GTA Vice City Stories Cheats
GTA: Vice City Stories has 36 built-in cheats, all entered as button sequences during normal play with no pause menu, text box or typed cheat words. Thirty-two are single-player cheats that work on both the PSP original (October 2006) and the PS2 port (March 2007): the buttons are the same, except that the PSP's single L and R shoulder buttons become L1 and R1 on the PS2. Four more cheats unlock multiplayer content and exist only on the PSP. The game was never released on PS4, and there are no vehicle spawn cheats beyond the Rhino tank and the Trashmaster. A confirmation message appears when a code is accepted.
- Cheats
- 36
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Type
- Built-in cheat codes
- Last reviewed
- November 1, 2026
Before you use cheats: There is no PS4 version of Vice City Stories. The ESRB listed it for PS4 around 2017, but Rockstar never released it (Push Square, Delisted Games), so there are no PS4 codes and no PS4 trophies to worry about. The only other release besides the PSP and PS2 games was a PS3 download of the PS2 version (April 2013, removed from sale in July 2017), which Push Square says has no trophies. The PSP and PS2 originals have no trophies either, so cheats cannot cost you any. Saving: none of the sources say the game blocks saving after a cheat, but the lists that comment on it advise against saving while a cheat is active, because cheats can affect statistics and cause script glitches, and some effects cannot be switched off (Pedestrians Attack and Pedestrian Riot are the usual examples). Make a separate save before using any code and do not overwrite your clean story save. Entering a code again turns some effects off, but not the pedestrian ones, so reload that clean save to undo them. Faster and slower gameplay can stack. The four multiplayer unlocks work on the PSP only. Liberty City Stories uses a different set of sequences (in GTABase's lists only the four multiplayer unlocks overlap), and lists that offer a Hunter, helicopter or plane spawn belong to other GTA games or cheat-device mods, so do not mix lists.
How to enter cheats
PSP
PSP version: start a game and return to normal play, with no menu, pause screen or cutscene open. Enter the sequence with the D-pad (not the analog nub), the Triangle, Circle, X and Square buttons, and the L and R shoulder buttons, in order and without long pauses. A confirmation message appears when the code is accepted. Some effects switch off if you enter the same code again, while others stay on until you reload a save.
PS2
PS2 version: the method is the same and the sequences match the PSP ones, with L1 and R1 in place of the PSP's L and R. Play normally with no menu or cutscene open, then press the D-pad directions, face buttons and L1/R1 in order without long pauses. The Perfect Handling cheat uses L3 for the car hop on PS2. The four multiplayer unlock codes are PSP-only and do nothing on PS2.
All GTA Vice City Stories cheats
36 cheats
Health, Armor & Money (4)
Refill your health (also repairs the vehicle you are in)
GTABase and Vandal both say it also repairs a vehicle you are sitting in.
PSP- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Circle
- Circle
- L
- R
PS2- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Circle
- Circle
- L1
- R1
Refill your armor bar
PSP- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Square
- Square
- L
- R
PS2- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Square
- Square
- L1
- R1
Add $250,000 to your cash
A flat $250,000 payment, not an unlimited money mode. Vandal says it can be entered again for more.
PSP- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Cross
- Cross
- L
- R
PS2- Up
- Down
- Left
- Right
- Cross
- Cross
- L1
- R1
Commit suicide (Vic dies at once)
PSP- Right
- Right
- Circle
- Circle
- L
- R
- Down
- Cross
PS2- Right
- Right
- Circle
- Circle
- L1
- R1
- Down
- Cross
Weapons (3)
Weapon set 1 (tier 1, basic loadout)
GTABase and Vandal disagree on the full contents, but both name Brass Knuckles, a Knife, Molotov Cocktails, a Pistol, an AK-47 and a Sniper Rifle.
PSP- Left
- Right
- Cross
- Up
- Down
- Square
- Left
- Right
PS2- Left
- Right
- Cross
- Up
- Down
- Square
- Left
- Right
Weapon set 2 (tier 2, mid-tier loadout)
GTABase and Vandal disagree on the full contents, but both name a Katana, Remote Grenades, the Equalizer, a Silenced MG and a Rocket Launcher.
