bit. Enter Triangle Up Right Down Square R2 R1 for slower gameplay.
11. Keep all the traffic lights green at all times by pushing Right R1 Up L2 L2 Left R1 L1 R1 R1.
12. Jump 10 times higher than normal--use the Up Up Triangle Triangle Up Up Left Right Square R2 R2 cheat.
13. Turn any car into a tank by using the L1 L2 L2 Up Down Down Up R1 R2 R2 cheat.
14. Activate the super punch feature by pressing Up Left X Triangle R1 O O O L2.
15. Increase your car's top speed, or make it fly, using car cheats. Make your car faster by entering Up L1 R1 Up Right Up X L2 X L1 while driving. Make it fly by entering Square Down L2 Up L1 O Up Left X.
16. Avoid drowning by giving yourself unlimited lung capacity. Enter Down Left L1 Down Down R2 Down L2 Down.
17. Get rid of pedestrians and reduce traffic on the streets by entering this cheat: X Down Up R2 Triangle L1 Triangle Left. However, parked cars will still spawn.
18. Put yourself in adrenaline mode by tapping X X Square R1 L1 X Down Left X.
19. Gain infinite health by using the Down X Right Left Right R1 Right Down Up Triangle button combination. However, be aware that you can still drown, get hurt by falling and suffer damage in explosions.
20. Gain infinite ammunition by pressing L1 R1 Square R1 Left R2 R1 Left Square Down L1 L1.
21. Give yourself maximum sex appeal by pressing O Triangle Triangle Up O R1 L2 Up Triangle L1 L1 L1. If only it were that easy in real life.

Tips & Warnings

• There are a ton of unlockable features, Easter eggs, game glitches you can take advantage of and other hidden gems in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. GameSpot's page on the game lists them all (see Resources below).