PSP- Left
- Right
- Square
- Up
- Down
- Triangle
- Left
- Right
PS2- Left
- Right
- Square
- Up
- Down
- Triangle
- Left
- Right
Weapon set 3 (tier 3, heavy loadout)
GTABase and Vandal disagree on the full contents, but both name a Chainsaw, Grenades, the Equalizer, an SMG, an Assault Rifle and a Minigun.
PSP- Left
- Right
- Triangle
- Up
- Down
- Circle
- Left
- Right
PS2- Left
- Right
- Triangle
- Up
- Down
- Circle
- Left
- Right
Wanted Level (2)
Clear your wanted level (Never Wanted)
Lists name it Never Wanted, Lower Wanted Level or Remove Wanted Level. GTABase and Vandal say it also stops new stars from building, and Vandal adds that starting a Rampage ends the effect; the other lists describe it only as lowering or removing your stars.
PSP- Up
- Right
- Triangle
- Triangle
- Down
- Left
- Cross
- Cross
PS2- Up
- Right
- Triangle
- Triangle
- Down
- Left
- Cross
- Cross
Raise your wanted level by two stars
PSP- Up
- Right
- Square
- Square
- Down
- Left
- Circle
- Circle
PS2- Up
- Right
- Square
- Square
- Down
- Left
- Circle
- Circle
Vehicles (6)
Spawn a Rhino tank near you
PSP- Up
- L
- Down
- R
- Left
- L
- Right
- R
PS2- Up
- L1
- Down
- R1
- Left
- L1
- Right
- R1
Spawn a Trashmaster garbage truck near you
With the Rhino, this is one of only two vehicle spawn codes in the game. There is no helicopter, plane or Hunter code.
PSP- Down
- Up
- Right
- Triangle
- L
- Triangle
- L
- Triangle
PS2- Down
- Up
- Right
- Triangle
- L1
- Triangle
- L1
- Triangle
Perfect handling (cars grip the road and can hop)
Press Down on PSP, or L3 on PS2, to make the car hop (GTABase says either works). A few older PS2 lists call this cheat No Traction, but most lists describe better grip.
PSP- Down
- Left
- Up
- L
- R
- Triangle
- Circle
- Cross
PS2- Down
- Left
- Up
- L1
- R1
- Triangle
- Circle
- Cross
Destroy all nearby cars
Vandal reports that it also destroys the vehicle you are in, so get out first if you want to keep it.
PSP- L
- R
- R
- Left
- Right
- Square
- Down
- R
PS2- L1
- R1
- R1
- Left
- Right
- Square
- Down
- R1
Black cars (new civilian traffic appears black)
Police cars are left alone. Some lists call it Black Traffic.
PSP- L
- R
- L
- R
- Left
- Circle
- Up
- Cross
PS2- L1
- R1
- L1
- R1
- Left
- Circle
- Up
- Cross
Chrome cars (all vehicles are plated in chrome)
Police cars are included. Some lists call it Chrome Traffic.
PSP- Right
- Up
- Left
- Down
- Triangle
- Triangle
- L
- R
PS2- Right
- Up
- Left
- Down
- Triangle
- Triangle
- L1
- R1
Traffic & Pedestrians (7)
Cars avoid you (listed as Aggressive Drivers in some sources)
Every source agrees on the buttons but not on the name: most lists say Cars Avoid You, while GTABase and the CheatDevice list say Aggressive Drivers and WikiGTA says Aggressive Traffic. The exact traffic behavior is unconfirmed.
PSP- Up
- Up
- Right
- Left
- Triangle
- Circle
- Circle
- Square
PS2- Up
- Up
- Right
- Left
- Triangle
- Circle
- Circle
- Square
All traffic lights stay green
GTABase says drivers still obey the lights.
PSP- Up
- Down
- Triangle
- Cross
- L
- R
- Left
- Circle
PS2- Up
- Down
- Triangle
- Cross
- L1
- R1
- Left
- Circle
Pedestrians attack you
Entering the code again does not switch it off. Reload a save made before you used it.
PSP- Down
- Triangle
- Up
- Cross
- L
- R
- L
- R
PS2- Down
- Triangle
- Up
- Cross
- L1
- R1
- L1
- R1
Pedestrians carry weapons
PSP- Up
- L
- Down
- R
- Left
- Circle
- Right
- Triangle
PS2- Up
- L1
- Down
- R1
- Left
- Circle
- Right
- Triangle
Pedestrian riot (pedestrians fight each other)
Entering the code again does not switch it off. Reload a save made before you used it.
PSP- R
- L
- L
- Down
- Left
- Circle
- Down
- L
PS2- R1
- L1
- L1
- Down
- Left
- Circle
- Down
- L1
Pedestrians follow you (Guy Magnet)
Several lists call it Guy Magnet and describe male pedestrians following you. Older lists say pedestrians in general.
PSP- Right
- L
- Down
- L
- Circle
- Up
- L
- Square
PS2- Right
- L1
- Down
- L1
- Circle
- Up
- L1
- Square
A nearby pedestrian climbs into your vehicle
Enter it while sitting in a vehicle with a free passenger seat and a pedestrian close by. Also listed as Ride With Me, Passenger Pedestrians and Start Drive-By.
PSP- Down
- Up
- Right
- L
- L
- Square
- Up
- L
PS2- Down
- Up
- Right
- L1
- L1
- Square
- Up
- L1
Weather & Time (6)
Clear weather
Clear and Sunny use R then L, while Overcast and Rainy use L then R.
PSP- Left
- Down
- R
- L
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Cross
PS2- Left
- Down
- R1
- L1
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Cross
Sunny weather
PSP- Left
- Down
- R
- L
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Circle
PS2- Left
- Down
- R1
- L1
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Circle
Overcast weather
A few lists call this Cloudy.
PSP- Left
- Down
- L
- R
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Square
PS2- Left
- Down
- L1
- R1
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Square
Rainy weather
PSP- Left
- Down
- L
- R
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Triangle
PS2- Left
- Down
- L1
- R1
- Right
- Up
- Left
- Triangle
Foggy weather
PSP- Left
- Down
- Triangle
- Cross
- Right
- Up
- Left
- L
PS2- Left
- Down
- Triangle
- Cross
- Right
- Up
- Left
- L1
Faster in-game clock
Time of day passes faster while gameplay speed stays normal. GTABase says entering the code again turns it off.
PSP- R
- L
- L
- Down
- Up
- Cross
- Down
- L
PS2- R1
- L1
- L1
- Down
- Up
- Cross
- Down
- L1
Game Speed & Display (4)
Faster gameplay
GTABase and Vandal say repeated entries stack. Reload a save to return to normal speed.
PSP- Left
- Left
- R
- R
- Up
- Triangle
- Down
- Cross
PS2- Left
- Left
- R1
- R1
- Up
- Triangle
- Down
- Cross
Slower gameplay
GTABase and Vandal say repeated entries stack. Reload a save to return to normal speed.
PSP- Left
- Left
- Circle
- Circle
- Down
- Up
- Triangle
- Cross
PS2- Left
- Left
- Circle
- Circle
- Down
- Up
- Triangle
- Cross
Upside down (flips the screen and reverses the controls)
Avoid saving while it is active.
PSP- Square
- Square
- Square
- L
- L
- R
- Left
- Right
PS2- Square
- Square
- Square
- L1
- L1
- R1
- Left
- Right
Reverse upside down (restores the normal screen)
The controls are reversed while upside down is on, which makes this code awkward to enter (GTABase warns about it). If it does not respond, reload a save.
PSP- Left
- Left
- Left
- R
- R
- L
- Right
- Left
PS2- Left
- Left
- Left
- R1
- R1
- L1
- Right
- Left
Multiplayer Unlocks (PSP Only) (4)
Unlock 25% of the multiplayer content
PSP only. Unlocks content for the ad hoc multiplayer modes and does not change story progress. Tier labels follow most lists, but GTABase shifts them by one tier, so test the code if you need an exact tier.
PSP- Up
- Up
- Up
- Square
- Square
- Triangle
- R
- L
Unlock 50% of the multiplayer content
PSP only. See the note on the 25% code about the tier labels.
PSP- Up
- Up
- Up
- Circle
- Circle
- Cross
- L
- R
Unlock 75% of the multiplayer content
PSP only. See the note on the 25% code about the tier labels.
PSP- Up
- Up
- Up
- Cross
- Cross
- Square
- R
- L
Unlock 100% of the multiplayer content (every location, gang and character model)
PSP only. See the note on the 25% code about the tier labels.
PSP- Up
- Up
- Up
- Triangle
- Triangle
- Circle
- L
- R
All 36 built-in cheats are covered: 32 single-player cheats for both the PSP and PS2 versions and 4 PSP-only multiplayer unlocks. Left out on purpose: the PS2 forms of the multiplayer unlocks (the PS2 game reportedly accepts them but has no multiplayer to affect), reader-submitted PS2 entries that appear in only one list (Drive on Water, Suicide Doors and a garbled Pedestrians Riot variant), a PSP Wanted level never rises entry that differs from the verified Never Wanted code by two buttons, and any PS4 codes, because no PS4 release exists. Non-code rewards such as unlimited ammo at 100 percent completion, red balloon weapons and sub-mission perks are not cheat codes and are not listed. For cross-checking, see GTABase and the Grand Theft Wiki.
FAQ
How do you enter cheats in GTA Vice City Stories?
Play normally with no menu or cutscene open and press the listed buttons in order, using the D-pad, face buttons and shoulder buttons. The PSP uses L and R, and the PS2 uses L1 and R1. A confirmation message appears when a code is accepted. There are no typed cheat words in this game.
What is the money cheat in GTA Vice City Stories?
Up, Down, Left, Right, X, X, L, R on PSP, or Up, Down, Left, Right, X, X, L1, R1 on PS2. It adds $250,000 to your cash. It is a flat payment, not an unlimited money mode.
Is there a PS4 version of GTA Vice City Stories with its own cheats or trophies?
No. The ESRB listed Vice City Stories for PS4 around 2017, but Rockstar never released it. The game exists on PSP and PS2, and a PS3 download of the PS2 version was sold from April 2013 until July 2017. Push Square reports that the PS3 version has no trophies, and the PSP and PS2 originals have none either, so cheats cannot cost you any.
Do cheats stop you from saving in GTA Vice City Stories?
None of the sources we checked say the game blocks saving after a cheat, but the lists that comment on it advise against saving while a cheat is active. Some effects, such as Pedestrians Attack and Pedestrian Riot, cannot be switched off, and cheats can affect statistics or scripts. Make a separate save first and reload it if an effect will not turn off.
Are the PSP and PS2 cheat codes different?
The sequences are the same except for the shoulder buttons: PSP codes use L and R, and PS2 codes use L1 and R1. Four multiplayer unlock codes exist only on the PSP and do nothing on the PS2.
Can you spawn a helicopter, plane or tank in GTA Vice City Stories?
Only a tank and a garbage truck. The Rhino and Trashmaster codes are the only vehicle spawn cheats among the 36 codes. According to Vandal, codes for a Hunter, helicopter or plane usually come from other GTA games or from cheat-device mods.
Checked against
- GTABase - GTA Vice City Stories Cheats: All Cheat Codes for PSP & PS2
- Grand Theft Wiki - Cheats in GTA Vice City Stories
- GTA Wiki (Fandom) - Cheats in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Vandal - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories PSP Cheats: All 36 Codes
- GamesRadar - GTA: a history of cheats (Vice City Stories PS2 list)
- WikiGTA - Cheats (GTA Vice City Stories)
- Cheat Happens - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Cheats for Sony PSP
- Push Square - Why Didn't GTA: Liberty City Stories, GTA: Vice City Stories Release on PS4?
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